From Public Information Officer for many Fire Protection Districts Alex Vucha: Joint Statement on Winter Weather Related Crashes Snow and ice covered roadways, combined with strong winds, created hazardous travel conditions across the area throughout the morning commute and into the late […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Marengo Police: At approximately 1:05 AM on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at West Van Buren Street//North State Street, the Marengo Police Department arrested Jackelyn Rosas, 7, of Christi Lane, Apt # , Belvidere, IL, for the following alleged offense(s); Jackelyn […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute: comes financial and educational information: In Illinois, just over half of public school students could read at grade level and 39% were proficient in math on 2025 state assessments – after the state loosened the standards. The cost for this […]
From the Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts: Five Injured in Route 23 Crash On Sunday, December 28, 2025, at 10:19 a.m., the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts were dispatched to the intersection of N. Route 23 and River Road in unincorporated Marengo […]
From Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist Eric Allie:
Found this 42-minute video put together by Nick Shirley about fraud in day care, home health care and non-emergency transportation in Minnesota. It’s really incredible how this young man in cooperation with a tenacious older researcher uncovered $110,000 million that most surely […]
From State Rep. Regan Deering (R-Decatur): DEERING DISAPPOINTED BY GOVERNOR’S DECISION TO SIGN PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE INTO LAW On December 12, Governor JB Pritzker signed legislation allowing assisted suicide to become law. The legislation, SB 1950, faced significant objections from coroners, medical experts, […]
The Leviathan publishes a tightly-reasoned argument that “A Christmas Story” represents a precursor to today’s message that one cannot rely on oneself. One must take the advice of government officials, educators, mainstream media, etc. Concluding, And now, in a nation of Ralphies […]
From the Crystal Lake Police:
Half a million gives Illinois an extra congressional district. State Rep Regan Deering (R-Decatur) offers the following: During the fall Veto Session, the Democrat supermajority acted against the federal government’s effort to crack down on illegal immigration in Illinois. Democrats passed, and […]
DUNDEE TOWNSHIP UPDATE: Special Township Board meeting to approve levies tonight at 7PM Democratic infighting in Dundee Township in Kane County, IL, results in a special meeting at 7PM on day after Christmas to pass the levy ordinances being posted on Christmas […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
A Christmas tree with a political message from a Friend of McHenry County Blog:
From State Senator Don DeWitte: New Laws Taking Effect January 1, 2026 Part 1 As Illinoisans prepare to ring in the New Year, 392 new laws are set to take effect on January 1, 2026. This is part 1 of a two-part […]
In the crowded ninth congressional Democratic primary, Bruce Leon is making moves worthy of news. This report comes from a Friend of the Blog. Bruce Leon Finds Attention in 17-Way Primary Chicago Democratic Committeeman for the 50th ward was recently endorsed by […]
From State Rep. Regan Deering (R-Decatur): PRITZKER’S SANCTUARY ILLINOIS RELEASED MORE THAN 1,700 CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul calling on him to put the safety of […]
“Home Alone,” of course, is a Christmas movie. But there are deeper interpretations; The “American Leviathan” calls it “a political parable.” And this YouTuber points to parallels to Christianity by “Truth Be Told.” “Did you know Home Alone is actually a Christian movie? […]
The top of the Charlie Brown Christmas musical cookie tin:
From State Senator Chris Balkema:
From Eric Allie, cartoonist for the Illinois Policy Institute:
From Legal Insurrection: Systematic Scholarship Discrimination In Illinois Public Universities Challenged By Equal Protection Project Our Civil Rights Complaint to the Department of Justice involves at least seventy-seven (77) scholarships and programs across seven institutions, including the flagship University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute: Santa’s naughty list didn’t get any shorter in 2025, with Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan going to the federal pen and politicians at the state, county and city levels all getting bad behavior punished. Ranked as the second-most […]
From the JB Pritzker Administration: HFS to increase funding for Planned Parenthood to protect reproductive healthcare access across Illinois $4 million investment will cover the gap created by the Trump Administration’s move to defund Planned Parenthood The Illinois Department of Healthcare and […]
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY AND UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF WEAPON McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Nader granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial […]
From the U.S, Attorney: Five Defendants Indicted on Federal Firearm Charges for Allegedly Trafficking Firearms in Chicago CHICAGO — Five defendants have been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly trafficking firearms in Chicago this year. The cases in Chicago are part […]
From State Rep. Regan Deering: (R-Decatur): DEERING APPALLED AFTER GOV. SIGNS DOWNSTATE BAILOUT OF CHICAGO MASS TRANSIT After rushing the bill through during Veto Session, Governor Pritzker signed SB 2111, a measure to bailout Chicago’s mass transit system. The new law diverts […]
From the Cary Police:
When you read this press release from the U.S. Attorney, note that the crime charged is not arson, but “hate.” When parallel “hate crime” legislation came before the Illinois House, I voted “no.” I figured the motivation for the actual crime was […]