Frm the Village of Algonwuin: Cornish Park Closed as Village Monitors Fox River Conditions Village monitoring rising river levels; precautionary measures underway ALGONQUIN, IL – The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Fox River in Algonquin. The river […]
The bill passed the State Senate with no Republicans speaking against it. You may remember the recent takedown of legislation by Thomas Hamson: Democrats voted for the bill, Republicans against,
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN ADMITS TO FELONIOUSLY USING HIS VEHICLE TO IMPEDE, INTIMIDATE, AND INTERFERE WITH THE WORK OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS DURING OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ CHICAGO – A man has admitted in federal court that he used his vehicle to […]
A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the research on who will be running the Republican Party for the next four years. Winners are in boldface type. Only four of the seventeen were incumbents: Larry Smith was an incumbent but, he lost […]
From Facebook: Joan McCarthy Lasonde 9th District State Central Committeewoman sntopderSo41gmh2c1iht073t57m1fh6mtu0f67flg8l80gcflat186348g9 · Thank you to the 9th District Republican Committeeman and women who overwhelmingly re-elected me as State Central Committeewoman! It is truly an honor to serve the 9th district and the Republican […]
From the U.S. Attorney: TEXAS MAN WHO ORCHESTRATED $20 MILLION CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAM SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON CHICAGO — A Texas man who orchestrated a cryptocurrency scam that bilked nearly 1,000 investors out of more than $20 million has been […]
From McHenry County Right-to-Life: After much prayer, discernment, and thoughtful consideration, we are writing to share an important and exciting step forwart. Right to Life of McHenry County will be transitioning its mission and operations under The Mission of Cor Jesu in Woodstock. This […]
Matthew Irsay will continue to sere on the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District, according to the latest McHenry County Board meeting agenda. This Baxter and Woodman engineer has posted this on his LinkedIn account: “Detail-oriented and forward-thinking public works and wastewater […]
From the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Police Obtain Arrest Warrants for Burglary Investigation Crystal Lake, IL – On Friday, February 20th, at approximately 6:56 a.m., Crystal Lake Police respondedto a burglar alarm at 435 Angela Lane. Upon arrival, it was […]
From the Internal Revenue Service:
From The Center Square: Senator says taxpayers fleeced by corrections department (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections is facing questions over its failure to comply with state law while spending hundreds of millions of dollars on overtime. The Legislative […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute: Drivers paid nearly $27 billion in tolls from 2024 back to 1973, the year the roads were to become toll-free. Now the largest passenger toll hike in Illinois history is possible. In the 53 years since they […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Attempted Carjacking at Suburban Chicago Gas Station Leads to Nearly Six-Year Federal Prison Sentence CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for attempting to carjack a vehicle at gunpoint while the […]
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain a former State Representative, got the gift of freedom through a decision of the Chicago Federal Court of Appeals. Both will get new trials, if the U.S. Attorney decides to prosecute.
From the State’s Attorney: MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD FOR LAST THREE YEARS ORDERED DETAINED McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb has granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Juan […]
From The Center Square: Illinois has most government units, but consolidation brings challenges (The Center Square) – A new report says Illinois is among the most fragmented states in the nation when it comes to local government, but consolidation is not always […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Darren Bailey calls out Trump, but things go sideways Over the weekend, President Trump wrote a long angry diatribe directed at the Pope. He also posted an AI generated cartoon of himself that some believe […]
I really screwed up on an article about partisan turnouts for McHenry County Board in Districts 7 and 8. In a true apples and oranges “analysis” (sic), i reported that Republicans in both districts were outvoted by the Democrat. So, let’s take […]
From the minutes of the McHenry County Board of Healht: Joseph Clarke President Kyle Marcussen Vice President Cecelia Carman, BSN, RN Secretary Barbara Amsler, MD Treasurer Pamela Althoff County Board Liaison Sarah Holifield, MSN, BSN, RN […]
Way back in 1972 when I was running for State Representative for the first time, the campaign had as its backdrop my having helped people successfully appeal their real estate assessments. I handed one homeowner in the back of Crystal Lake’s Coventry […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Another piece of legislation I am particularly proud of this year deals with “hidden homicides,” or death scenes where a murder has occurred and has been staged to look like a suicide. My proposal, Senate Bill 1781, seeks […]
From the State’s Attorney: HARVARD MAN ACCUSED OF STRANGLING WOMAN TO POINT OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS ORDERED HELD IN CUSTODY McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Mary Nader has granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for […]
From the Village of Oakwood Hills:
Pretty much an electoral revolution in Hungary. Péter Magyar defeated 16-year Viktor Orbán. The incumbent was supported both by both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Not Trump’s finest hour,in my opinion. The victor pledged to be “a strong ally in the EU […]
From the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District: Residential Structure Fire on S. Benbrook Avenue On Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 4:38 p.m., the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to the 3000 block of S. Benbrook Avenue for a reported residential structure […]
From what used to be called the Weather Bureau comes this report: FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING .The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois. – Fox River at Algonquin Lock & Dam tailwater affecting McHenry, Lake […]
From the Freedom Caucus: Legislature should focus on getting violent offenders off the street – not banning ICE Springfield, IL – The limits on federal detention center the Illinois House has passed is another example of Democrats prioritizing their far-left agenda over the safety […]
From Marty Mohr first comes photos from the Harvard No Kings demonstration: Demonstrators shared the corner with Harmelda. Here is a closrer look at the signs: After Harvard, Mohr drove up the Lawrence to pick up a sign. He learned that No […]
McHenry County Board member Terri Greeno is one of only two budget hawks on the seven-member Finance and Audit Committee. The other is Eric Hendricks. Remarkably, two of the three Democrats are on the committee: Occasionally, Larry Smith, who was defeated in […]