From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: Sanctuary state policies continue to put our communities at risk. Last week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained an illegal immigrant who was allegedly found with eight Molotov cocktails after he had previously been granted pretrial release under […]
Look what’s coming to McHenry Saturday:
There are two that I see: Without a non-subterranean source of cooling water, I would be opposed to a local data center. Looking back on the gas electric generating plant proposed in Oakwood Hills, I remember the proposal to pipe in waste […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: CGFA releases Fiscal Year 2027 budget analysis The State of Illinois budget for Fiscal Year 2027, HB 111, was passed by the Democratic majority and signed into law as P.A. 104-464. The fiscal year, which began on […]
The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study of vaccination exemptions for every county in the country on January 14, 2026. Non-medical childhood vaccination requirements (mainly religious, I think) were calculated across the USA. The Illinois Medical Association picked it […]
From McHenry County: Assessment notices have been posted online for property owners in Greenwood Township. Property owners may access their assessment by visiting the McHenry County Property Tax Inquiry Portal at https://mchenryil.devnetwedge.com. Assessment notices on computers and tablets can be accessed by clicking […]
From the State’s Attorney: McHENRY MAN SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on August 11, 2026, Robert S. Nolan, 37, of McHenry, Illinois, was sentenced to fourteen […]
Pat Quinn made his name outing Double-Dippers. Chicago media made abig deal about it. Crickets now. Here’s a letter from Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson on the subject: To the Edityor: Illinois law allows for members of the General Assembly to be “double-dippers”. […]
From Atop Flock in Woodstock: WOODSTOCK, IL— Following a growing nationwide trend of resistance leading to cancelled municipal contracts, a bipartisan group has formed in Woodstock, Illinois to oppose Flock Safety cameras in their small town. In February 2026, Woodstock City Council voted […]
Francesca Hong is about as far left as one can imagine. But she is way ahead in Tuesday”s gubernatorial Democratic Party primary election, even though she is spending nothing on TV. Why? Just as Governor JB Pritzker spent oodles of cash to […]
From Cary Policee: New York is one of the worst in the nation in issuing Commercial Divers Licenses.
From Semafor comes this headline: President Donald Trump linked rising rates of autism diagnoses to an increase in childhood vaccines today, before signing an executive order changing decades of federal vaccination guidance. I don/t know about multiple shots causing autism, but I […]
Haven’t seen this anywhere else, but it will important to Lakewood residents if a tax hike referendum ends up on the ballot. Found this in the minutes of the Lakewood Village Board’s July 14, 2026, meeting: PRESENTATION OF FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE Historical […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
Democratic Socialists of America are making the news. Here’s what appeared in one of their rallies: Matt Taibbi explainbs the transition from “Wole 1″ to”Woke 2:” “[Ocasio-Cortez went on to say, ‘Of course, during lockdown, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric […]
From the State’s Attorney: MCHENRY MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY COVERTLY PHOTOGRAPHED MULTIPLE WOMEN UNDER THEIR CLOTHING DETAINED ON STALKING CHARGES McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announced today that on August 7, 2026, the Honorable Judge Jeffery Hisch granted the State’s petitions […]
From the campaign of Collin Corbett for Governor: Rigged Stage: Statewide Ag Forum Shuts Out Independent Candidate Collin Corbett PALATINE, IL — Today’s Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable (IALR) candidate forum, led by the Illinois Farm Bureau, highlights the rigged system in Illinois politics: […]
From the State’s Attorney: REPEAT WINDOW PEEPER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR MARENGO OFFENSE McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on August 10, 2026, Dustin D. Hanabarger, of Marengo, Illinois, was sentenced to five years in the […]
From the Sheriff: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Serious Injury Traffic Crash A 63-year-old Johnsburg man died following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in the 800 block of Cherry Valley Road in Nunda Township, Bull Valley. On Friday, August 7, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m., […]
A letter to the Rockford Register-Star from Steve Willson: The Rockford Rail Line Boondoggle In a recent op-ed, Stephen Judd asserts, with zero evidence, that the proposed Chicago to Rockford rail line will be a success and produce tax revenue for the […]
In the Crystal Lake Library’s August-September newsletter appears a piece about retiring Library Board member Bill Weller. He served on the Board for twenty-seven years. It was interesting until it got super-interesting. “At the end of the article, Weller says, ‘Despite stepping […]
From Eric Allie of Illinois Polilcy:
From John Lopez: Both Jim Oberweis and Catalina Lauf in Serious Contention as Fundraising Success Draws Attacks from Leading Candidate A new poll the first week of August shows Catalina Lauf surging in Southwest Florida’s Congressional District 19 (FL-19):. H When we […]
Computers are not included. Phooey. The reduction n sales tax (one still gets h it with locl sales taxes) begins on August 7, 2026, and ending at the close of business August 16, 2026, Sales Tax Holiday – Qualifying Items Clothing Footwear School supplies […]
House Speaker Chris Welch is in damage control mode. He has appointed a committee to bring forth reform suggestions. The members include Crystal Lake Democrat Sue Ness. The others are state Reps. A Daily Herald story Frday described the group as All […]
From the Sheriff: ‘Speeding Catches Up With You’: McHenry County Sheriff’s Office releases speed enforcement numbers Woodstock, IL – McHenry County Sheriff’s Office conducted a focused traffic safety campaign July 7 – Aug. 1, 2026, to remind motorists that “Speeding Catches Up […]
From the U.S. Attorney: ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT CONVICTION SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR UNLAWFULLY RE-ENTERING UNITED STATES AFTER DEPORTATION CHICAGO — An illegal alien with a sexual assault conviction has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for unlawfully re-entering […]