Remember what Nick Shirley did in Minnesota? Well, he’s now in California covering hospice fraud. If you would like to read summaries with links to h is videos, they are here. The full report is forty minutes, but summary only takes a […]
From The Center Square: Lawmakers push bills to close loopholes, increase penalties for child sex offenders (The Center Square) – A state senator and former prosecutor says it is time to change Illinois law that allows people who record or transmit video […]
From Chicago’s WBEZ: GOAL UPDATE: $188,026 left to raise before March 31, 2026 Over 4,000 WBEZ listeners have stepped up, but we haven’t heard from you this drive. Can you help us close the gap? Our station is 100% community-supported — which means your gift […]
This was the first internet headline after Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr were victorious over the inclubents they ran against: Here is the second day version: The votes did not change significantly between incumbents trailing and incumbents losing. My headline election night:
From McHenry County: August 2025 Storm Damage Now Eligible for SBA Loan Assistance WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County residents and business owners whose properties sustained damage during last August’s severe weather can now apply for US Small Business Administration disaster loans. The […]
Spending from sources other than candidate Political Action Committees exceeded $10 million. Kat Abughazaleh received only ads attacking her candidacy. $4.3 million was spent by super pop-up committee Elect Chicago Women in support of State Senator Laura Fine. Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss […]
During the epidemic, I had one shot of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine (traditional definition). I was quite skeptical about the efficacy of vaccinating young people with mRNA Now comes this from Salem’s WIND morning email: Peer-Reviewed Study: COVID Vaccine in Kids Provided […]
Here are the 9th District Democratic Party Primary Election results: From the map below, you can see McHenry County was the only election jurisdiction where Kat Abughazaleh ran first, getting 30.8%, ahead of victor Daniel Biss’ 26.3:% Although Kat won McHenry County, […]
Tying all Republicans to President Trump will be a strong feature of the fall campaign. Here is the first salvo: And, it looks as if Pritzker has lost weight.
From John Lopez: Potential for a Campaign Based on the Issues and Policy Awaits IL 8th Congressional District General Electorate It’ll be an all-woman general election in the 8th Congressional District of Illinois as Republicans nominated Jennifer Davis (R, unincorporated Huntley) over […]
When last we dipped into this intellectual contest, McHenry County Board member provided a point by point rebuttal to Steve Willson’s previous post. Here is the link that John Collins critique (the post contains links to all past pieces on this story): […]
Here’s a new one. Illinois requires tailpipe tests to see if one’s vehicle’s motor is operating properly. Up to now, one had to drive to the Crystal Lake facility. When the legislature was pretty much forced by the Federal EPA to create […]
From the Huntley Police: The 5th Annual “Don’t Be Fooled…By A Disability” 5K On Saturday, April 11, 2026, the Huntley Police Department will be hosting the 5th Annual “Don’t Be Fooled…By A Disability” 5K to benefit the Law Enforcement Torch Run for […]
Both the Northwest Herald and the Daily Herald, which picked up the story, wrote misleading headlines on the story about the victories of Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr. Now, take a look at the results as of Election Day: Anything above 55% […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted by McCullom Lake PD on March 17, 2026 at around 9:15 pm to investigate the death of Petter Culver, age 75, of McHenry. Mr. Culver was working […]
From the State’s Attorney: WONDER LAKE MAN SENTENCED TO SIX-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE IN FATAL DRUG DELIVERY CASE McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that Carlos M. Paiz, 20, of Wonder Lake, has been sentenced to six years in the Illinois […]
On the Primary Election ballot was this advisory referendum question: Advisory Referendum To The Voters Of McHenry County Regarding The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Should Illinois participate in a federal program that would provide public school, private school, andhomeschool students with privately […]
From the U.S. Attorney: ILLINOIS BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR $14 MILLION COVID-RELIEF FRAUD CHICAGO – An Illinois businessman has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining $14 million across 1,500 fraudulent small business […]
I’m proud to write to you for the first time as the official Democratic nominee for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District! The 9th District made its voice heard loud and clear for the whole country by electing a progressive fighter and rejecting dark […]
Particularly for those who think Daren Bailey has a chance of beating JB Pritzker in November: A column headline in the Champaign News-Gazette offers an opinion like mine: Republican voters opt for fatal do-over in gubernatorial race
From Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate: Don Tracy Wins Republican Nomination for U.S. Senate, Contrasts Himself with the Democrat Nominee SPRINGFIELD, IL — Republican voters across Illinois have nominated Don Tracy as their candidate for the United States Senate, setting up a November […]
Election night final results show GOP Vice Chairman Kirk Donald wiping out challenger Jason Blumenthal 80% to 20%. Donald and Jacqueline Garretson have had the closest thing to a blood fuel that I have seen in McHeney County. Long-time Johnsburg resident Jeanne […]
With both precincts reporting in Hebron Township, efforts to gain approval for more road money failed:
These are not final results.
Don Tracy leading in McHenry County, as well as statewide. 9th District GOP results: 11th District (Algonquin Township) GOP results: As with the state as a whole, Daren Bailey won McHenry County: 33rd District GOP results: With 88% of the precincts reporting, […]
Jacqueline Garretson and Jason Blumenthal don’t seem to worked this part of the election.
Here’s the map of Algonquin Township: This map is not just early and absentee. It is of 11 of 63 precincts.