From John Lopez: Catalina Lauf Takes Multi Million Dollars Self-Funding Businessmen Opponents to School in Entrepreneurship in Southwest Florida Congressional Primary With McHenry County, Illinois born & raised Catalina Lauf earning President Trump’s endorsement in the Republican primary in the 19th Congressional […]
From the U.S. Attorney in Hammond: Illinois Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison For Unlawful Possession of a Firearm HAMMOND – Shaquille Strauther, 33 years old, of Sauk Village, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon […]
From McHenry County: Mobile Home Property Tax Bills are in the MailNew Bill Features Highlight How to Save WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Mobile home property tax bills have been mailed today with a new look and additional information to help taxpayers understand their […]
From the IL 10th Round-Up: Tick Tock . . . WRITTEN by Keith Brin, 10tj State Central Committeeman Let the countdown begin. 42 days. That’s how long we have before early voting begins. September 24th is the first day of early voting at […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: New Law Expands Military License Plate Eligibility for Illinois Veterans Bipartisan legislation I supported this year that expands recognition for Illinois veterans was recently signed into law. House Bill 4385 allows eligible veterans and military honorees to receive a […]
From the Illinois Housing Development Authority: Illinois Housing Development Authority Releases Plan to Create and Preserve Affordable Housing New Policies Focus on Cost Containment, Serving Vulnerable Populations, and Statewide Equity CHICAGO – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has published its 2027-2028 Qualified Allocation […]
Local resident and bond analyst Steve Willson wrote a fact-filled letter to the editor in rebut an article in the Rockford-Register Star praising the proposal for state and local governments to start passenger service between Rockford and Chicago. Amtrak already rejected the […]
Chicago Congress man Mike Quigley feels so strongly about how much needs to be changed in Chicago that he says he is willing to not care of being a one-term Mayor. In a way President Trump has reached a similar decision point. […]
From the State’s Attorney: WONDER LAKE MAN DETAINED ON AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE AFTER FLEEING TO WISCONSIN McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Mark R. Gerhardt granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTS GRUNDY COUNTY MAN ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES CHICAGO — A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a Grundy County man on child pornography charges for allegedly inducing two minors to engage in sexually […]
As the Village Board of Lakewood considers whether to continue with its financial agreement with Crystal Lake, the Crystal Fire/Rescue Department sent out this press release: Structrure Fire at 7305 Gleneagle Circle At 06:41 AM on Thursday, August 13, 2026, the Crystal […]
From the Woodstock Fire Rescue District: Firefighters Respond to Overnight House Fire On Friday, August 14, 2026, at 1:23 a.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was dispatched to the 600 block of Clay Street in Woodstock for a reported house fire. Firefighters arrived […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner’s Office Investigating Death of Motorcycle Accident McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein announced that the McHenry County Coroner’s Office was notified by Northwestern McHenry Hospital at approximately 11:30pm on August 7, 2026, regarding the death of […]
Despite negative advertising pointing out that Catalina Lauf is not a long-time resident of Florida, President Donald Trump has endorsed her to replace 19th District Bryon Donalds in the Southwest Florida district. Here most of one of the negative pieces: And this […]
The law was passed in 2023 and was challenged by a chain of restaurants called “Hamburger Mary’s,” claiming the prohibition infringed on its First Amendment rights. A circuit court issed an injunction, which was upheld by the U.S, Supreme Court. Nexr, three […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: New Law Requires Certain Businesses to Accept Cash Recently signed legislation that I supported this year makes it easier for consumers to use cash for common, everyday purchases. House Bill 4592 creates the Retail Cash Payment Act, requiring […]
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 […]