From 10th District Republilcan Centreal Committeeman Keith Brin: Passing of Tori Tracy I’ve spent most of my column counting votes. I want to take a moment to tell you about something far more important. I want to tell you a little about […]
From Eric Allie, cartoonist for Illinois Policy:
From The Center Square: Illinois trails neighbors in tax competitiveness By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The Tax Foundation’s annual State Tax Competitiveness Index ranks Illinois 38th out of 50 states. Tax Foundation Vice President of State […]
From The IL 10th Round-Up: We Won Their Votes. Then We Counted Them Twice. WRITTEN by Keith Brin Last year, Texas Republicans took a map and found five congressional districts they figured they could win. All five were held by Democrats. Under […]
And, now there are four Lakewood Village Trustees willing to contradict Village Prsiident Dave Stavropoulos’ written Facebook presumption that newly-hired Villge Admiistrator Justyn Miller is quiting because of Trustees’ meddling in management of Village affairs. In response to a request from McHenry […]
There are six Lakewood Village Trustees, plus Village President David Stavropoulos. The Village President is blaming Trustee questioning of financial reporting for the Village’s RedTail Golf Club as the reason just hired Administrator Justyn Miller is quiting at the end of December. […]
Reagan 7th Appellate District Judge Reichard Posner died this week. The Chicago Tribune decided praise was in order. The reason cited can be seen in the headline below: Tribune editorial headline: “Those who beneifited from gay marriage have reason to appreciate Richard […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: Fire Crews Responding to EMS Call Rescue Residents from Structure Fire On Friday November 13th, at approximately 9:15 pm., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to an EMS call in the 4800 […]
From Chad B. Miller, Commander, Post 491 McHenry & SAL 2nd Division Jr. Vice Commander. American Legion, Department of Illinois: Convicted of Stealing From Veterans — No Restitution, Concurrent Sentence, and Unresolved Financial Allegations I am reaching out personally because I believe […]
Village Trustee Jason McMahon has pulled relevant data from ajudits concerning loans to RedTail Golf Club from 2016 through May 2026. Eder, Casella & Co., CPAs (McHenry, Illinois) made the following findings in its audits from 2016 through 2020. Note that this […]
From Crystal Lake Police: Crystal Lake Police Conduct Crash Investigation On Friday, November 13, 2026, at approximately 3:22 p.m., the Crystal Lake Police Department responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash with injuries on Swanson Road, between Alexandra Boulevard and Ackman […]
Five of Lakewood’s Village Trustees have been seeking clarification about the financing of the village’s golf course clubhouse. Here is Trustee Jason McMahon’s reply to Village President David Stavropoulos: RedTail Golf Course: Financial Oversight Is Not Micromanagement Reviewing interfund borrowing and requesting […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Hakeem Jeffries Heckled A protester in Denver was mad because he felt Hakeem Jeffries hasn’t done enough to impeach Trump. The protester called Jeffries a liar and a traitor, and he was a pottymouth who […]
From second term Lakewood Village Trustee Tricia Babischkin in response to Village President David Stavropoulos‘ Facebook post: “I think the President and I have very different views on what constitutes micromanagement. “I agree that elected officials should not be directing the day-to-day […]
Assuming all village residents look at Facebook, Village President David Stavropoulos bypassed the typical mass communication avenue–email–to announce Village Adminstrator Justyn Miller‘s resignation. Here’s the Facebook message: I can’t help but wonder whatt he “extremely difficult environment” to which the Village Presidnet […]
From the State Treasurer: Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs Announces Purchase of $50 Million in Republic of Poland Bonds Investment Provides Strong Returns for Illinois Taxpayers Video will be posted here: https://cms.illinois.gov/agency/media/video/videos.html Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced his office has purchased […]
From By Bob Anderson, former McHenry Township Trustee, the boberwl@gmail.com: Eye on Tiny Townships, less 500 residents… Illinois has 362 such tiny townships… Taxpayer waste, fraud & abuse… These Tiny Townships are out of date 1800s government bodies, have virtually zero oversight, […]
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY TRAFFICKED COCAINE IN CHICAGO ARRESTED IN ARGENTINA AND EXTRADITED TO UNITED STATES CHICAGO — A man who allegedly trafficked cocaine in Chicago has been arrested in Argentina and extradited to the United States to face […]
At dinner last night, I talked with an Army veteran who started out as a tank gunner. His unit was on the West German front line where any attack from the Soviet Union would come. His Coronal told the trumps there goal […]
From By Bob Anderson, former McHenry Township Trustee. the boberwl@gmail.com Eye on Tiny Townships, less than 500 residents… Illinois has 362 such tiny townships… Taxpayer waste, fraud & abuse… These Tiny Townships are out of date 1800s government bodies, have virtually zero […]
If there were ever a Department that needed oversight, it is the Illlihois Department of Correction. I have written about the current lack of effective oversight, plus past efforts, here: Now comes Skokie State Rep. Kevin Olickal with legislation to created a […]
Logic is something rarely considered in making electoral decisions. “What have you done for me lately?” is the manta of voters. Neverheless, looking at the data ouight to tell Republicans that they really didn’t do a good job delilevering the inflation message. […]
From By Bob Anderson, former McHenry Township Trustee. boberwl@gmail.com Township Atrocities Eye on Tiny Townships, less 500 residents… Illinois has 362 such tiny townships… Taxpayer waste, fraud & abuse… These Tiny Townships are out of date 1800s government bodies, have virtually zero […]
From Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse” Federal Judge Allows Novel Civil Racketeering Case Against Alton Asbestos Law Firm to Proceed CHICAGO, IL — A federal judge in Chicago ruled November 6 that JM Eagle can proceed with three civil racketeering claims against […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood Statement on the Election of Republican Leader Jim Jordan Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement after he voted for Congressman Jim Jordan (OH-04) to be the next Leader of the House Republican Conference: Congressmen […]
From McHenry County: Treasurer’s Office Warns of Unpaid Property Tax Scam Calls WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County Treasurer Donna Kurtz is warning residents of a phone scam targeting people who pay McHenry County property taxes. The caller falsely informs the victim that […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Preparing for Veto Session llinois lawmakers are preparing to return to Springfield for the annual fall Veto Session, scheduled for November 17-19 and December 1-3. The Veto Session is traditionally set aside for lawmakers to review legislation […]
From the State’s Attorney: McHENRY MAN CONVICTED OF BREAKING GIRLFRIEND’S ARM; RECORDED CALLS EXPOSE EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE TESTIMONY McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on November 10, 2026, Bobby Gutierrez, 59, of McHenry, Illinois, was found guilty of Aggravated […]
From the Cary Fire Protection Districct: Teenager Seriously Injured in Pedestrian Crash On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 2:29 p.m., the Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Cary-Algonquin Road and Norman Drive for a […]
From the Woodstock Fire /Rescue District: Model Rocket Recovered from Tree in Unincorporated Woodstock On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 15300 block of Kishwaukee Valley Road in unincorporated Woodstock to assist McHenry County Sheriff’s Office deputies […]