From the minutes of the last Lake in the Hills Villagee meeeting: Hisrorically when a resident called 911/dispatch center about someone in mental health crisis, a police officer was typically sent along with paramedics. Under CESSA, the dispatch center call taker will […]
From thme Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Ckrcuit Couirt: IPCSA Presents Cheryl Meyers Excellence in Service and Innovation Award to Seth Krause WOODSTOCK, IL – The Illinois Probation and Court Services Association (IPCSA) has named Seth Krause, Director of the McHenry County Probation Department, as the recipient […]
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection DistrictRoute 120 Restaurant Fire Determined to Be Accidental Route 120 Restaurant Fire Determined To Be Accidental McHenry, IL. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District has determined that the October 21, 2026, fire at a vacant restaurant […]
From the Crystal Lake Police: This seems to be in Oakwood Estates.
From the State’s Attorney: STATE’S ATTORNEY SECURES PRETRIAL DETENTION OF ALGONQUIN MAN ACCUSED OF DISTRIBUTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on November 5, 2026, Norman A. Franke Jr., 78, of Algonquin, Illinois, was ordered […]
Fox TV in Chicago interviewed a woman in suppport of the movement to create a state without Chicago. There have been and were referendums in Downstate counties aasking the question. The woman interviewed said that some county officials see the referendums as […]
This article, pretty much an obituary of Dave Bachmann, was promoted by a press release from State Senator Criag Wilcox about the Drug Enforcement Administraiton’s Drug Take Back Day. When David Bachmann was running as a Democrat against incumbent Coroner Cynthia Lamb, […]
From the State’s Attorney: DNA EVIDENCE LINKS McHENRY MAN TO BUSINESS BURGLARY; SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on November 4, 2026, Peter A. Sova, 39, of McHenry, Illinois, was sentenced to seven […]
From the Woodstock Fire and Rescue District: Woodstock Fire News Release: One Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on Lucas Road On Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 9:33 a.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the area of Route 47 and Lucas Road for […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: RedTail Financials, Clear as Mud The October 13th Lakewood Village Board packet includes information on RedTail’s finances from the beginning of the fiscal year (May) through September. Compared with the prior fiscal year, the number […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Post-Election Statement from State Senator Craig Wilcox “Serving the people of the 32nd District in the Illinois State Senate for the past eight years has been one of the greatest privileges of my life. As a retired […]
Take a look at this front page of the evening edition of the Chicago Tribune: “Trump made midterms about himself, and voters rejected him” the headline reads. See McHenry County Blog’s early Election Day article:
From the State’s Attorney: STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SECURES DETENTION OF KENOSHA MAN CHARGED IN ARMED FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE ROBBERY McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on November 3, 2026, Solomon Bankhead, 26, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was ordered detained pending trial […]
Here are the District 1 results of the contest between Democrat Dee Darling and incumbent Republican Matt Kunkle. Darlling won 55.88% to 45.12% In District 2 incumbent Democrat Gloria Van Hof beat back the challenge of Dan Hickey, The vote was District […]
Here are the results as of 9 PM:
Here are the results for County Clerk where Democrat Bill McNeese defeated incumbent Republican Joe Tirio 51.43% to 48.57%. Democrat Bridget Belcastro defeated incumbent Republican Diana Hartmann 52.05% to 47.95% Never before have Democrats held these offices.
The 18,057 yes votes were less than the 18,543 no votes. These numbers will change somewhat with votes arriving in the mail and provisional votes. Here are the county-by-county results: Cook County: Kane County: McHenry County: DeKalb County:
There was what I consider a dangerous idea on the ballot in Lake County: a sales tax of 1%, the proceeds to go to school districts. Once any school district used that money to pledge to repay bonds, the tax could never […]
Here are the results: McHenry County: Kane County: Lake County: Cook County: Boone County: DeKalb: Winneago County:
Statewide results two houjrs ago show the Indpendent receiving 3.2%. In neaby counties, the Collin Corbett’s total are: When I ran for Govenror in 2002 on trhe Libertarian Party slate, I got 2.09%.
Hills Holding Her Own in Lake County for Election to State Senate, Behind in Cook & McHenry Counties
9:45 results: Lake County: McHenry County: Cook County (almost all precincts included): Kane County:
Take a look at these 9:30 results and see if you agree with me that the idea is dead: Both Republicans and Democrats opposed the Home Rule advisory referendum.
9:30 results, consisting of no election day votes included:
No election day results included in these 9:30 results:
Here are the results with no election day results inclulded:
These results are after early and mail in votes postred at 9 PM are at 63%
There include no votes cast on election dayj:
Three State Senate districts have part of their districts in Kane County. Here are the 9 PM results for them: