From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Mobile DMV events continue to be very popular in this area, and a June 22 event taking place in Antioch is already filled to capacity. There are no more appointments available for the Antioch event. However, State […]
From the Sheriff: McHenry County Sheriff’s Office plans stepped-up traffic enforcement for July Fourth Starting June 19th Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Drive High Get a DUI Woodstock, Illinois – As Independence Day approaches, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is gearing up […]
From the Village of Algonquin: Algonquin Seeks Community Input on High Hill Park Master Plan Community Open House Set for June 17 ALGONQUIN, IL – The Village of Algonquin invites residents to drop in, review concept plans for High Hill Park & […]
From Jeanne Ives’ Breakthrough Ideas: Nick Shirley speaks at the Illinois Republican Party Red Gala on June 12, 2026 The ILGOP had independent journalist Nick Shirley as its keynote speaker at its annual Red Gala fundraiser. Bringing Shirley in brought more media attention than […]
From the front page of the Chicago Tribune on Sunday: For an assignment in English class, our kid was asked to write a poem in haiku style. Here it is: “Hope, change. Something we never got.”
From Marengo’s Cynthia Allen Schenk: Dear Ogle County Board Members, I am writing as an Illinois resident and animal welfare advocate to request oversight, transparency, and accountability regarding the handling of documented steer-tailing complaints within Ogle County. For several years, citizens and […]
From Eric Allie of the Illinois Policy Institute:
From the Village of Fox River Grove: Village of Fox River Grove Earns National Financial Reporting Recognition for Sixth Consecutive Year The Village of Fox River Grove has once again been recognized for excellence in governmental financial reporting, receiving the Certificate of […]
Found on Semifore: A proposed $2 billion Canada-to-Wyoming pipeline that would ship upward of half a million barrels of oil a day into the US is moving closer to reality There are similarities with the Keystone XL pipeline that the Biden Administration […]
AI transcript of Green Drinks talk by Scott Kuykendall, the Water Resources Specialist for McHenry County follows. Below is a polished, article-style summary of Scott’s presentation. .The Friend of McHenry County Blog has reorganized the material into logical sections, removed conversational interruptions, […]
From the Illinois Emergency Mnafement Agency: U.S. Small Business Administration Approves Disaster Declaration for May 15 Oak Lawn Apartment Complex Fire SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved a disaster declaration for the fire that impacted Stephenson County on May 15, 2026. The declaration […]
From The Center Square: Presidential poll numbers show Pritzker at 2% By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A new public opinion poll says Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker remains low on the list of voters’ preferred choices in the […]
From Marengo Police: At approximately 12:30 AM on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at S. Prospect St. #2, the Marengo Police Department arrested Kristin L. Nice, 61, of S. Prospect St. #2, Marengo, IL, for the following alleged offense(s); Kristin L. Nice was […]
From the U.S. Attorney: TWO DEFENDANTS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO ROB LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS DURING UNDERCOVER OPERATION IN CHICAGO SUBURB; ANOTHER DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH TRAFFICKING FIREARM CHICAGO — Two individuals have been charged in federal court with attempted robbery after they were shot […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection Distict: 1800 block Cashel Lane At approximately 7:42 a.m. today, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to a report of a structure fire in the 1800 block of Cashel Lane in the City of […]
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY POSSESSING FIREARMS AND INJURING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT DURING ARREST ATTEMPT CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison […]
Corina Sac is best-known for running a Lake in the Hills bakery on Algonquin Road which hosted drag queen performances with no lower age limit. She moved to Huntley, ran for Precinct Committee Person for the Democratic Party and won. Next she […]
From Fire Protection District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha: Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding and Road Closures Across McHenry County Strong thunderstorms moved across McHenry County on Thursday, bringing heavy rainfall, localized flooding, and scattered reports of downed power lines. Firefighters and emergency […]
Residents from Algonquin Hills, the subdivision I have cut through to get between Harrison Street in Algonquin to the Cary-Algonquin Road has gravel roads, want taxpayers to fix their roads. The last time I tried that route, I had to turn back […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: MTFPD Fire on Elmleaf On June 11th at approximately 11:15am, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to the 4400 block of Elmleaf Dr. in Unincorporated McHenry County for a reported structure fire. […]
From WIFR radar: update 5:45: Wind in Harvard 5:40 PM June 11th. 6:10 PM on June 11th. Harvard at 6:20 PM.
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Question to Corbett: Where’s the money? Independent gubernatorial candidate Collin Corbett announced his candidacy in late April. Outlets such as Politico, The Illinoize, and McHenry County Blog reported it. By May 1, Corbett had established a candidate committee called “Collin […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner’s Office Investigating Death of 8-Year-Old Male McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein announced that the McHenry County Coroner’s Office was notified by Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital at approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 6, 2026, regarding the […]
From the National Association of Realtors: 12.5% of Homeowners in Illinois Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell By The Realtor.com Team n Illinois, homeowners who’ve spent decades paying off their mortgage are learning that selling could come with an unexpected […]
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McHenry Cunty Board members Pam Althoff and Joe Gottemoller have scheduled a fundraiser on June 29th at the Cottage in Crystal Lake.
From McHenry County GOPAC comes this invitation to a June 26th fundraiser Citizens of Danijela Sandberg at the Cary Country Club:
Banks can make a lot of money with pubic money sitting in their coffers. School and library districts are making a fuss about the delay inn issuing Cook County taxes. When I was McHenry County Treasurer three out of four years I […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Democrats’ Tax Hikes Keep Coming as Transit Tax Increase Moves Forward Hours after Illinois Democrats pushed through more than $800 million in new taxes, another tax increase quietly advanced in the Chicago region. On June 1, the […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Two Drivers Injured in Crash North of Route 47 and Route 176 On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 12:35 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the area of Route 47 and Route 176 for a reported […]