From the Defenders of McHenry County: Keeping Children Safe from Toxic Pavement Sealants A BMP* Talk & Tour of 2025 will be held on October 24th from 1-3 pm at the Crystal Lake School District 47 CORE Building, 300 Commerce Dr, Crystal Lake. […]
From the Evanston Roundtable comes these poll results for the 9th Congressional District Democratic Party Primary: The weighted text message poll of 917 likely Democratic voters was conducted from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16 by MDW Communications, a Florida-based political advertising firm that ran […]
From the Sheriff: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Hit-and-Run Crash near Huntley An 18-year-old Marengo man was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle in the 14900 block of Harmony Road, west of Briar Hill Road near Huntley. On Saturday, October 18, […]
From McHenry County: County Submits Balanced FY2026 Budget for Review WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Board has submitted a balanced 2026 budget for public review. The $288.8 million budget and the $73.8 million tax levy were put on 30-day review at […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: At approximately 2:20 a.m. today, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed and rolled over, with a person trapped, in the 900 Block of Center […]
Terra Nielson’s comments can be heard and viewed below in a YouTube video created by John Pletz: It seems to me in her excellent call for a flat levy that she has underestimated the levy increase, however. For background, you might want […]
The Northwest Herald’s lead story on its email feed today is that the Crystal Lake Park Board is not interested in buying Healthbridge. This is the facility that apparently could not break even after Northwestern Medical bought Centegra. This is not new […]
That’s what 9th Congressional District Democratic Party candidate Hoan Huynh, a State Representative, is saying. He even got free advertising on ABC: Hoan Huynh on Channel 7. The Chicago Sun-Times story is here.
The McHenry County Board placed on public view its proposed tax levy for the year starting on December 1st. $73,802,726 is the amount requested. Compare that to last year’s levy: $65,208,205.21 That’s a 13.2% increase. Truly remarkable, considering the Board promised to […]
From the Fire Protection District: At approximately 2:40 p.m. today, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to areport of a vehicle that had crashed into a building in the 400 block of Scotland Road in the Village ofLakemoor. Crews arrived […]
From Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy: Don Tracy Denounces House Democrats’ Gerrymandering Scheme Targeting Rep. Darin LaHood SPRINGFIELD – With less than two weeks until the candidate filing deadline, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Washington Democrats are pushing a mid-decade redraw of Illinois’ […]
From the Sheriff’s Office: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Crash Involving Farm Equipment A 36-year-old Hebron man was seriously injured following a vehicle crash involving farm equipment on Thayer Road west of Illinois Route 47 in unincorporated McHenry County. On Monday, October 20, 2025, […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police Department: Lake in the Hills Police Department awarded IDOT traffic enforcement grant We are proud to announce the Lake in the Hills Police Department has been awarded a federal fiscal year 2026 Sustained Traffic Enforcement […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: Illinois Faces New $267 Million Deficit Illinois is confronting a growing fiscal challenge as newly released projections reveal a $267 million shortfall in the fiscal 2026 budget. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget’s (GOMB) report warns […]
From the Marengo Police Department comes this report of an Indian Oaks Park incident that led parents to leave tricycle, food and sippy cup at picnic table to flee in their vehicle: Wade through the charges made against Brandon Kanehl to the […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog comes these straw poll results: At the Cook County GOP Republican Dinner in Palatine at The Cotillion tonight, the straw poll results for Governor U.S. Senate:
It was almost ten as I arrived home after Monday night’s Crystal Lake Park Board meeting. The big news is that by a 6-1 vote, with only Board President Fred Tiesenga voting in opposition, the Board approved increasing its levy by the […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police;
Posted by “Catturd” and picked up by the Daily Signal:
From State Senator Don DeWitte: State lawmakers were back in Springfield last week for the first two days of the annual fall Veto Session. During the 2025 spring session, 436 bills passed through both chambers of the General Assembly and were sent […]
From the Marengo Police: At approximately 3:15 PM on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Johnson St, the Marengo Police Department arrested Brandon Kanehl, 35, of Johnson St, for the following alleged offenses relating to an incident from October 7th, 2025; Brandon Kanehl […]
Remember when James Comey got in trouble for publicizing an “8947” message on a beach near his home? The same message showed up on two signs at the Crystal Lake No Kings demonstration.
From Sheriff Robb Tadelman: Join Sheriff Robb Tadelman and show your support for local and state candidates by signing and circulating petitions for the 2026 election- Wednesday October 22nd!
Democrats in Springfield propose taking control of local zoning from municipalities and giving it to a newly-named Regional Transportation Authority. Zoning being a local governmental power is ingrained in Illinois tradition. True, the Dems have pretty much taken it away for solar […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Vehicle Fire Beneath Hennig Road Overpass On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 3:21 p.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District was dispatched to eastbound Interstate 90 in the area of mile marker 44.5 for a reported vehicle […]
From Eric Allie, Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist:
From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Illinois sets new record for youth deer season harvest SPRINGFIELD – Illinois youth deer hunters set a new record for the season, harvesting a preliminary total of 4,714 deer Oct. 11-13. Top harvest counties include Randolph, […]
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From We the People, McHenry County: ACT NOW! Contact McHenry County Board Reject FY26 Tax Levy and HONOR the Mental Health Property Tax Relief You Promised! Broken Voter Trust: McHenry County Board Reject FY26 Tax Levy and HONOR the Mental Health Property […]