Melissa Bean a former Congresswoman who represented McHenry County and was beaten by Joe Walsh has a TV ad running which blames her defeat on her support of Obamacare. I’d suggest she lost the election because Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer got […]
State Senator Laura Fine, having said she raised $1,25 million in October, November and December, is on the air with a television ad:
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Illinois Labor Department: New Law Protects Workers Who Document Violence Using Work Devices SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is reminding employers and employees about a new amendment, Public Act 104-0171, to the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) which clarify that […]
Most of it is pretty mild. There are a couple of tax and fee proposals. But the second priority seen below is a bit troubling: Secifically, the County wants a return to the revenue sharing deal which got the 2.5% state income […]
Looking at the records filed with the Illinois State Comptroller one sees the Richmond Township Cemetery District reporting spending It’s hard to envision what social services a cemetery district might provide. Hence, Bob Anderson’ take that appeared yesterday. Here is what is […]
From the campaign of Morgan Coghill, Democratic Party opponent to Brad Schneider:
From the campaign of Don Tracy: Raja Krishnamoorthi Praised & Endorsed Tim Walz. Where Does He Stand Now? SPRINGFIELD – This morning, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota announced that he’s dropping his bid for a third term as governor in response to revelations of a […]
From R. Cary Capparelli, Republican primary candidate for the Republican nomination to the US Senate: GEO-POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR HOUSE & SENATE CHICAGO, IL — R. Cary Capparelli, Republican primary candidate for the U.S. Senate from Illinois, said the apprehension of Nicolás […]
With the resignations of the Supervisor, Clerk and office administrator in Richmond Township, people are wondering what’s going on. Government consolidation crusader Bob Anderson of Wonder Lake now asks the $64 question: Illinois’ over 1,400 townships are outdated 1800s local government of […]
From Erik Sivertsen: McHenry, IL — The GOP Voter Information Project (GOPVIP) will host the Illinois Governor Voter Information Forum on Sunday, January 25, 2026, in McHenry, Illinois, providing Northern Illinoisvoters with a rare opportunity to hear directly from Republican gubernatorial candidates […]
Maybe I’m being a it too harsh. It is a natural tendency for politicians to immediately think of what might happen when an elected official dies, gets indicted or resigns. In the case of the resignations of Richmond’s Supervisor and Clerk (a […]
From Eric Allie, the Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoonist:
On a door at the door of the Sage YMCA:
From the U.S. Attorney: Year in Review: U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago Cracked Down on Crime While Implementing Significant New Policies and Initiatives in Productive 2025 Initiatives in Productive 2025 CHICAGO — The United States Attorney’s Office in Chicago increased its caseload […]
From the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District: Personal Injury Accident, Car versus House On January 2, 2026, at approximately 9:53 p.m., Algonquin Police Officers, along with members of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, responded to a residence […]
It was December, 2024, that I posted the following piece about my friend from Venezuela’s vision for his country: My friend believes that getting rid of Maduro will encourage those who left the country to return. That led to my August post […]
From a Friend of McHenry Cunty Blog:
Bushra Amiwala and two other Democratic Party congressional candidates have announced a January 15th Chicago press conference on “Press Conference on AIPAC’s Influence & Money in Illinois Elections.” Amiwala, candidate in Illinois’ 9th district, said offers to take corporate PAC money are […]
from the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Austin […]
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN WOMAN ACCUSED OF AGGRAVATED ARSON McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Adilyn Monette, […]
Scott Hartman,, the former Deputy Administrator for McHenry County, steps into the role played by his former boss Peter Austin, who has retired. The County email offers this perspective: After 20 years as McHenry County Administrator, today is Peter Austin’s last day […]
While McHenry Township Precinct 13 is the marquee Republican precinct committeeperson race in McHenry County, Dundee Township Precinct 1 is the equivalent in Kane County. Per this article last year, Kane County Republican Party Secretary Pamela Carr Hagerman, 61, of West Dundee […]
5,000 signatures are required to run for Governor. Joseph Severino came up 252 short.
From the Woodstock Police Department: Arrest – Arson and Criminal Damage to Property On December 31st, 2025, at approximately 7:22 p.m., Woodstock Police Officers were dispatched to the Walmart(1275 Lake Ave.) in regard to the report of a structure fire. On arrival, […]
$36,314, according to the report filed with the State Comptroller. Above images from the State Comptroller’s website. The district has a fund balance of $260,053 in its 2025 report to the State Comptroller. In 2024, the Nunda Township Cemetery District audit showed […]
From the Sheriff: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fatal Crash near Harvard On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at about 5:01 p.m., the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded to a single-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 173, west of Oak […]