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 […]
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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 […]
Finally got the Comptroller’s Office to point me to the definition of “social services.” It’s on page 17 here, the Chart of Accounts. 256. Social Services: Public welfare and public health services for assistance and health care. 265d Cemeteries: Provision or maintenance, […]
Tedora Brown has been kicked off the ballot for the lack of two more “good” signatures.” Tedora Brown was the only potential opponent to Bill Foster that I saw at the Marengo Parade. Charlie Kim told me he was also there, but I […]
From Illinois Policy: At least 49 tax hikes under Gov. J.B. Pritzker have driven state spending to record highs, even as Illinois’ economic growth has lagged the U.S. Illinois lawmakers frequently boast about economic growth and development, yet Illinois has posted one of the […]
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From the Fox River Grove Board agenda: Ordinance 2026-01, Setting Public Hearing for Downtown Tax Increment Financing District #3 The Board will consider the approval of an ordinance setting the date and time for a public hearing on the proposed establishment of […]
From the Johnsburg Police deprtment: Johnsburg Road home hit by Vehicle At approximately 8:19 a.m. today, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD)responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a house in the 2500 block of W.Johnsburg Rd. […]
Fromthe Marengo Fijre and Rescue Districts: Fire Damages Home on Paulson Drive On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 9:17 p.m., the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded to the 7000 block of Paulson Drive in Marengo for a reported house fire. Upon arrival, […]
From Nort the Bee comes this update on daycare fraud from around the country. Most of the citizen reporters seem to be in their twenties. Americans all over the country are knocking on doors to find daycare fraud. Videos here. From theses […]
From the Illnois Department of Labor:Illinois Department of Labor Highlights Key Worker Protections and Enforcement Actions in 2025 SPRINGFIELD – As 2025 ends, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is proud to share a year of impactful enforcement actions and successful resolutions that protected […]
From Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist Eric Allie:
From the Cary Fire Protection District: Working Fire at Mulberry Lane Residence On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 3:55 p.m., the Cary Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 1300 block of Mulberry Lane in Cary for a reported residential structure fire. […]