From Oakwood Hills: 1. Group Communications- Concerns/Updates a. Review of May’s meeting notes. b. Proposed New Organization Chart -Roles and Responsibilities c. CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) i. Lighting and Visibility ii. Walk-the-Block-Assessment iii. Seasonal Crime Trends d. In observation of […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: I was hopeful the legislature would have success when I learned a simplified proposal to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois was coming forward in the final hours of session. Typically I would frown upon a bill […]
From the McHenry County Department of Transportation: Union Pacific to Perform a Temporary Closure of Country Club Road for Railroad Crossing Work WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation announces that Union Pacific will be performing a temporary closure of […]
From the State’s Attorney: STATE’S ATTORNEY SECURES DETENTION OF WOODSTOCK MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING WOMAN, CRASHING INTO FAMILY HOME McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Michael Feetterer granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release […]
From Jeanne ives’ Breakthrough Ideas: “…on Friday, while we were interviewing Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith about the Bears deal, the Bears organization put out their announcement about proceeding with a stadium in Indiana and answered exactly how the financing would work. In a […]
From the U.S. Attorney: ILLINOIS INVESTMENT ADVISOR INDICTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SWINDLING CLIENTS IN PONZI SCHEME CHICAGO — An Illinois investment advisor has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling at least three clients in a Ponzi […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SELLING HEROIN AND COCAINE ON THE DARK WEB CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking […]
From the U.S. Attorney: ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORD SENTENCED TO 14 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR UNLAWFULLY RE-ENTERING UNITED STATES AFTER MULTIPLE DEPORTATIONS CHICAGO — An illegal alien with an extensive criminal record has been sentenced to more than a year […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Bears: Sour Note as Session Adjourns for Summer I was hopeful when I learned a simplified proposal would be coming forward in the final hours of session that would aim to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois. […]
From The Center Square: Lawmaker blasts reports of ‘equitable assessments’ at medical school (The Center Square) – Illinois State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican physician and graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, sharply criticized reports that the school is […]
From Jeanne Ives Breakthrough Ideas: Indiana is a well-run state and can readily afford to invest in projects like the Bears. A few more important facts about Indiana v. Illinois: Budget mismanagement compounds on itself, and Illinois is proof of that on […]
From State Rep. Marty McLaughlin:
From Illinois Policy cartoonist Eric Allie:
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Driver Extricated Following Rollover Crash on St. Johns Road On Saturday, June 6, 2026, at 10:37 a.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 1000 block of St. Johns Road following reports of a vehicle crash with […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood, Feenstra, Sewell, Evans Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Manufacturing and Agriculture Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Dwight Evans (PA-03) reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act to help small and medium manufacturers […]
From Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy: Tracy Statement on Bears Leaving Chicago CHICAGO — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy released the following statement regarding reports that the Chicago Bears are moving to Indiana: “For years, Democrat politicians like Governor Pritzker, Chicago […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police: Blue Envelope Program debuts in Lake in the Hills LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — A voluntary nationwide initiative designed to improve communications and promote positive interactions between police officers and individuals on the autism […]
From the Cary Police;
From the State Fire Marshal: OSFM Announces $6 Million in Small Equipment Grants 260 fire departments/districts and EMS providers awarded grants Springfield, Ill – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) announced today the recipients of the 2026 Small Equipment […]
From the Illinois Family Institute: The Speech of the Weekend by David Curtin One of the more memorable moments of the final weekend came from Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Louisville) during budget debate (SB 3019). If you’ve ever seen floor debates, particularly House floor debates, you […]
The Democrats’ budget for next year has lots of pork. Each State Representative got $1.5 million. Unfortunately, the budget does not identify what legislators put what items in budget to curry favor with their constituents. Going by the locations, I’m guessing the […]
From the U.S. Atttorney: MAN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 26 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR USING THE DARK WEB TO DISTRIBUTE NARCOTICS CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison for distributing drugs through a dark […]
From Crystal Lake Police: Crystal Lake Police Aggravated Battery Arrest On June 4th, 2026, at approximately 12:00 AM, Crystal Lake Police responded to the 0-100 block of E. Woodstock Street in reference to a subject who reported being battered by a subject […]
From The Center Square: Nearly 100,000 Illinois Uber, Lyft drivers may soon be able to unionize (The Center Square) – A proposal that would allow many Uber and Lyft drivers to form a sector-wide union and engage in collective bargaining passed the […]
From the Virtual Capitalist: Note that all state’s around Illinois have lower unemployment rates. When putting them in rank order, as Unleash Prosperity Hotline #1526 did, at least Illinois is not the worst:
Frmo the campaign of Collin Corbett: Poll Shows 90% of Hoffman Estates Residents Oppose Additional Data Center Independent Candidate for Governor Collin Corbett Points to Rising Energy Costs and Unchecked Data Center Growth Under Pritzker That Has Soured Illinoisans’ Desire for More […]
Here are the line items I was able to find with a McHenry County connection in House Bill 111, the Democrat’s budget bill: p 842 Family Health Partnership in Crystal Lake………..500,000 p1052 $6,000,000 reappropriated to Algonquin for water infrastructure improvements p1202 $5,049,319 […]
I did some searching in the Democrats’ appropriations bill and found $500,000 to help pay for Crystal Lake’s purchase of the failed Healthbridge. The total purchase price has been reported to be $4.2 million. One Crystal Lake critic of the proposed purchase […]
From the Cary Police: The police tell me he entered the wrong apratment.