From the State’s Attorney: LAKE IN THE HILLS MAN DETAINED ON CHARGES OF PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST TWO VICTIMS McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announces that on February 13, 2026, the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s petition to […]
A Friend of McHenry County Blog sent this candidate pitch from about 1978: I got the Director of the Conservation Department out to look at what is now Three Oaks Recreation Area. Included in my vision was an area where periodically a […]
Look at this photo in today’s internet feed on article: One would think a more attractive photo of Republican Congressman Darin LaHood could be found.
From Facebook comes this video of McHenry County school walkouts that identifies two adults who appear to be organizers: Check it out. https://www.facebook.com/reel/7692525328961 From the video is this photo::
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From Evanston Now: Tammy Duckworth and Melissa Bean are the latest two members of the Democratic Party Establishment to back Danial Biss in the 9th Congressional District race.
This was an internal poll by Biss.
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: 2500 Block Freedom Dr – McHenry Structure Fire On February 14, 2026, at approximately 1:52 a.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to a reported structure fire in the 2500 block of N. […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood, Moore Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to Housing for Foster Youth Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-04) introduced the Foster Youth Housing Opportunity Act. This legislation aims to help youth transitioning out of foster […]
Here is the order: Now there are three men and one woman. As I have written before Brown was the only 11th District candidate I got a photo of at the Marengo parade. Charlie Kim was there, but I didn’t get a […]
From the Crystal Lake Police: Crystal Lake Police Make Criminal Damage to Property Arrest On February 12, 2026, at approximately 11:28 pm, the Crystal Lake Police Department responded to the 600 block of Tomahawk Lane for a reported crash involving a pickup […]
From the Village of Johnsburg: Congratulation’s New Employee – Ethan J. Hoffman With the upcoming retirement of Village Administrator Claudett Sofiakis this summer, current Assistant Village Administrator Vinny LaMontagna will be assuming the role of Village Administrator. After an extensive interview process, we […]
From Illinois House Republicans: The Michael Madigan playbook is still largely in place in the Statehouse. One year after Madigan’s conviction, House Republicans have introduced numerous anti-corruption measures, but Democrats continue to drag their feet on ethics reform. Illinoisans deserve better accountability […]
From The Center Squire: Lawmaker says Illinois behind 44 states in legislative transparency (The Center Square) – Illinois House Minority Leader Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, is renewing her bid to increase transparency in state government by making live legislative committee hearings available to […]
From Attom: Percentage of Seriously Underwater Properties: 3 percent of mortgaged residential properties, where the combined estimated loan balances are at least 25 percent more than the property’s estimated market value… Below is the complete state-by-state ranking for the fourth quarter of 2025, […]
From the Village of Lakewood comes most of the information: Vehicle Stickers Replaced with Yearly Fee issu Village police are not allowed to go on one’s property for inspections. The only enforcement mechanism is finding those without stickers in public park or […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police: And, also art Marlowe Middle School:
From the U.S. Attrorney: FEDERAL JUDGE SENTENCES MAN TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROBBING UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CARRIER IN CHICAGO Federal Judge Sentences Man to More Than Four Years in Prison for Robbing United States Postal Service Carrier […]
From a Sue Ness email: 2026 Primary Endorsements…
From the U.S. Attorney: Man Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine ROCKFORD — A Crystal Lake, Ill., man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. JAMES ETTLESON, 39, pleaded […]
From the U.S. Attorney: TWO FOREIGN NATIONALS INDICTED IN CHICAGO AS PART OF $10 MILLION HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME CHICAGO — Two foreign nationals participated in a $10 million scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and private insurers for nonexistent health care services, […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Crash Sends Vehicle into Pond in Del Webb On Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 9:45 a.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District and Huntley Police Department responded to the area of W. River Park Drive and Del Webb […]
From the Huntley Police Department: Child Sexual Abuse Materials Arrest The Huntley Police Department announces the arrest of John T. Ruffalo (20 years old) of the 10800 block of Grand Canyon Ave, Huntley, IL, on 17 counts of possession and distribution of […]
McHenry County Clerk & Recorder Joe Tirio had a bit more than $39,700 in his Political Action Committee as of the end of 2025. He is facing Democrat Bill McNeese. McNeese is on the ballot for Democratic Party Precinct Committeeperson in Crystal […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Brush Fire Along Route 47 On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 11:47 a.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 8400 block of North Route 47 for a reported brush fire with a wood […]
From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: Year-to-year unemployment rate increased in 11 of Illinois’ 12 metro areas From December 2024 to December 2025, Illinois’ overall unemployment rate rose from 4.3% to 4.8% when counted by metro area. This increase hit every metro area except […]
From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: Tax Your Campfires? When it comes to staying warm, some Illinois House Democrats seem determined to make it as expensive as possible. First came their massive energy rate hike last fall. Now, Representative Briel is proposing legislation […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FOREIGN NATIONAL RESIDING IN CHICAGO SUBURB INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BRINGING ILLEGAL ALIENS INTO UNITED STATES AND FORCING THEM TO WORK CHICAGO — A foreign national residing in a Chicago suburb has been indicted in federal court for allegedly […]
From McHenry County: Regional Office of Education Seeking Sponsors for 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Regional Office of Education is seeking generous, community-minded sponsors to help send the winner of the McHenry County Regional Spelling Bee […]