From State Rep. Steve Reick: Pritzker Profile in Political Courage: Prevarication on Education Tax Credit On July 4, 2025, the FY2025 Reconciliation Act was signed into federal law. Among its provisions, the law created a federally funded tax credit scholarship program for elementary and secondary education that […]
From State Rep. Marty McLaughlin: State Representative Martin McLaughlin to Democrat Lawmakers: “Restore Local Tax Dollars – Stop the Empty Promises, Lower Property Taxes Now!” State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R–52nd District) is calling on Illinois Democrats to immediately restore the local share […]
From the Cary Fire Protection District: Debris Fire on Rawson Bridge Road On Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at 9:13 p.m., the Cary Fire Protection District was dispatched for a reported structure fire near the intersection of Rawson Bridge Road and Beach Way […]
From the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District: Twin Babies Delivered During Ambulance Transport Just after 7:00 a.m. this morning, Nunda Rural Fire Protection District crews were called to a home on Riverside Drive for what initially sounded like a routine call for […]
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN CHARGED WITH SIXTH DUI AFTER HE LEFT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo granted the State’s petition […]
Making little capitalists out of America’s youth is how I see the $1,000 Trump accounts contained in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” Previously Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dell announced they would $250 to every newborn in areas where the median income is $150,000 […]
From 9th District Democratic Party congressional district hopeful Bushra Amiwala comes this ad featuring flashing “No’s” and “Yes’”
From State Rep. Steve Reick: Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, Part 2: The Brave New World of Batteries In my last Reick Report I discussed recent “energy” legislation passed in the October veto session. I put “energy” in parentheses because the bill […]
Don’t know where this article and photo will show up in the paper version of the Chicago Tribune, but it was worth an afternoon email to subscribers. Note who is in focus in this photo:
You may have noticed that on McHenry County Blog’s masthead is an image of a skier jumping in Fox River Grove at Norge. It’s there because it the only well-know unique event/place in McHenry County. This weekend is the time to view […]
From The Center Square Commissioners make $150k but aren’t required to work full time and some have outside jobs When I worked for the Illinois Department of Central Management Services as a management consultant, the woman in charge of promoting Women- and […]
From the State’s Attorney: JURY FINDS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED FELON GUILTY OF ARMED VIOLENCE, MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES AFTER THREE-DAY TRIAL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on January 14, 2026, John T. Boland, 39, of Antioch, Illinois, was found guilty […]
From the Don Tracy for Senator campaign: Don Tracy: Working Families Are Getting Relief Thanks to Common-Sense Tax Cuts Democrats Opposed SPRINGFIELD — According to new data from the Tax Foundation and the Internal Revenue Service, millions of working Americans are receiving larger tax refunds this year […]
From the Darren Bailey campaign: New Poll Shows Darren Bailey/Aaron Del Mar ticket with commanding lead in GOP Primary Louisville, IL – New internal polling of likely Republican primary voters confirms that Darren Bailey is the clear frontrunner in the Illinois Republican primary for Governor. […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Here are the latest numbers for campaign funds for the four gubernatorial candidates: In the lead: Ted Dabrowski – $1,245,627.27 Rick Heidner: $1,160,026.06 Odd about Heidner: $1,050,000 self funded between him and his wife. His […]
The Lake County News-Sun reports that McHenry County Invisible set up an event at an unnamed McHenry Church with incumbent 10th District Congressman Brad Schneider. a Democrat. Schneider asked for the list of those who had signed up. (Sounds like what University […]
From State Rep. Joe Sosnowski: Affordability Needs Accountability One of my main priorities this session is Affordability. Myself, along with House Minority Leader Tony McCombie stood beside Assistant Leader Amy Elik a to talk about delivering affordability to Illinois families. “House Republicans […]
From State Senator Darby Hill: Upcoming Foster Care and Adoption 101 Seminar I’m proud to partner with Let It Be Us and fellow legislators for a Foster Care and Adoption 101 Seminar on January 31st from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Libertyville […]
From Richard Rostron, The Response Reporter seems to think it’s racist for people to have white babies According to Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer for Salon magazine, three pregnant women in the White House is nothing more than “a hateful project […]
From Unleash Prosperity Hotline Issue #1437: Blue States Keep Shrinking Red states are likely to gain NINE more electoral votes and House seats after the 2030 Census if present population trends continue. This analysis from the demographic group ESRI shows Minnesota losing only […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CO-CREATOR OF DARK WEB MARKETPLACE PLEADS GUILTY IN CHICAGO TO FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY CHARGE CHICAGO — A Virginia man who co-created and operated “Empire Market”—a dark web marketplace that enabled users to anonymously buy and sell illegal goods […]
From the U.S. Attorney: SUBURBAN CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED TO 48 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SEXUALLY EXPLOITING A MINOR CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 48 years in federal prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexually […]
From the Cary Police:
From Rod McCulloch: RAJA MAINTAINS LEAD IN SENATE RACE Krishnamoorthi’s total ticks up, Stratton leapfrogs into second place, Kelly numbers crater As the leading Democratic candidates for US Senate participated in the first official debate of the primary, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi leads […]
FJohn L. Lieb, Past President, McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association: “2025 McHenry County Officer of the Year” &“2025 McHenry County Unit Citation” Award On Friday, January 23rd, 2026, the McHenry County Chiefs of Police Association (MCCPA) hosted its annual McHenry County […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: Woodlawn Park Fire At approximately 10:12 p.m. on Sunday, January 25, 2026, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded to a reported structure fire in the 1600 block of N. Woodlawn Park Avenue in unincorporated […]
The following memo from State Board of Elections campaign disclosure leader Tom Newman explains why Meyers was thrown off the ballot: State Rep. Steve Reick’s Democratic Party Opponent Thrown Off the Ballot
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
With Democrat Briand Meyers toss off the November ballot State Rep. Steve Reick is assured of re-election. The Democrats really don’t like Reick, partially because of his attacking them at the swearing-in ceremony and, I would image his cogent evisceration of extreme […]
The GOP Information Project did what other counties Republican Party did. The organization sponsored forum to which all gubernatorial candidates were invited. Three came: One did not: A Friend of McHenry County Blog brought to my attention that Bailey had nothing else […]