From Eric Allie, Illinois Policy Institute caertoonist:
He can still be a jailhouse lawyer.
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
Frpm the Huntley Fire Protection Distric: Vehicle accident in the 10300 block of Seeman Road The Huntley Fire Protection District responded to an accident with injuries on Seeman Road, south of Church Road, in rural Huntley. Upon arrival, fire crews found a […]
From the From the Rural Fire Protection District Collect for Crystal Lake Food Pantry: Partnership With Prairie Grove CSD 46 Collects Nearly 4000 Items for Food Pantry The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District is proud to announce the extraordinary results of a […]
Here’s the language in the new Chicago-dominated mass transit authority: (70 ILCS 3615/5.05) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 705.05)Sec. 5.05. Opt Out. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the County Board of the County of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, […]
From the Cary Police comes this report of a Chicago man stopped for registration plate being improperly displayed;
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: On Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Huntley Fire Protection District responded to two separate serious crashes on Interstate 90 in the eastbound lanes, one at mile marker 48 and the other at mile marker 47. The […]
Satnaam Singh Mago (D, unincorporated Wayne) withdrew his candidacy for the 33rd Senate District Democratic primary. This leaves Michele Clark (D, Algonquin), the Director of Development for the D300 Food Pantry, unopposed and free to raise money while Republicans have a contested […]
Found in a Lee County, Florida, paper:
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office has determined the cause and manner of death of Yeisemar Morales-Sanchez, age 20 of Crystal Lake and Kirby Graham, age 32 of Grayslake. Both were determined to have passed […]
From the Huntley Police: Huntley Police Reminds Drivers: This Thanksgiving, Buckle Up and Drive Sober Huntley, IL – This Thanksgiving, the Huntley Police Department is joining the Illinois State Police and localpartners to keep holiday travel safe. Our “Click It or Ticket” […]
From the campaign of Republican candidate for State Comptroller Bryan Drew: All Democrat Candidates for Comptroller at Forum Openly Support Multiple Tax Hikes on Working Families This Includes Supporting a Revival of the Progressive Tax, Which Illinoisans Already Soundly Defeated BENTON, IL […]
Black Box ad for City of Crystal Lake reports it is seeking a 2.9% increase in property taxes:
UPDATE: Sentenced to five years in state prison, ex-Crystal Lake City Clerk Nic Kachiroubas could re-gain his freedom in a fifteen months. Here’s the math: = = = = = Ex-Crystal Lake City Clerk Nick Kachiroubas received a sentence of five years […]
From the Daily Herald:
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL JURY IN CHICAGO CONVICTS MAN OF ORCHESTRATING $14 MILLION CRYPTOCURRENCY FRAUD CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a Texas man of fraud for orchestrating a cryptocurrency scheme that bilked nearly 1,000 investors out of […]
From the U.S. Attorney in Urbana comes this press release about a crime often prosecuted by McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese: lllinois, Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Charges, Including Drug-Induced Homicide URBANA, Ill. – A federal jury returned eight guilty verdicts […]
The compromise passed after my internet returned just before to 10 was on a motion by Brian Sager to levy the 2.9% CPI, plus new growth. (Sager did not vote for his motion, favoring even higher taxes.) This was a backing down […]
My internet died before the discussion on the County levy. Now about 9 o’clock the Board has dead-locked. Here is the lasted vote to approve the so-called lookback with County Board members up for election appearing nervous. Let’s look at the Democrats […]
I can’t find the Democrats’ press release, but its listing of County Board candidates in every district does a good job of telegraphing where efforts will be put in 2026: The Democratic Party of McHenry County is proud to announce our slate […]
The McHenry County Board will meet tonight to finalize next year’s real estate tax levy. You can leave a message a message here. It will not necessarily reach your County Board member, however. If you know their names, you can find their […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog comes this post about Rocío Cleveland, one Republican candidate to represent Algonquin Township and points southeast into Chicago: Love her or hate her, Rocío Cleveland earns media People who are following Illinois politics closely and have heard […]
From the Department of Homeland Security comes news of these two arrested by ICE in Illinois: But consider this padding in the press release:
From John Lopez: From Cody Holt for state Senate campaign Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CnUhJX1gP/): For fifteen years, my entire adult life, I have fought for the conservative cause in Illinois. I have never hidden behind anyone. When I filed objections in the past, […]
From the Crystal Lake Police: Crystal Lake Police Conduct Crash Investigation Crystal Lake, IL – On Sunday, November 16, 2025, at approximately 5:02 p.m., Crystal Lake Police and Fire/Rescue responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries on U.S. Route […]
From the Darren Bailey for Governor campaign: Darren Bailey: Drug incident at Pinckneyville prisons exposes Pritzker’s incompetence Louisville, IL — A drug-related incident at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center is yet another example of the total breakdown happening under Governor JB Pritzker’s watch, […]
The meetings are now being livestreamed. Access can be gained by going to the McHenry County Meeting Portal. Time was during COVID that one had to attend in person to find out what was going on.
We the People, McHenry County, invites citizens to Galati’s in Cary to hear those who have announced their intention to run for Chairman and Vice Chairman of the McHenry County Republican Party. McHenry County GOP Chair & Vice Chair Candidate Forum 11/17/25 […]
From GOP congressional hopeful Charlie Kim: