From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Gubernatorial hopeful James Mendrick pauses politics I was at an event that Sheriff James Mendrick was at on October 24 and he says he is pausing politics until after the funeral of Darren Bailey’s son, daughter-in-law, […]
Reports are that Springfield Democrats intend to carve a district in which Republican incumbent Darin LaHood could be successfully challenged. None of the aspiring Democrats, however, seem to be able to raise much money. Candidate financial totals Incumbent Candidate Party Total receipts […]
From the State’s Attorney: LAWRENCE M. ROOT SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on October 23, 2025, Lawrence M. Root, 51, of Island Lake, Illinois, was […]
From the State’s Attorney: MOTHER, SON SENTENCED TO A COMBINED THIRTY YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DELIVERY AND POSSESSION OF FENTANYL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that Gloria Gastelum, 55, and her son German Vargas, 34, […]
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN WHO DISTRIBUTED CHILD PORNOGRAPHY McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s motion to deny pretrial release for Alexander Grant, […]
Musical Bingo. Who would have thought? Crystal Lake Kiwanis member Jack Heisler passed away recently. He was active in the Bethany Lutheran Church’s Scouting program. In honor of his service the upcoming October 24th Singo event’s proceeds will go to that church’s […]
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss wore a mask when he confronted ICE officers. It can’t be because he wanted to hide his identity. If that were the goal, he would not have sent out this photo in Thursday’s daily email.
Last year the McHenry County Republican Party supported imposition of a quarter of a cent sales tax with the promise that the $11.8 million levied for the Mental Health Board would disappear. McHenry County Republican Headquarters, spring of 2014. The levy was […]
Also opposing the imposition of the so-called “lookback budget” ar the McHenry County Board meeting was Trout Valley’s Bruce Johnson. Johnson is the Algonquin Township Republican Party Chairman and the leader of We the People, McHenry County. Here is what he said:
From the Huntley Police: Child Pornography Arrest The Huntley Police Department announces the arrest of Alexander Grant (45 years old) of Ramsdell Street, Huntley, IL, for 13 counts of Child Pornography. In July 2025, the Batavia Police Department provided the Huntley Police […]
Incumber Member of Congress Bill Schneider has drawn a Democratic Party primary opponent, but Morgan Coghill hasn’t raised much money. Candidate financial totals Incumbent Candidate Party Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Source reports SCHNEIDER, BRADLEY S. DEMOCRATIC PARTY $1,587,464.88 $1,048,676.96 […]
From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN ACCUSED OF INTENTIONALLY SETTING FIRE TO CAR IN HARVARD McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s motion to deny […]
Former State Rep. Jill Zwick has passed away. When I decided to run against Bob McClory in 1980, Jill and Dick Klemm were the Republicans who won in the three-member district. Jill came in well ahead of Klemm in the Republican primary. […]
From Darren Bailey: Louisville, IL — The Darren Bailey/Aaron Del Mar campaign is issuing the following statement following the horrific death of Zach Bailey, his wife and two of his three children in a helicopter accident in Montana. Statement from the Darren […]
From the Algonquin Police: Personal Injury Accident Compton and Mahogany Drive Algonquin, Illinois – October 22, 2025 – At approximately 5:07 p.m., Algonquin Police Officers, along with personnel from the Algonquin–Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, responded to a report of […]
Here are the results of campaign finance reporting for the third quarter of 2025: Candidate financial totals Incumbent Candidate Party Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Source reports FOSTER, G. WILLIAM (BILL) DEMOCRATIC PARTY $1,018,741.38 $519,426.13 $2,049,879.91 Coverage ending: 09/30/2025View all […]
Below is a YouTube presentation of Kirk Donald’s comments to the McHenry County Board on Tuesday night. I was posted by John Pletz. The McHenry County Board voted on Tuesday night to put on public view a tax levy that is 13% […]
From the Defenders of McHenry County: Keeping Children Safe from Toxic Pavement Sealants A BMP* Talk & Tour of 2025 will be held on October 24th from 1-3 pm at the Crystal Lake School District 47 CORE Building, 300 Commerce Dr, Crystal Lake. […]
From the Evanston Roundtable comes these poll results for the 9th Congressional District Democratic Party Primary: The weighted text message poll of 917 likely Democratic voters was conducted from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16 by MDW Communications, a Florida-based political advertising firm that ran […]
From the Sheriff: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Hit-and-Run Crash near Huntley An 18-year-old Marengo man was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle in the 14900 block of Harmony Road, west of Briar Hill Road near Huntley. On Saturday, October 18, […]
From McHenry County: County Submits Balanced FY2026 Budget for Review WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Board has submitted a balanced 2026 budget for public review. The $288.8 million budget and the $73.8 million tax levy were put on 30-day review at […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: At approximately 2:20 a.m. today, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed and rolled over, with a person trapped, in the 900 Block of Center […]
Terra Nielson’s comments can be heard and viewed below in a YouTube video created by John Pletz: It seems to me in her excellent call for a flat levy that she has underestimated the levy increase, however. For background, you might want […]
The Northwest Herald’s lead story on its email feed today is that the Crystal Lake Park Board is not interested in buying Healthbridge. This is the facility that apparently could not break even after Northwestern Medical bought Centegra. This is not new […]
That’s what 9th Congressional District Democratic Party candidate Hoan Huynh, a State Representative, is saying. He even got free advertising on ABC: Hoan Huynh on Channel 7. The Chicago Sun-Times story is here.
The McHenry County Board placed on public view its proposed tax levy for the year starting on December 1st. $73,802,726 is the amount requested. Compare that to last year’s levy: $65,208,205.21 That’s a 13.2% increase. Truly remarkable, considering the Board promised to […]
From the Fire Protection District: At approximately 2:40 p.m. today, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to areport of a vehicle that had crashed into a building in the 400 block of Scotland Road in the Village ofLakemoor. Crews arrived […]
From Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy: Don Tracy Denounces House Democrats’ Gerrymandering Scheme Targeting Rep. Darin LaHood SPRINGFIELD – With less than two weeks until the candidate filing deadline, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Washington Democrats are pushing a mid-decade redraw of Illinois’ […]
From the Sheriff’s Office: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Crash Involving Farm Equipment A 36-year-old Hebron man was seriously injured following a vehicle crash involving farm equipment on Thayer Road west of Illinois Route 47 in unincorporated McHenry County. On Monday, October 20, 2025, […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police Department: Lake in the Hills Police Department awarded IDOT traffic enforcement grant We are proud to announce the Lake in the Hills Police Department has been awarded a federal fiscal year 2026 Sustained Traffic Enforcement […]