From the McHenry County Transportation Departmnt: McHenry County Division of Transportation Closes River Road as Water Rises WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) is closing River Road near Moraine Hills State Park due to rising waters that are […]
From the U.S. Attorney: TWO KENTUCY MEN PLEAD GUILTY TO OPERATINGNEARLY $12 MILLION FRAUDULENT LOAN PROGRAM ROCKFORD — Two men from Kentucky have pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges for operating a scheme that caused borrowers, lenders, and investors to turn over […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: 4400 Block Parkway Ave Fire On April 9th, 2026, at approximately 02:20 a.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to a reported structure fire in the 4400 block of W. Parkway Avenue in McHenry. […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Man Found Dead in Brittany Bend Home On Monday, April 20, 2026, at 1:07 p.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded to the 1000 block of Brittany Bend in […]
From the U.S. Attorney: LEADER OF CHICAGO STREET GANG SENTENCED TO LIFE IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR PARTICIPATING IN RACKETEERING CONSPIRACY INVOLVING MULTIPLE MURDERS CHICAGO — A leader of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang in Chicago has been sentenced to life in […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From State Senator Darby Hills: You Asked / We Acted – Flooding Impacts Local Communities Along Fox River and Chain O’ Lakes As you know, communities across our region are facing significant flooding following heavy rains, high winds, and rising water levels […]
From the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department: Structure Fire Crystal Lake, IL – Crystal Lake Fire Rescue (CLFR) was dispatched for a smoke investigation in the 100block of College Street. The first arriving fire crew reported light smoke showing from the south […]
Gathered around a table at the old VFW in Woodstock, elected Precinct Committee Persons named their officer for the next two years. Starting with the man in plaid, Mark Seaquist, going around the table are Andy Glab, unidentified man in blue, Helen […]
McHenry County school districts and other lesser tax districts are seeking $1,045,822,275.61. Last year the taxing request was $1,001,277,443.06. When I was County Treasurer in 1970, we collected about $20 million. Here is who will pay what separated by type of real […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FORMER CFO OF CHICAGO-AREA COMPANY’S SUBSIDIARY CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT CHICAGO — A federal jury in Chicago has convicted the former Chief Financial Officer of a Chicago-area company’s subsidiary on fraud charges for embezzling more than $1 million. TINA […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: On Tuesday, April 21st at 7PM, the City of Crystal Lake, its Mayor and Council Members, will be bringing to a vote the matter of “Purchase of Real Property”. [That’s it. The whole notice to […]
From the McHenry County Department of Transportation: McHenry County Division of Transportation Monitors Rising WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) is closely monitoring County Roadways as rising water levels begin to encroach on the pavement. Water has begun […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on April 8, 2026, at around 4:30 pm by Woodstock Police Department to investigate the death of Adam Feltner, age 51. The decedent was discovered at a […]
Jeanne Ives spotted this ill-conceived bill, co-sponsored by Crystal Lake State Rep. Sue Ness: If HB1429 becomes law, it would turn public spaces in Illinois into homeless encampments. The bill allows the homeless to occupy playgrounds, parkways, forest preserves, your neighborhood park, or other […]
Here’s the part of Rawson Bridge Road that is impassible because of Fox River Flooding: Image from Google Maps, taken in normal times.
Frpm the Crystal Lake Fire/Rescur Department: Structure Fire – 91 N. Oak St, Crystal Lake Crystal Lake, IL – Crystal Lake Fire Rescue (CLFR) was dispatched to the 100 block of N Oak for a structure fire. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue […]
Take a look at the agenda and judge for yourself: This caught my eye:
State law mandates oversight of the spending of Motor Fuel Taxes sent to township road districts. Here are the amounts of what approved after bid opening on March 4th: Details can be found here. They go down to expenditures of under $50.
Consider this topic from NPR: FISA fight: House Republican leaders were unable to unite their razor-thin majority to pass an extension of a controversial surveillance program, instead settling for a short-term stopgap extension through the end of this month. The government says the program — […]
UPDATE: Below is a photo of the machine, which is called a Sandbagger: From the Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Danijela Sandberg: Algonquin Township Road District Responds to Flooding and Severe Weather Impacts Algonquin Township, IL — The Algonquin Township Road District is actively […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police: 1000 Viewpoint Drive.
From The Center Square: Illinois lawmakers seek to eliminate state diversity commission Illinois Diversity Commission Dodges The Center Square’s Questions Again (The Center Square) — An Illinois state commission has failed its mission to aid businesses owned by racial minorities, women and […]
From Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoonist Eric Allie:
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Vehicle Leaves Route 14, Damages Multiple Vehicles in Parking Lot On Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 12:34 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 14 and W. Lake Shore […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Village of Algonquin: Fox River Flooding Update #2 Flood Warning Issued by National Weather Service ALGONQUIN, IL – The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Fox River at the Algonquin tailwater affecting Kane and McHenry Counties. […]
This message from the Village of Lakewood to residents of the part of Lakewood between Crystal Lake the Crystal Lake Country Club: In the Gates area – please reduce water usage. Storm update from Public Works: As of 3:30 am Saturday April […]
From The Center Square: Illinois GOP aims to keep power plants open, increase charge transparency (The Center Square) – As closure of coal and natural gas powered energy plants loom, a group of GOP lawmakers have called for major shifts in Illinois’ […]