From McHenry County: McHENRY COUNTY URGES FLOODING PREPAREDNESSWITH INCOMING STORMS 5 PM storm map on April 17, 2026. WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County Emergency Agency encourages residents in flood-prone areas along the Fox River to protect their properties and monitor well and […]
From the JB Pritzker Administration, but not that nor he the Governor nor the Lt. Governor are quoted: Small Decrease in Payroll Jobs, Slight Increase in Unemployment Rate in February SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the […]
The Central Committee of the Republican Party convened last night to elect officers. The results are Hendricks is a McHenry County Board member, having been elected twice. He is an attorney. Donald will serve his second term as Vice Chairman. He laid […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Chicago Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for conspiring to provide material […]
From the State’s Attorney: STATE’S ATTORNEY RAISES CONCERNS AS 12-TIME REPEAT FELONY THEFT OFFENDER RELEASED UNDER SAFE-T ACT McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that Jordan Pena, 32, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, was released from custody following his appearance in […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael, announced that his office was contacted on April 13, 2026 by the Spring Grove Police Department to investigate the death of Kyriakos (K.C.) Iatropoulos, age 35, of Spring Grove. Mr. Iatropoulos was found at […]
From The Center Square: Pritzker wants Bears legislation to move faster; tax questions loom large (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he would like the General Assembly to move faster on legislation for the Chicago Bears, but questions about taxation […]
Thirty-two miles of McHenry County roads will be re-surfaced this year. Estimated to cost $6.6 million, 32.4 miles of road will be re-surfaced. The recommended award amount is $6,238,188.50, which is the low bid. The engineer’s estimate was $7,330,246.60. The $6.6 million […]
From State Senator Dave Syverson:
Frm the Village of Algonwuin: Cornish Park Closed as Village Monitors Fox River Conditions Village monitoring rising river levels; precautionary measures underway ALGONQUIN, IL – The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for the Fox River in Algonquin. The river […]
The bill passed the State Senate with no Republicans speaking against it. You may remember the recent takedown of legislation by Thomas Hamson: Democrats voted for the bill, Republicans against,
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN ADMITS TO FELONIOUSLY USING HIS VEHICLE TO IMPEDE, INTIMIDATE, AND INTERFERE WITH THE WORK OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AGENTS DURING OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ CHICAGO – A man has admitted in federal court that he used his vehicle to […]
A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the research on who will be running the Republican Party for the next four years. Winners are in boldface type. Only four of the seventeen were incumbents: Larry Smith was an incumbent but, he lost […]
From Facebook: Joan McCarthy Lasonde 9th District State Central Committeewoman sntopderSo41gmh2c1iht073t57m1fh6mtu0f67flg8l80gcflat186348g9 · Thank you to the 9th District Republican Committeeman and women who overwhelmingly re-elected me as State Central Committeewoman! It is truly an honor to serve the 9th district and the Republican […]
From the U.S. Attorney: TEXAS MAN WHO ORCHESTRATED $20 MILLION CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAM SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON CHICAGO — A Texas man who orchestrated a cryptocurrency scam that bilked nearly 1,000 investors out of more than $20 million has been […]
From McHenry County Right-to-Life: After much prayer, discernment, and thoughtful consideration, we are writing to share an important and exciting step forwart. Right to Life of McHenry County will be transitioning its mission and operations under The Mission of Cor Jesu in Woodstock. This […]
Matthew Irsay will continue to sere on the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District, according to the latest McHenry County Board meeting agenda. This Baxter and Woodman engineer has posted this on his LinkedIn account: “Detail-oriented and forward-thinking public works and wastewater […]
From the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Police Obtain Arrest Warrants for Burglary Investigation Crystal Lake, IL – On Friday, February 20th, at approximately 6:56 a.m., Crystal Lake Police respondedto a burglar alarm at 435 Angela Lane. Upon arrival, it was […]
From the Internal Revenue Service:
From The Center Square: Senator says taxpayers fleeced by corrections department (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections is facing questions over its failure to comply with state law while spending hundreds of millions of dollars on overtime. The Legislative […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute: Drivers paid nearly $27 billion in tolls from 2024 back to 1973, the year the roads were to become toll-free. Now the largest passenger toll hike in Illinois history is possible. In the 53 years since they […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Attempted Carjacking at Suburban Chicago Gas Station Leads to Nearly Six-Year Federal Prison Sentence CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for attempting to carjack a vehicle at gunpoint while the […]
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain a former State Representative, got the gift of freedom through a decision of the Chicago Federal Court of Appeals. Both will get new trials, if the U.S. Attorney decides to prosecute.
From the State’s Attorney: MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD FOR LAST THREE YEARS ORDERED DETAINED McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb has granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Juan […]
From The Center Square: Illinois has most government units, but consolidation brings challenges (The Center Square) – A new report says Illinois is among the most fragmented states in the nation when it comes to local government, but consolidation is not always […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Darren Bailey calls out Trump, but things go sideways Over the weekend, President Trump wrote a long angry diatribe directed at the Pope. He also posted an AI generated cartoon of himself that some believe […]
I really screwed up on an article about partisan turnouts for McHenry County Board in Districts 7 and 8. In a true apples and oranges “analysis” (sic), i reported that Republicans in both districts were outvoted by the Democrat. So, let’s take […]
From the minutes of the McHenry County Board of Healht: Joseph Clarke President Kyle Marcussen Vice President Cecelia Carman, BSN, RN Secretary Barbara Amsler, MD Treasurer Pamela Althoff County Board Liaison Sarah Holifield, MSN, BSN, RN […]