From the National Association of Realtors: 12.5% of Homeowners in Illinois Will Face a Hidden Home Equity Tax If They Sell By The Realtor.com Team n Illinois, homeowners who’ve spent decades paying off their mortgage are learning that selling could come with an unexpected […]
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McHenry Cunty Board members Pam Althoff and Joe Gottemoller have scheduled a fundraiser on June 29th at the Cottage in Crystal Lake.
TFrom McHenry County GOPAC comes this invitation to a June 26th fundraiser Citizens of Danijela Sandberg at the Cary Country Club:
Banjs can make a lot of money with pubic money sitting in their coffers. School and library districts are making a fuss about the delay inn issuing Cook County taxes. When I was McHenry County Treasurer three out of four years I […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Democrats’ Tax Hikes Keep Coming as Transit Tax Increase Moves Forward Hours after Illinois Democrats pushed through more than $800 million in new taxes, another tax increase quietly advanced in the Chicago region. On June 1, the […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Two Drivers Injured in Crash North of Route 47 and Route 176 On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 12:35 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the area of Route 47 and Route 176 for a reported […]
From the Cary Police: The man was recognized by an officer and provided identification confirming that.
That’s the gist of today’s Chicago Tribune editorial. The paper even pulled editorial cartoonist Scott Santis into the subject: The article points to this California law: “California voters’ power comes from Proposition 218, the “Right to Vote on Taxes Act,” a constitutional […]
From the U.S. Attorney: EIGHTH DEFENDANT CHARGED AS PART OF FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO VIOLENT HOME INVASION IN WINNETKA, ILL. CHICAGO — An eighth defendant has been charged in federal court with robbery and kidnapping offenses for allegedly participating in a violent home […]
From State Rep. Sue Ness: Ness Sends Series of Bills to Governor’s Desk SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – On the heels of last week’s legislative session adjournment, state Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Carpentersville, is highlighting a series of bills passing both chambers, landing on Gov. […]
From tthe McHenry County Health Department: Mosquitoes in Fox River Grove test positive for West Nile Virus, First of 2026 MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) has confirmed that a mosquito pool collected from Fox River Grove on […]
From the McHenry Fire Protection District: MTFPD Fire Chief Transition After a 43-year career in the fire service, including 16 years with the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, Fire Chief Horist will retire effective Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Chief Horist began his […]
Both JB Pritzker and Rahm Emanuel are seeking the Democratic Party nomination for President. In yesterday’s Daily Herald, there is a long article allowing Emanuel to explain whey he decided not to seek the Chicago was considered a natural location for this […]
Found by a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Skillicorn will be remembered locally for refusing to allow Carolyn Schofield to take his place on the State Representative slot because she wasn’t conservative enough. And, then, refusing to campaign, allowing Democrat Sue Ness […]
From the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board: Illinois Law Enforcement Achieves Near Universal Compliance in Inaugural SAFE-T Act Training Verification Cycle SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) today announced near universal compliance among active-duty law […]
Word of another corked Cook Coiunty Democrat comes from the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL INDICTMENT CHARGES FORMER CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY DIRECTOR AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY OWNER WITH ENGAGING IN $4.8 MILLION KICKBACK SCHEME CHICAGO — A former property director for the Chicago Housing Authority […]
From Illinois Policy Institute: A list of laws Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed over a year ago take effect July 1. Here’s what you need to know. While Illinois families won’t see gas prices increase July 1, they will see a record $55.9 billion budget with over […]
From the campaign of Laurie Parman, Republican candidate for State Representative, running against Democrat Sue Ness: Assembly Cafe 901 West Main Street West Dundee IL Write Checks Payable to: Elect Laurie Parman 66 RSVP at: Electlaurieparman@gmail.com
From Oakwood Hills: 1. Group Communications- Concerns/Updates a. Review of May’s meeting notes. b. Proposed New Organization Chart -Roles and Responsibilities c. CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) i. Lighting and Visibility ii. Walk-the-Block-Assessment iii. Seasonal Crime Trends d. In observation of […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: I was hopeful the legislature would have success when I learned a simplified proposal to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois was coming forward in the final hours of session. Typically I would frown upon a bill […]
From the McHenry County Department of Transportation: Union Pacific to Perform a Temporary Closure of Country Club Road for Railroad Crossing Work WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation announces that Union Pacific will be performing a temporary closure of […]
From the State’s Attorney: STATE’S ATTORNEY SECURES DETENTION OF WOODSTOCK MAN ACCUSED OF BEATING WOMAN, CRASHING INTO FAMILY HOME McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Michael Feetterer granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release […]
From Jeanne ives’ Breakthrough Ideas: “…on Friday, while we were interviewing Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith about the Bears deal, the Bears organization put out their announcement about proceeding with a stadium in Indiana and answered exactly how the financing would work. In a […]
From the U.S. Attorney: ILLINOIS INVESTMENT ADVISOR INDICTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY SWINDLING CLIENTS IN PONZI SCHEME CHICAGO — An Illinois investment advisor has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling at least three clients in a Ponzi […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR SELLING HEROIN AND COCAINE ON THE DARK WEB CHICAGO — A Chicago man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking […]
From the U.S. Attorney: ILLEGAL ALIEN WITH EXTENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORD SENTENCED TO 14 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR UNLAWFULLY RE-ENTERING UNITED STATES AFTER MULTIPLE DEPORTATIONS CHICAGO — An illegal alien with an extensive criminal record has been sentenced to more than a year […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Bears: Sour Note as Session Adjourns for Summer I was hopeful when I learned a simplified proposal would be coming forward in the final hours of session that would aim to keep the Chicago Bears in Illinois. […]
From The Center Square: Lawmaker blasts reports of ‘equitable assessments’ at medical school (The Center Square) – Illinois State Rep. Bill Hauter, a Republican physician and graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, sharply criticized reports that the school is […]