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Cal Skinner

This is a journal of news and opinion designed to bring to light matters of public interest and to encourage public participation in the governmental process. Emphasis will be on McHenry County, but Illinois state news will be covered. Articles and photos are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without explicit written permission.

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Recent Posts

  • (no title) April 15, 2026
  • A Really Big Illinois Political Lie April 15, 2026
  • Attempted Carjacker Gets Almost Six Years April 14, 2026
  • New Trial Ordered for Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and Ex-Legislator-Lobbyist Michael McClain  April 14, 2026
  • Another Victory for State’s Attorney, No “Get Out of Jail Free” Card for Crystal Lake Man Accused of Sexual Assault Grade Schooler April 14, 2026
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Riley Township Asks for 8% Higher Property Tax

Cal SkinnerNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024

Black Box ad from Riley Tonship:

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Riley Township Road District Seeks 10% More

Cal SkinnerNovember 29, 2024November 29, 2024

Black Box ad for the Riley Township Road District:

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Crystal Lake Man Arrested in Lake in the Hills Fight

Cal SkinnerNovember 28, 2024November 27, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Recording of Madigan Making Insurance Business Pitch for His Son

Cal SkinnerNovember 28, 2024November 28, 2024

In a repeat of the first Mayor Daley’s assistance to his son’s insurance business, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan can be seen and heard seeking similar assistance:

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McHenry County Deer Take Lower Than Last Year

Cal SkinnerNovember 28, 2024

From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: More than 54,000 deer harvested during first weekend of Illinois firearm deer season SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between […]

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No Illinois Town Makes U.S. News & World Report’s Ranking of Top 100 Places to Live

Cal SkinnerNovember 28, 2024November 27, 2024

With residents voting with their feet, perhaps it is not surprising that Illinois cities are not rated among the best places to live. Rockford did come in at 105. You can take a look at the rankings here.

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Thanksgiving Belt Tightening

Cal SkinnerNovember 28, 2024November 24, 2024

From the Illinois Policy Institute’s Eric Allie:

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From a Sanitation Point of View, Where Should You Go Out to Eat?

Cal SkinnerNovember 28, 2024November 27, 2024

Articles periodically show up in Florida about how many restaurants and food trucks fail health department inspections Not so in McHenry County. If one looks at the McHenry County Health Department’s A-to-Z Topic List for MCDH, one can find Restaurant Inspections  (Food Facility […]

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NIU Sued for Race & Sex Discrimination

Cal SkinnerNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

From Legal Insurrection, reprinted with permission: Race and Sex Discrimination At Northern Illinois U Center for Black Studies Challenged By Equal Protection Project “It’s possible to help disadvantaged students without creating racial barriers…. Our hope is that NIU will change these programs, […]

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Thanksgiving Political Threat

Cal SkinnerNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

From the Chicago Tribune: We’ll have cranberry sauce and talk politics.

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13 Years for Harvard Man Convicted of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault

Cal SkinnerNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

From the State’s Attorney: CESAR C. ORTIZ SENTENCED TO THIRTEEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that Cesar C. Ortiz, 40, of Harvard, Illinois was sentenced to 13 years […]

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Trump Tariff Threats Bear Fruit

Cal SkinnerNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Future President Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have already paid off. Contrary to the critics of these threats, the price of goods coming from south and north of the border will not increase. Why? Because the […]

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Petition Challenge Time

Cal SkinnerNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Another article tells of the election petition challenges to three Harvard School Board members. Election challenges in municipal contests are harder to track because they are not conducted not at the county level, but by village board or city council members. In […]

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Our Woke Illinois Supreme Court

Cal SkinnerNovember 27, 2024November 26, 2024

So the Illinois Supreme Court backs up Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx in her ridiculous treatment of Jesse Smollett’s fake hate crime. Here’s Special Prosecutor Dan Webb’s reaction: The Illinois Supreme Court reached this decision notwithstanding the fact that the Cook […]

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Zero Job Growth in Anemic Illinois Economy

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024November 25, 2024

From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: Illinois unemployment rate remained at 5.3% in October 2024 Based on the preliminary figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), the unemployment rate remained unchanged from the 5.3% confirmed for the previous month of September. This […]

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Harvard School Board Petition Challenges

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024

From the County Clerk: Electoral Board hearings will be held for the docket set for December 2nd at 10:30am.

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ID of Woodstock Vehicle Crash Revealed

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024November 26, 2024

From the Co;roner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on November 24, 2024 at around 11:00 pm by Woodstock Police Department to investigate the death of Gregory Rokus, age 53 of Woodstock. Mr. Rokus was involved […]

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Lake in the Hills FOID Card Turn-In

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024November 25, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Carjacker Gets 14 Years+ in FEDERAL Pen, Even Though Arrested by Chicago Police

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney: Federal Judge Sentences Man to More Than 14 Years in Prison for Carjacking Vehicles at Gunpoint in Chicago   .CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to fourteen and a half years in prison for carjacking multiple […]

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Thanksgiving Dinner Screening

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024

From the Chicago Tribune:

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Dog Bite in Lake in the Hills

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 25, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Two McHenry County Schools Rank in the State’s Top 10%

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 24, 2024

Found in the Daily Herald are one high school and one grade school graded in the top 10% by the State:

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Vehicle Hits Tree in Woodstock, Driver Dies

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 25, 2024

From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Fatal Vehicle Crash on Kimball Avenue On Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 9:56 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded to a vehicle crash reported in the 400 block of E. Kimball Avenue.  While […]

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The Threat of Energy Sucking Data Centers to Cost of Electricity

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 23, 2024

From Inside Climate News: As Illinois’ Governor Recruits Data Centers, Chicagoans’ Electricity Bills Are Getting More Expensive – Inside Climate News Gov. JB Pritzker said data centers are a huge piece of Illinois’ economic future, and the governor is not alone. There’s […]

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Cannabis Found in Woodstock Vehicles

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 23, 2024

From Woodstock Police:

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Wonder Lake Wants to Raise Taxes 17%

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 23, 2024

The Black Box ad from Wonder Lake:

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Johnsburg Announces 6% Tax Hike Desire

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 22, 2024

The Black Box ad from the Village of Johnsburg:

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Seven Years for Child Porn

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 24, 2024

From the State’s Attorney: MICHAEL A. BUFFANO SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Michael A. Buffano, 33, of Fox Lake, IL, was sentenced to seven years […]

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Illinois Has Third Highest Unemployment Rate

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 20, 2024

But don’t worry. Everything is fine in

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Underage Pot Arrest

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 25, 2024

Woodstock Police enforce theat law:

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