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 […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: Illinois Faces New $267 Million Deficit Illinois is confronting a growing fiscal challenge as newly released projections reveal a $267 million shortfall in the fiscal 2026 budget. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget’s (GOMB) report warns […]
From the Marengo Police Department comes this report of an Indian Oaks Park incident that led parents to leave tricycle, food and sippy cup at picnic table to flee in their vehicle: Wade through the charges made against Brandon Kanehl to the […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog comes these straw poll results: At the Cook County GOP Republican Dinner in Palatine at The Cotillion tonight, the straw poll results for Governor U.S. Senate:
It was almost ten as I arrived home after Monday night’s Crystal Lake Park Board meeting. The big news is that by a 6-1 vote, with only Board President Fred Tiesenga voting in opposition, the Board approved increasing its levy by the […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police;
Posted by “Catturd” and picked up by the Daily Signal:
From State Senator Don DeWitte: State lawmakers were back in Springfield last week for the first two days of the annual fall Veto Session. During the 2025 spring session, 436 bills passed through both chambers of the General Assembly and were sent […]
From the Marengo Police: At approximately 3:15 PM on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Johnson St, the Marengo Police Department arrested Brandon Kanehl, 35, of Johnson St, for the following alleged offenses relating to an incident from October 7th, 2025; Brandon Kanehl […]
Remember when James Comey got in trouble for publicizing an “8947” message on a beach near his home? The same message showed up on two signs at the Crystal Lake No Kings demonstration.
From Sheriff Robb Tadelman: Join Sheriff Robb Tadelman and show your support for local and state candidates by signing and circulating petitions for the 2026 election- Wednesday October 22nd!
Democrats in Springfield propose taking control of local zoning from municipalities and giving it to a newly-named Regional Transportation Authority. Zoning being a local governmental power is ingrained in Illinois tradition. True, the Dems have pretty much taken it away for solar […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Vehicle Fire Beneath Hennig Road Overpass On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 3:21 p.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District was dispatched to eastbound Interstate 90 in the area of mile marker 44.5 for a reported vehicle […]
From Eric Allie, Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist:
From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Illinois sets new record for youth deer season harvest SPRINGFIELD – Illinois youth deer hunters set a new record for the season, harvesting a preliminary total of 4,714 deer Oct. 11-13. Top harvest counties include Randolph, […]
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From We the People, McHenry County: ACT NOW! Contact McHenry County Board Reject FY26 Tax Levy and HONOR the Mental Health Property Tax Relief You Promised! Broken Voter Trust: McHenry County Board Reject FY26 Tax Levy and HONOR the Mental Health Property […]
Take a look at what Pennsylvania did to a mother who allowed her 13-year old to babysit: When my parents were away for a weekend while we lived in Salt Lake City, I was twelve. My two sisters were ten and two. […]
Just in case you might be interested in a New York paper’s interest in a Harvard double shooting, here is the link.
From Don Tracy, running for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate: Don Tracy For Illinois Q3 Financial Report SPRINGFIELD – Campaign spokesperson Kathleen Murphy announced today that the Don Tracy campaign for U.S. Senate ended the third quarter of 2025 with $2,052,251.66 cash […]
Traffic was heavy going eastbound on Route 14 from Virginia Street Road on. There was a pickup truck heading west with flags typically displayed by conservatives. The demonstration started just past Herlsberg Diamonds and stretched to the Nissan dealership past Sam’s Club. […]
Found in the Daily Herald:
Sponsored by Blair and Danijela Sandberg is this petition event is open to all:
From the campaign of U.S. Senate hopeful Don Tracy: Pritzker / Stratton Betrayed Illinoisans By Spending More on Non-Citizen Healthcare than Roads, Foster Care, Seniors SPRINGFIELD – A new report surfaced this week highlighting how this past fiscal year Governor JB Pritzker and […]
From the McHenry Police: “Please avoid the area of Richmond Rd and McCullom Lake Rd for the next few hours due to heavy traffic congestion, seek alternate routes.”
The newest name in the mix is Rick Heidner, a Friend of McHenry County Blog has learned. Here is the report published on October 18th: Heidner running for Governor? I was told by a Republican official that Rick Heidner from Gold Rush Gaming is […]
Although Darin Bailey undoubtedly is leading in the polls for the Republican nomination for Governor, Ted Dombrowski is way ahead in fundraising. From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: How much money did gubernatorial candidates raise? DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick started […]
From the Crystal Lake Police:
There are four candidates still in the race to replace retiring State Senator Don DeWitte: Here is what they have in the bank as of the end of September: