Ran across a concept that I have not seen before. First-term State Senator Chris Balkema from Central Illinois has decided to “Lead with Love.” In his newsletter yesterday, he wrote the following: Leading with Love Since I was sworn into office in […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS TWO DEFENDANTS OF CONSPIRING TO RETALIATE AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WHO COOPERATED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN CHICAGO GANG INVESTIGATION CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted two defendants of conspiring to retaliate against individuals who provided information […]
Here’s what the message sys: Bailey’s email request $6,000 to pay for the stunt. One can contribute here. .
From the U.S. Attorney: SUBURBAN CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DISTRIBUTING SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS TO JAIL INMATES CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for distributing synthetic cannabinoids to prison and […]
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN SENTENCED TO 76 YEARS IN PRISON FOR VIOLENTLY ROBBING OR ATTEMPTING TO ROB FOUR BANKS IN CHICAGO WHILE ON PAROLE FOR PRIOR BANK ROBBERIES CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to 76 years in […]
From the Cary Police:
This information was found on Daly Caller is what happened when a governmental agency replied to a Freedom of Information request. “The documents purportedly revealed that Google will not be paying the entire cost of infrastructure upgrades needed to power a new […]
UPDATE: The story made ABC News. . Fox News ran a story also. Original press release from the State’s Attorney: FOX RIVER GROVE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED DUI IN HIGH-SPEED CRASH THAT KILLED TWO TEENAGE SIBLINGS McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi […]
From State Rep. Sue Ness: And Rep. Ness thanks her summer interns:
CMAP, the Chicago Metropoliltan Agency for Planning is conducting a daily travel survey. According to member Carolyn Schofield, CMAP seeks 8,000 replies. Those selected to reply will recieve the survey in the mail.
There’s one in our household who voted in a Democratic Party primary election and State Rep. Sue Ness came looking for him. She got me instead. We had a nice chat and after a while, a young man came up the driveway. […]
From the State’s Attorney: 12 YEARS IN PRISON FOR POPLAR GROVE MAN CONVICTED IN $100,000+ MARENGO BURGLARY McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that Sean A. Fitzpatrick, 50, of Poplar Grove, Illinois, was sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois […]
From McHenry County: Circuit Clerk Amnesty Week WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Circuit Clerk’s Office is once again offering people with past-due McHenry County criminal and traffic fines the opportunity to pay them in full, with collection fees and interest waived. […]
From Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department: Vehicle vs. Bicycle – Intersection Ellsworth St & Sherman St in Crystal Lake Crystal Lake Fire Rescue (CLFR) was dispatched to the noted intersection for an accident involving a vehicle and a juvenile bicyclist. While en route, Battalion 3 […]
The phrase “women and individuals who menstruate” is contained in a new law about workplace portapotties. The phrases seems redundate to me. Here Is State Rep. Regan Deering’s press release on the new law: DEERING DEFENDS SMALL BUSINESSES, OPPOSES NEW MANDATE FOR […]
From a Chicago Tribune Editorial:
From the Cary Police: Possession and Dissemination of Sex Abuse Materials Investigation In April 2026, the Cary Police Department’s Investigations Section received information through their partnership with the National Center for Missing and Expolited Children’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of […]
From the State’s Attorney: 65-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR SAVAGE, UNPROVOKED ATTEMPTED MURDER AT PETERSEN PARK McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on September 2, 2026, Raymond Link, 49, of West Allis, Wisconsin, was sentenced to 65 years in […]
Here it is: The new statewide television and digital ad continues Tracy’s “Keep It Simple” series to address a serious problem facing Illinois families: keeping the lights on without breaking the family budget. “Energy policy shouldn’t be an ideological experiment. It should keep the […]
From the Woodstock Fire Rescue District: Patient Airlifted Following Fall in Bull Valley On Monday, August 31, 2026, at 12:45 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 400 block of N. Valley Hill Road in Bull Valley for a reported fall […]
There aren’t many books I’ve read that I complete in one day. Before yesterday, they were written by Messianic Jew Jonathan Cahn: There are a couple of more I need to read. They have been described as “prophetic fiction.” Cahn ties current […]
Found on Facebook: Hickey volunteered to run against incumbent Gloria Van Hof when no Republican filed for the office prior to the primary election.
From former Crystal Lake Library Board member Bill Weller: “I am not a regular reader of your blog but I’ve been told you have referred to me twice in the last couple weeks. I want to clear up a couple of misinterpretations. […]
When you look at the citations issued on this case, note the infractions are small. I’m guessing the license plate violations led to the one about marijuana.
From the Illinois Department of Transportation: Rebuilding McHenry County: Construction season brings another round of major improvements Gov. Pritzker’s capital program modernizing infrastructure, enhancing quality of life CHICAGO – Rebuild Illinois is continuing to improve mobility, safety and quality of life in McHenry […]
From the campaign of Michael Rein:
Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson has a new campaign–ending double dipping, the practice of an elected official holding two elective offices at the same time. Take a look at an editorial in the Chicago Triibune:
Those who have been reading McHenry County Blog for a while know that I publish articles which attempt to show the real cost of public officials call “affordable housing.” Yesterday Jeanne Ives, on her Sunday “Breakthrough Ideas” email, calculates the real cost […]
Probably because my father was President of the Easton Town Council, he bought tickets to an Elks Club variety show held the Easton Armory. He had enough tickets to allow us kids to attend. One of the acts has a couple of […]