Just as Democrats want to end Illinois flat rate income tax, the state’s biggest electric company, Com Ed, is announcing a shift of who pays what. The Sun-Times reports, ComEd discounts: Thousands of lower-income residents in the Chicago area will be eligible […]

Found on Crain’s Chicago Business: Crain’s | Coming soon to a screen near you: a documentary tracing Schwinn bike history: Schwinn, founded as Arnold, Schwinn & Co. in Chicago in 1895, served as a classic rags-to-riches-to-bankruptcy story through four generations of family ownership, […]

From the Illinois Bankers Association: Illinois Bankers Association CEO Randy Hultgren has informed his board of directors he will be retiring from the helm of the statewide business group at the end of the 2026 Spring legislative session. “The IBA is in […]

From the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting & Accountability comes this information about how Illinois’ tax on gasoline, plus its tax on the Motor Fuel Tax ends up subsidizing train and bus riders: Taxes on Motor Fuel Historically, the State’s 5.0 percent […]

From the campaign of Bushra Amiwala: Amiwala Celebrates Evening of Action With Nearly 100 Volunteers Skokie, Ill. — Congressional candidate Bushra Amiwala welcomed nearly a hundred volunteers into Bushra for Congress headquarters on Tuesday night to celebrate the momentum her campaign has […]

From the Lake in the Hills Police: The Lake in the Hills Police Department Releases Thanksgiving enforcement numbers Lake in the Hills, IL — From Nov. 21 to Dec. 2, the Lake in the Hills Police Department participated in thestatewide “Click It […]

From the Crystal Lake Police Department: The Crystal Lake Police Department releasesThanksgiving enforcement numbers The Crystal Lake Police Department conducted a traffic safety campaign through December 2nd reminding motorists to buckle up and drive sober. The “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive […]

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Black Box ad for the District 46 Prairie Grove Elementary School District:

I’m like Jim Oberweis used to be. I’m registered to vote in Illinois, but my wife is registered in Florida. (We figured one of our votes should county.) Now comes some Democrats proposing to tax retirement income. If they succeed, its “Bye-Bye” […]

President Donald Trump says Michael Dell brought him the giving kids $1,000 investments shortly after birth. The Big Beautiful Bill included that provision from 2025 through 2028. The money will be invested in stock market index funds with earnings deferred until withdrawal, […]

From the Huntley Police Department: Huntley Police Releases Thanksgiving Enforcement Numbers Huntley, IL – From Nov. 21 to Dec. 2, the Huntley Police Department participated in the statewide “Click It or Ticket” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization to reduce […]

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From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Clay Street Closure Due to Potential Building Collapse  On Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at approximately 12:00 pm, the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was notified by the City of Woodstock Building Department of significant structural compromise at Thompson Appliance, […]

From the Sheriff: Crystal Lake Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography On December 2, 2025, members of the Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, including the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Digital Forensic Examiners from the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, […]

In states like California, lots of restaurants are allowed to accept SNAP benefits. Think McDonald’s. Some think that is a major scandal. I filed a Freedom of Information request with the Pritzker Administration asking what restaurants were allowed to take these food […]

From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Bushra Amiwala trying to out-left-flank other Dems 9th congressional district hopeful Bushra Amiwala is trying to signal to the base of the Democratic Party that she is one of them. Another Gen Z female candidate […]

From the State’s Attorney: ANETA MARSEK SENTENCED TO TWENTY-TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR AGGRAVATED BATTERY WITH A FIREARM McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announces that on December 2, 2025, Aneta Marsek, 46, of Wonder Lake, Illinois, was sentenced to twenty-two years […]

From the U.S. Attorney: JOAQUIN GUZMAN LOPEZ—SON OF “EL CHAPO” AND A HEAD OF SINALOA CARTEL—PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES IN CHICAGO CHICAGO – JOAQUIN GUZMAN LOPEZ, who succeeded his father—Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as “El Chapo”—as one of the […]

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The Black Box ad for the Grafton Township Road District:

When I was in the Illinois General Assembly in the 1970’s Democrat Gene Barnes and I conferred on how to make the Chicago Transit Authority trains safer. We came up with the idea of cameras. Barnes, a former CTA bus driver, went […]

From a Friend of McHenry County Blog, who notes Democratic Party hopeful Justin Ford to replace Jan Schakowsky, who represents all of Algonquin Township, is the only candidate that in against open borders: Only One Said “No” Only one Democratic candidate running […]

From the State’s Attorney: COURT GRANTS STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE’S PETITION TO DETAIN MAN FOR POSSESSION WITH THE INTENT TO DELIVER METHAMPHETAMINE McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s motion to deny pretrial […]

From 9th Congressional District Democratic Party hopeful Bruce Leon: Bruce Leon Responds to Northwestern Settlement Calls Out Biss for Ignoring Jewish Student Safety EVANSTON, IL — Northwestern University has reached a seventy five million dollar settlement with the United States Department of Justice after serious […]

Frm the Nunda Township Fire Protection District: School Bus Crash on Justen Road On Monday, December 1, 2025, at 4:33pm, the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District was dispatched to the area of Colby Point Road and S. Justen Road in unincorporated McHenry […]

From The Center Square: Illinois rejects federal ‘no tax on tips’ rule, keeps state tax on tipped income By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Illinois is not adopting the new federal “no tax on tips” provision, […]

From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Ashley Street House Fire On Monday, December 1, 2025, at 10:39am, the Huntley Fire Protection District responded to the 10100 block of Ashley Street in Huntley for a reported house fire. While crews were responding, additional […]

From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Wonder Lake Dam on December 1, 2025. Elsewhere in Wonder Lake evergreens are weighted down with snow.

Way back in 1974, Regional Transportation Authority referendum supporters rolled out the promise that there would be “universal passes.” That promise, of course has not been fulfilled. Now comes Democratic Party State Rep. Mary Beth Canty of Arlington Heights told Daily Herald […]