From the City of McHenry: Advisory: 2025 Spring E-Waste Collection Flood Brothers Disposal will remove e-waste at the curb on the resident’s regular refuse pick-up day beginning March 17, 2025, and ending March 21, 2025. Residents are limited to five (5) electronic […]
From The Center Square: Dems create group, GOP proposes bills to address IL’s high property taxes – Center Square (The Center Square) – Some at the Illinois statehouse say the state is on fire with burdensome property taxes and the firehouse is […]
From the Harvard Fire Protection District: Rollover Crash on McGuire Road On Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 10:49 a.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 19900 block of McGuire Road for a reported motor vehicle crash with possible entrapment. […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoonist Eric Allie: Of course, the Illinois legislature could empower the Attorney General to help out.
From the Pritzker Administration: More than $99,600 awarded for student field trips to state parks, natural areas SPRINGFIELD – More than 7,000 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums and other natural resources sites this year to learn about nature and […]
From the Huntley Police Department: 4th Annual “Don’t Be Fooled…By A Disability” 5K for Special Olympics On Saturday, April 5, 2025, the Huntley Police Department will be hosting the 4th Annual “Don’t Be Fooled…By A Disability” 5K to benefit the Law Enforcement […]
From Algonquin Township’s Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: Schakowsky Joins a Rally to Protect Science I was proud to join a Stand Up for Science Rally to call out the blatant attacks by Trump on our scientific institutions. Our critical research is under attack […]
Found on John Kass: “The Democrats want to save him from deportation. They’re treating him as their hero. They’re protesting, they’re screaming, they’re demanding. “They’ve made him their poster boy. He’s featured in the X post above from the Democrats of the Senate […]
What you see first below arrived unsolicited from the campaign of Nunda Township Highway Commissioner Mike Lesperance, (www.VoteIronMike.com) who is being challenged in the April 1st election by current Township Trustee Rob Parrish. Lesperance ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Parrish is […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood Applauds the House Passage of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Act Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) – Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare – praised the passage of the bipartisan Pandemic Unemployment Fraud […]
From the Woodstock Police: Date Occurred: 2/28/2025Arrest Date (if different from date of incident): Same. Sex: M Race: W Age: 33Location: 820 BUTTERFIELD RD. Name: ACCARDO, FRANK C.Address: 3000 block of N. OLEANDER, CHICAGOCharge: DWLR / RECKLESS DRIVINGCharge: POSS. OF STOLEN MV […]
I remember reading Li’ Abner by Al Capp in the barber shop across from the recently re-built Tidewater Inn in Easton, Maryland. One of the characters was the hapless Joe Btfsplk. He always had a rain cloud over his head. Now comes […]
Found on the Environmental Defenders email this week: MCC Repair Fair For the Repair Fair, we are seeking some skilled volunteers who can help in specialized repairs like lamps, bikes, household appliances and mending clothing. If you are interested in being a […]
From the Cary Police come news of two cannabis arrests at 11:35 AM on March 10th
From the woman representing Algonquin Township in Congress: Schakowsky Stands with National Treasury Employee Union Members The rain is not going to stop me from rallying for what is right. I refuse to let Trump and his billionaire sidekick Elon Musk get […]
A letter to the Northwest Herald published here with the permission of McHenry resident author Tony Esposito: “Unsustainable drains” on McHenry’s Ward 1 Wayne Jett and Roberta “Bobbi” Baehne share the same lack of character and fitness and neither deserve your vote […]
Being number two in the U.S. Senate Democratic Party Leadership, it is not surprise that Illinois’ Dick Durbin voted to deny a filibuster prior to the vote on continuing to fund the Federal government for another six months. People in Leadership of […]
From Scott Stantis cartoon “Pickle City:”
From the McHenry County Clerk: Early Voting Opens for April Election WOODSTOCK, Ill. – Twelve early voting locations will open across McHenry County starting Monday, March 17 for the April 1 consolidated election. People who are registered to vote in McHenry County […]
From the Kane County Republican Party: Lies, Lies and More Lies: The Truth About Kane County’s Misleading Sales Tax Increase Over the past week, we’ve received numerous calls from union members, their families, and local workers informing us that union leaders are […]
And here’s a photo from a Friend of McHenry County Blog: A “good turnout” was reported.
From Algonquin Township’s Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: On Tuesday, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed a disastrous funding bill that gives President Donald Trump and unelected billionaire Elon Musk power to steal from the middle class, seniors, veterans, working people, and small […]
Illinois Policy has an analysis of population changes from mid-year 2023 to mid-year 2025. “McHenry County was the second-largest gainer of domestic migrants in the state,” jumps out. Here is the article: While Illinois’ total population grew slightly last year, many areas […]
Ten percent of Federal highway money sent to state governments must be spent on traffic safety. This is one way that ten percent is spent. From the Algonquin, Lake in the Hills & Huntley Police: This St. Patrick’s Day, spread the word: […]
It’s a bill without content other than a title. Those in power (read Democrats in Springfield) introduce bills to be used usually at the end of the session in which content that could be wholly unrelated to the the title. Or it […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue Protection District: Firefighters Contain 10-Acre Prairie Fire Near Homes The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 3:10 p.m. to a reported controlled prairie burn that had spread out of control in the 1300 block of E. Longwood Drive in […]
From the U.S. Attorney: STEPHENSON COUNTY TEACHER INDICTED FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN ROCKFORD — A Stephenson County teacher was indicted on Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Rockford for sexual exploitation of children. COLLIN T. ZIER, 39, of Lena, Ill., […]
From the Huntley Police: Child Pornography Arrest In February 2025, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force provided the Huntley Police Department with information that was obtained from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children data system indicating the possible possession […]
Last night was the first Algonquin Township Board meeting since the February 25th Republican Primary Election in which Supervisor Randy “My Way of the Highway” Funk’s slate was defeated by the “Integrity Team.” Supervisor Funk did not show for last night’s meeting. […]