From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Notes from 2025-10-22 Crystal Lake Park District meeting related to Ecology IGA and conflict of interests A friend of the McHenry County Blog previously summarized the part of the September 2025 Crystal Lake Park District […]
Found by a Friend of McHenry County Blog: The candidates who filed are listed below:
Found on Capitol Fax: tate Rep. Suzanne Ness endorses Daniel Biss for Congress in Illinois’ 9th District… “I am endorsing Daniel Biss for the 9th Congressional District race because the stakes are high in this upcoming election and Daniel has the experience […]
Here’s a crime I have not seen before from the Crystal Lake Police:
Ir was during the 1974 Regional Transportation Authority debate that the promise was set forward for a universal fare. Now, it’s over fifty years later and that promise remains unfulfilled. Howard Lerner writes an op-ed piece in the Chicago Tribune today about […]
The refusal of enough Senate Democrats to support re-opening the government has led to not enough unpaid and exhausted air traffic controllers showing up to work maintain scheduled flights. Locally four hundred planes were prevented from taking off as a result. Now, […]
Crain’s Chicago Business is the first to report on the subsidy: Got to make it easy for State employees and legislators to get between Chicago and Springfield, right? When I was ensconced in the bureaucracy after my election loss to Comptroller Rolland […]
From the Land Conservancy of McHenry County: The Land Conservancy Preserves 80 Acres for Life in Greenwood Township Libbie Aavang ensures family farm and natural fen will remain for generations Libbie Aavang (center), daughter Sarah Aavang (right) and Bob Lukes, Sarah’s husband […]
Frmo 9th District Democratic Party congressional hopeful Bruce Leon: Leon Heralds Deal to Open Government; Calls on Durbin and Duckworth to Support It CHICAGO, IL — Bruce Leon, Democratic candidate for Congress in Illinois’ Ninth District [which includes all of Algonquin Township], praised […]
Tax Levy Info To Be Discussed by Lakewood Village Board on Veterans Day Up 3.57% to About $2 Million
Lakewood Village Manager laid out information about next year’s Property Tax levy in a memo to Village Board members. She projects a increase in tax bill for a $516,006 home to be $43.60 or $8.45 per $100,000 in valuation. That represents a […]
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From McHenry County College: MCC Offers Two New Programs to Quickly Start In-Demand Careers McHenry County College (MCC) continues to expand the training and professional education available through its Career Spark Center, recently introducing two new programs: Sterile Processing Technician Training teaches […]
From the Illinois Republican Party:
From Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist Eric Allie:
One used to be able to see a couple of buffalo on the northeast corner of Route 176 and Valley View Roa They are gone now. But hidden away in the tens of thousands of acres owned by the McHenry County Conservation […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From McHenry County College: MCC Named as a Top 200 Community College Eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize Today, the Aspen Institute named McHenry County College (MCC) as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize […]
From Huntley Police: Huntley Police Announces Results of Fall Enforcement Campaign Huntley, IL – The Huntley Police Department conducted a successful Halloween enforcement safety crackdown, issuing nine citations for seatbelt violations. Additionally, officers issued 27 citations for speeding, distracted driving and other […]
The Black Box ad for Hampshire Township:
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Firefighters Rescue Occupants and Stop Small Bedroom Fire On Saturday, November 8, at 7:42 a.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 100 block of E. Todd Avenue in Woodstock for a reported house fire with occupants […]
From State Rep. Jeff Keisher: It was déjà vu all over again at the Capitol last week, with Illinois Democrats passing more tax hikes in the early morning hours of the final day of the fall veto session. After months of behind-the-scenes […]
The Chicago Tribune reported that a handful of states were able to obtain SNAP money for their residents: Some states said they stood ready to distribute SNAP money as quickly as possible. Colorado and Massachusetts said SNAP participants could receive their full […]
The Lake County Coroner identified the man who died as Jerry Williams. From the Sheriff: Fatal Pedestrian Crash Near Wonder Lake A 65-year-old Wonder Lake man was pronounced deceased following a crash on Barnard Mill Road near Wonder Lake. On Thursday, November […]
From The Center Square: IL public schools show low academic proficiency, higher taxpayer funding By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The latest education statistics indicate stagnant proficiency for public school students in Illinois, despite dramatic increases in taxpayer […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Huntley Fire Responds to Hay Fire in Unincorporated Union On Friday, November 7, 2025, at 3:38 p.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District responded to the 15000 block of Marengo Road in unincorporated Union for a report […]
In the Chicago Tribune story about capture of a day care worker by ICE the following is reported: “School staff told the Tribune that the agents went into the school without presenting a warrant before pulling her outside. Elected officials say video […]
From the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy: Household Debt Hits Record High Post-Bidenomics, Don Tracy Vows Relief for Illinois Families SPRINGFIELD – According to data released this week by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Americans’ household debt levels, including mortgages, car loans, credit […]
From Illinois Institute cartoonist Eric Allie:
Black Box ad from McHenry Elementary School District 15:
Here’s a topic you won’t read in local newspapers: Here are the choices found on the McHenry County Health Department web site: I don’t see anything about restaurants, do you? Next I looks under “R,” but didn’t find restaurants. Next I tried […]