From the Illinois Republican Party: We are thrilled to invite you to the Red Gala, featuring Congressman Byron Donalds—the premier Illinois Republican event of 2025! This is more than a celebration; it’s a movement. Building on the momentum of 2024, we’re uniting […]
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From the U.S. Attorney: Georgia Man Charged With Sending Threatening Letter to Spiritual Mission in Suburban Chicago CHICAGO — A Georgia man has been charged with sending a threatening letter to a spiritual mission in suburban Chicago. A criminal complaint filed in […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: The Americans for Prosperity organization is hosting an April 23rd fundraiser in Lake Zurich. Newly appointed state senator Darby Hills is having a welcome reception hosted by Americans for Prosperity on Wednesday night at BBQ’d Productions Bar & […]
From McHenry Township’s Tim Beck, CPA: The Democrat Mindset – Part Two I recently read a copy of the statement issued by McHenry County NOW about their We Resist Rally on April 5th . Several sentences in their manifesto illustrate the mindset […]
Fround on Crain’s Chicago business: Only $1.5 billion a year is sought. I can’t pull up the web site.
From the Village of johnsburg: Annual Business Registration due by April 30th Please be advised that, Chapter 7 of the Johnsburg Municipal Code requires all businesses with buildings, premises or operating from a residence (Zoning Sec. 7.5 Home Occupations) in the Village to register with the Village Clerk no […]
Block Club Chicago featured an ide dreamed up by students at the University of Chicago, none of whom were alive when Chicago limited State Street to buses and pedestrians: It didn’t save State Street and you will notice cars are now allowed […]
The Daily Beast has a long article tracing the long-running altercation between Donald Trump and the Pritker family. It traces back to the hotel deal that Governor JB Pritzker cut with the Governor’s Uncle Jay. Having JB’s sister Penny, who seems to […]
From WTTW-TV: “In 2024, nearly a quarter of all out-of-state abortions took place in Illinois, as the total number of abortions in the state slightly decreased compared to the previous year, according to a recent study by a pro-abortion rights research policy […]
From Attom: In this post, we take a deep dive into the data behind ATTOM’s 2024 property tax analysis to uncover the larger top 10 U.S. counties with the highest effective property tax rates, among those counties with 10,000 or more single […]
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From the Cary fire Protection District: On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 2:32 p.m., the Cary Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 7100 block of S. Rawson Bridge Road in unincorporated Cary for a reported four-wheeler crash. Crews arrived on scene […]
From Woodstock author Richard Rostron: Today is the 250th anniversary of the battle that started our war for independence – the battle from my novel, The Ghost of Lexington and Concord. I was in 6th grade when our teacher led us down […]
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From the Lake in the Hills Police:
Found and written by a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Protest in Harvard and Richmond by CRAZY DEMOCRATS Richmond Rally For Rights Richmond Rally For Rights · Hosted by Democratic Party of McHenry County Time – Saturday, April 19, 9 – 11am CDT […]
From Steve Willson, who served as a Township Trustee in Oak Park before moving to McHenry County, this letter was published in the Northwest Herald today and re-published here with his permission: A Civics Lesson for Newly Elected Officials How was this […]
Do you have a parent wth kids you would like to torture? If so, here’s a story that explains why adults don’t get Easter candy. Tell itto their children. Ask the kiddies if they know why the Easter Bunny doesn’t bring candy […]
Date Occurred: 4/14/2025Arrest Date (if different from date of incident): Same. Sex: M Race: B Age: 18Location: N. SEMINARY AVE. & HUTCHINS CT.Name: HIRSCH, LEBRON J.Address: MARIETTA DR., CRYSTAL LAKECharge: POSS. CANNABIS IN VEHICLE W/O CONTAINER / DRIVERCharge: STOP SIGN VIOLATIONDisposition: ARRESTED […]
A Friend of McHenry County Blog is fascinated by former Illinois State Senator and congressional candidate’s quest to replace Congressman Bryon Donalds, who is the Trump-endorsed candidate to replace Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. This is the result: Over 99% of Jim Oberweis […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Congressman Foster Holds Town Hall in Crystal Lake, Strongly Criticizes Trump Administration and Emphasizes Democratic Party Stance on Key Issues CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) held a well-attended town hall meeting at […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Some people can’t catch a break A local organization called United for Freedom Coalition PAC was launched in January. Its chair is Jacqueline Garretson, its vice chair is Kelly Eagan, and its treasurer is Kevin […]
From the State’s Attorney: ALEJANDRO BARRADAS FOUND GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD AFTER JURY TRIAL The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that Alejandro Barradas, 36, of Woodstock, Illinois, was found guilty on three counts of Criminal Sexual Assault […]
From the McHenry County Department of Transportation: Upcoming Construction of Randall Road from Polaris Drive/Acorn Lane to Ackman Road WOODSTOCK, Ill . – The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) is preparing to begin construction of the next phase of the Randall […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Suburban Chicago Man Charged With Preparing and Filing More Than 50 Fraudulent Tax Returns CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been charged in federal court with preparing and filing more than 50 fraudulent tax returns for himself […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: McHenry County GOPAC’s first quarter numbers are in and they are astounding. Funds balance of McHenry County GOPAC; it started the quarter with 36,000, ended with 215,000. You can imagine my annoyance then when State […]
When I served as McHenry County Treasurer from 1966-1970, Township Supervisors were, just because they served in the post, members of the County Board. Larger townships had Assistant Supervisors, elected separately. The first female member of the County Board was Mary Yates, […]
