No surprise here as the Daily Herald writes Algonquin Township Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky is following in U.S. Senator Dick Durbin’s footsteps deciding being 80-years old is long enough to be in office.
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Huntley Fire Protection District Announces Leadership Transition as Chief Scott Ravagnie Plans Retirement and Deputy Chief Dan Wagner is Appointed Next Fire Chief The Huntley Fire Protection District will soon undergo a leadership transition as Chief […]
From the Sheriff: Five-Vehicle Crash near Huntley Multiple people were injured following a crash in unincorporated Huntley on Saturday, May 3 On Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 4:29 p.m., members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Lakewood Police Department, Huntley Police Department, […]
And on the weekend, too. This popped up in Politico Illinois Playbook You can read the referenced article below:
From Fox 32 comes this image of smoke coming from the Cotton Creek Marsh fire late Sunday: The Wauconda Fire Protection District issued this press release: Map of McHenry County Conservation District’s Cotton Creek Marsh Nature Prserve near Island Lake: Wauconda Fire […]
from a Friend of McHenry County Blog: DeVore planning mailer against McCombie Image from Facebook It would be unfair to mention that Tom DeVore’s PAC titled “Tom DeVore’s RINO Removal” had a weak first quarter and then ignore progress it has made. […]
From the Woodstock Police: 4/29/25 Location: 315 N. MADISON ST.Name: CERVANTES, ALAN J., Address: HOY AVE. Sex: M Race: W Age: 21Charge: Disposition: ARRESTED & TOT MCJNext Court Date: 5/22/25
From the Grafton Township Republican Party; After the McHenry County Republican Party ended its marque fundraiser–the annual golf outing, Grafton Township picked up the balls and moved them from the McHenry Country Club to Algonquin’s Golf Club of Illinois. The County golf […]
Those living in Wonder Lake might be interested in this proposed zoning change in Greenwood Township:
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Wilcox Goes Viral Local politician gets mentioned by Libs of TikTok McHenry County’s own State Senator Craig Wilcox has gone viral on the internet after a large X account called “Libs of TikTok” mentioned him […]
From a public official’s point of view, the best tax is one the Illinois legislature enacts. Illinois state Democrats under pressure from unsuccessful Democratic Party State Rep. candidate Phil Janko’s petition campaign, decided to abolish the one percent tax on grocery sales […]
I’ve known a fair number of nurses and even have one living next door. There are generally intelligent people, but I wouldn’t consider them scientists. That observation was made below an analysis by a Friend of McHenry County Blog’s of Underwood’s lack […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From Eric Allie, cartoonist for the Illinois Policy institute: CTU apple eating cartoon
Written by Algonquin’s Marc Avelar: Discernment Needed with Election Analytics The April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election has come and gone, and did Republicans all over Chicagoland take it on the chin with Democrats sweeping all 12 contested township races against Republicans on […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Lauren Underwood hits back at JB Pritzker This tweet caught my attention. Lauren Underwood mentions Elon Musk and money in politics but the message could easily be about JB Pritzker. (Underwood raised no objections to […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog on April 28th; UPDATE at bottom: Underwood’s Chances Diminish with Duckworth Endorsement of Stratton With JB Pritzker and now Tammy Duckworth endorsing Juliana Stratton, Democrats are telling Lauren Underwood they don’t want her in the […]
With three Black women among those being mentioned to replace retiring U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, only one–Loren Underwood–has won in a formerly Republican area. Now comes a Friend of McHenry County Blog with some perspective on the race: Underwood allies attack Pritzker […]
From the Harvard Fire Protection District: Serious Crash on Route 14 On Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 7:18 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the 10000 block of Route 14 in unincorporated Harvard for a serious motor vehicle crash. While […]
McHenry County Blog has pointed out previously the foul language of Jan Schakowsky wanna be replacement Kat Following up was U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth’s use of the “F” word. It is happening so often throughout the country that an editorial cartoonist has […]
As some may remember, I spearheaded the fight against Illinois prison rape starting in the mid-1990’s. As this Chicago Tribune article points out, the problem still exists. “A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
As we were watching episodes of “1923” about a wolf with rabies, an email from the McHenry county Health Department about the subject appeared in my inbox: Bat in McHenry County tests positive for rabies, first of 2025 season MCHENRY COUNTY, IL […]
From the Lake in the Hills Polilve: 4/29/2025 6:32:58 PM DOMESTIC BATTERY. 200 Block of Ellis Rd Parker, Norman; M/B; 57 years of age; Ellis Road, Lake in the Hills. Charges: TURNED OVER TO MCHENRY COUNTY JAIL
From the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County: McHenry Mass Transportation Alert Transit in Northeastern Illinois is facing a funding crisis starting next year due to Federal COVID relief funding running out in 2026, as well as the general underinvestment on the State […]
And, his name is Justin Ford. He apparently lives in Chicago (zip code 60640), according to his web site. Ford has posted this YouTube announcement, quite a professional one: Below is his announcement press release: Justin Ford kicks off congressional campaign with […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Cyberstalking Victim He Met Online CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for cyberstalking a victim he met on […]
From the Cary Police: Possession and Dissemination of Child Pornography Investigation In late December, 2024 the Cary Police Department’s Investigations Section received information through their partnership with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of data believed to contain child pornography being […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Democrats Beating Republicans in Battle of Appointments Going by the McHenry County government’s website, the Republican Party trails the Democratic Party in precinct committeeperson appointments. According to the website, there have been 85 appointments made […]