From the Chicago Police Chief: Consider the image found here. “PLEASE CHIEF OF PATROL NO UNITS WILL RESPOND TO THIS AS RELATED FROM 04-Oc5-2025/12:34:44…CALLER IS 1 OF APPROX 30 ARMED PATROL AGENTS (ICE) WHO ARE BEING SURROUNDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Two Separate Crashes Involving Semi Trucks Reported Monday On Monday, October 6, 2025, at 1:06 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the intersection of Route 47 and Charles Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a reported vehicle […]
From the agenda of the next Fos River Grove Village Board meeting: The Board will consider the approval of an ordinance that would reduce the electricity surcharge tax in Fox River Grove from 3% to 1%. Initial estimates indicate that this reduction […]
The Travis Mills Foundation potentially locating a facility in McHenry has stirred up controversy that reached McHenry County Blog’s inbox. After reading the email exchanges–shared widely–it seems Tony Esposito and Sue Lambrakis have been in contact with the Travis Mills Foundation concerning […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Marengo Fire Protection District: Brush Fire Burns Eight Acres On County Line Road On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 12:39 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the area of Boone-McHenry County Line Road and Yates Road for a […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: During the fire response, additional Huntley crews were dispatched to the intersection of Haligus Road and Reed Road after a 12-year-old child was struck by a vehicle. Huntley Fire personnel evaluated both the child and the […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Tenby Way House Fire On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at 6:10 p.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District responded to the 500 block of Tenby Way in Algonquin for a reported residential structure fire. The call was […]
Elected in 1986 to the Illinois House to replace Jill Zwick, East Dundee’s DeLoris Doederlein served six years. Today is her 100th birthday. Yesterday at the West Dundee VFW Post, there was a glorious celebration of her life. Not that there was […]
Two GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Coming to Wednesday, October 14th Petition Party in Fox River Grove
Ted Dabrowski and Max Solomon, both candidates for the Republican nomination for Governor, will be attending the GOPAC petition in Fox River Grove on Wednesday.
From McHenry County GOPAC:
From the Lake in the Hills Police: 10/2/2025 12:04:33 PM MENTAL SUBJECT at 40 W Acorn Ln PARKLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY Ofc. Watters found Juvenile experiencing mental health crisis. Parents transported juvenile home.
From the Lake in the Hills Police: 10/2/2025 2:37:29 PM ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURIES at N Randall Rd / Commercial Cox, Bryant A.; M/W; 40 years of age; Berkshire Circle, Carpentersville. Charges: RELEASED WITH NOTICE TO APPEAR
From thee Crystal Lake Police: Crystal Lake, IL – The Crystal Lake Police Department conducted alcohol compliance checks at liquor selling establishments within the City of Crystal Lake. The compliance checks are designed to ensure establishments vending alcohol are not selling to […]
From Grant Noble: The Most Powerful Office in the World is Not the Presidency of the United States!! “I was a Precinct Committeeman for 16 years and I eagerly encourage others to do likewise.” Phyllis Schlafly, the late President of Eagle Forum […]
From the Lakewood Police: Today, the Lakewood Police were approached by a resident who wanted to inform us of the following: Around 2am this morning, an animal the resident suspected to be a Bobcat or similar species was observed climbing up a […]
From Eric Allie, Illinois Policy’s cartoonist:
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL COMPLAINT CHARGES TWO INDIVIDUALS WITH USING THEIR VEHICLES TO ASSAULT, IMPEDE, AND INTERFERE WITH THE WORK OF FEDERAL AGENTS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO – Two individuals have been charged in federal court with using their vehicles to assault, […]
For the first time I got to meet Jeff Keicher the Sycamore State Representative that Sue Ness gerrymandered into Crystal Lake to take former McHenry County Board member and City Council member Carolyn Schofield out of Ness’ district, in Huntley at More […]
From the Cary Police:
State Rep. DeLoris Doederlein served as a Republican member of the Illinois House from 1987 to 1993. DeLoris and Fred Doederlein. She replaced Republican Jill Zwick, who retired in favor of supporting her husband Mort. Both State Senator Jack Schaffer and I […]
From the Department of Homeland Security: Vehicles Again Used as Weapon in Attempt to Kill DHS Law Enforcement, Officers Forced to Fire Weapon on Armed Woman Pritzker’s Chicago Police is refusing to assist DHS in securing the area and a crowd is growing “WASHINGTON – This morning, Border Patrol agents were conducting a routine […]
From the U.S. Attorney: STATEMENT OF UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ANDREW S. BOUTROS AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT LEADERSHIP IN CHICAGO ON ONGOING CRIMINAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS CHICAGO – Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and federal law […]
A couple of weeks ago, we spent the mid-week in Galena. While others were shopping, I finished a book I had started and completed another one. In the bathroom of the Best Western, I was reminded of Bill Cellini, a man I […]
Back when the Illinois legislature banned open burning while Governor Richard B. Ogilvie was in office (around 1970), Lakewood met the challenge by hiring Vueglar Disposal to suck up the many leaves with a vacuum. They had to be raked to the […]
From the Chicago Tribune:
From the Crystal Lake Police: Crystal Lake Police Investigate Alarming Social Media Post from High School Student Crystal Lake, IL – On Friday, October 3, 2025, the School Resource Officer (SRO) at Crystal Lake Central High School was stationed at the school […]
From By STEVE BELONGER of The Response“ Conservatives Need to Acknowledge Good and Evil When Speaking of Reaction to Charlie Kirk’s Assassination The murder of Charlie Kirk deeply affected the emotions and minds of decent people. We were angered by the murder […]
From the State’s Attorney: HEATHER L SCHULTZ SENTENCED TO SIX AND A HALF YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DRUG-INDUCED HOMICIDE McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on October 1, 2025, Heather L. Schultz, 45, of Union, […]
From the U.S. Attorney: UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT SENTENCED TO MORE THAN A YEAR IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR UNLAWFULLY RE-ENTERING UNITED STATES AFTER DEPORTATION CHICAGO — An undocumented immigrant with an extensive criminal history in Illinois has been sentenced to more than a year […]