From the Marengo Police:
From the Cororner: The McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on November 13, 2024 by Northwestern Medicine Woodstock Hospital ER to investigate the death of Douglas Webster, age 54 of Woodstock. Mr Webster’s apartment had become […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Follow-Up on Woodstock Structure Fire Incident The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District continues to respond to the aftermath of the structure fire on November 12, 2024, in the 700 block of St. John’s Road. Preliminary investigations indicate the fire […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From Salem: Fired FEMA Employee States Ignoring “Politically Hostile” Homes Was Widespread Agency Practice When Distributing Aid Townhall: The former Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supervisor fired for reportedly directing disaster relief workers to avoid hurricane-hit homes in Florida sporting signs supporting Donald […]
The Algonquin Area Library District Black Box ad:
The Huntley Park District Black Box ad:
From Multi-Alarm Fatal Apartment Building Fire: Multi-Alarm Fatal Apartment Building Fire On November 12, 2024, at 10:13 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to a reported structure fire in the 700 block of St. John’s Road in Woodstock. While units were responding, […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: Illinois Report Projects Budget Deficits and Lagging Revenue A yearly report by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) projects troubling news for Illinois’ economy – a $3.16 billion state budget deficit for the upcoming Fiscal […]
Reported by NBC Channel 5 is the finding that two hospitals serving McHenry County are among the best in the state. 7. Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, McHenry 10. Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: On November 12, 2024, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District was dispatched for a commercial building fire at the Chroma Color Corporation, located at 3900 Dayton Street in McHenry. The first […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Department: On Sunday, November 10th, at approximately 1:40 a.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 4900 block of W. Maple Hill Rd, in McCullom Lake. MTFPD crews […]
Ronnies Wingz and Thingz at 128 Eastgate Court announced its closing with a sign seen Friday at mppm: “We have decided to close our doors because of unfair targeting from the city of Algonquin”
Seems Trump got about the same number of votes as in 2020. Where did all the missing democrats go? From Common Sense: Wonder how many have noticed the total vote count this year as compared to 2020. In that election President Biden […]
As I understand state law compensation of elected officials must be approved prior to their taking office. That being said, maybe the Lakewood Village Board is planning on passing a free golf ordinance Tuesday for those who will beelected next spring. Here’s […]
Black Box ad from the Marengo Rescue Squad District:
From the Woodstock Police:
In elections with one or two people on the ballot, ballot order makes no difference. If there are six or more candidates however, where one is on the ballot makes a big difference. First place is worth an extra ten percent on […]
From the Woodstock Police comes this citation for Visitation Interference, a law that I sponsored after my ex-wife kidnapped our daughter;
Former local congressional candidate Catalina Lauf has picked a mate. The following is from her Facebook page: Now that the election is over, finally have some space to post a personal thing! Can’t wait to marry you AGAIN at the “official wedding”next […]
This is the time of year when those of us with trees have to figure out how to get rid of them. Richmond does what Lakewood used to do–vacuums them up from the edge of lawns. Johnsburg allows open burning. Open Burning […]
From the Woodstock Police:
The Crystal Lake Park District Black Box ad:
From The land Conservancy: Bull Valley Landowner Preserves 80-Acre Farm Woodstock, IL – Bull Valley land owner, Karen Strano, has preserved her 80-acre farm with the help of The Land Conservancy of McHenry County (TLC). In 2023 Karen decided to preserve the farm […]
From the Woodstock Police:
From Richard Rostron: Mainstream media completely blew it this election – how do we fix journalism? The Response When I was working on my associates degree, I signed a contract to write as a freelance reporter for The Chicago Tribune. I did […]
From the Woodstock Police:
From Jim Thacker, State Rep Marty McLaughlin’s campaign manager: State Representative Martin McLaughlin Declares Victory in House District 52 Barrington Hills, IL — State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) has declared victory in the race for Illinois House District 52 following confirmation from […]
From the Chicago Tribune: A downstate federal judge on Friday ruled that Illinois’ sweeping gun ban is unconstitutional and can no longer be enforced after 30 days. A downstate federal judge (U.S. District Judge Stephen McGlynn) on Friday ruled that Illinois’ sweeping […]