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Cal Skinner

This is a journal of news and opinion designed to bring to light matters of public interest and to encourage public participation in the governmental process. Emphasis will be on McHenry County, but Illinois state news will be covered. Articles and photos are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without explicit written permission.

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Recent Posts

  • Democrat Phil Andrew Mailing in 9th Congressional District Race March 13, 2026
  • Ted Dabrowski Makes Case for Republican Gubernatorial Nomination March 13, 2026
  • This Week’s Grand Jury Indictments March 13, 2026
  • In 11th District GOP House Race, Pierce Admonishing Walter for Not Knowing District Boundaries March 13, 2026
  • Route 14 Crash Near Harvard March 13, 2026
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UPDATE: Sunday Morning Whiteout HEAD-ON Route 176 Crash Near Union Sends Five to Hospital, ONE DIED

Cal SkinnerMarch 17, 2025March 17, 2025

From the McHenry County Sheriff: Fatal Traffic Crash Near Union An 89-year-old Woodbury, Minnesota woman was pronounced deceased following a two-vehicle crash in the 17100 block of Illinois Route 176 near Union on March 16.  On Sunday, March 16 at about 9:25 […]

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McHenry County Finds Another Source to Replace Illegal Aliens Democrats Banned from County Jail

Cal SkinnerMarch 17, 2025March 15, 2025

It’s pretty obvious that the floor of the jail built to house ICE detainees would be filled to capacity had not the Democrats in Springfield passed legislation prohibiting that use. That makes it obvious that their goal of preventing the deportation of […]

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The Deal to Allow Sheriff’s Deputies to Police Hebron

Cal SkinnerMarch 17, 2025March 15, 2025

Included in the McHenry County Board’s Tuesday agenda is a resolution to allow off-duty McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputies to police the Village of Hebron. Hebron will pay $70 an hour for regular patrols, plus the same amount ((in increments of fifteen minutes) […]

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Jake Justen Mounts Write-In Campaign for Crystal Lake City Council Prompted by Council’s 6-1 Vote to Hike Sales Taxes Half a Percent

Cal SkinnerMarch 17, 2025March 17, 2025

From the campaign of Jake Justen: Jake Justen Mounting Write-In Campaign for Crystal Lake City Council Jake Justen, 38 of Crystal Lake, is mounting a write-in campaign for Crystal Lake City Council. The election will be held on Tuesday, April 1. “The […]

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For Your Amusement: Three Celebrities Who Actually Followed Through on Promises They Made To Leave the USA If Trump Got Elected and 74 Who Are Still Here

Cal SkinnerMarch 17, 2025March 17, 2025

No I didn’t do the research. A friend did or at least found it and sent the list of 77 to me.

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Johnsburg Joins Oakwood Hills in Holding EASTER Egg Hunt

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 14, 2025

From the Village of Johnsburg: Easter Egg Hunt 2025 – Mark your Calendars & Save the Date The Village of Johnsburg along with the Community Affairs Committee and other volunteer organizations are hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 19th at Sunnyside Memorial Park (1515 Channel Beach Ave) beginning at 11:00a.m. (sharp), […]

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Ness at Crystal Lake Library Monday March 17th

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025February 26, 2025

From State Rep. Sue Ness: My office will be hosting a Mobile Office at the Crystal Lake Public Library (126 W. Paddock St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014) on Monday, March 17th from 10AM – 12PM. Please stop by if you have any questions, comments, or […]

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Sign War in Nunda Township Road Commissioner Contest

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 15, 2025

Do you see signs in your neighborhood? If so, please send photos of them. These came from a Nunda Township Friend of McHenry County Blog: Supporting incumbent Mike Lesperance is this sign: Countering is challenger Ron Parrish’s sign:

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Station Adjustments, One from Marlowe Middle School

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 14, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Conservation District Provides 196-Page Data Dump to County Board

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 16, 2025

At Tuesday’s McHenry County Board meeting, the Conservation District’s report comprises 196 pages of the Board’s 506-page agenda packet. That’s almost 39% of the packet. The purpose sought ia Board approval of the MCCD’s budget for next year. The documents filed with […]

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Arrest for Obscene Electronic Proposal in Woodstock

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 14, 2025

From the Woodstock Police: Date Occurred: 2/7/2025Arrest Date (if different from date of incident): 3/3/2025 Sex: M Race: W Age: 41Location: 500 block of PARK ST.Name: KREJCI, AARON A.Address: 500 block of PARK ST.Charge: CYBER STALKING / CAUSE DISTRESSCharge: VIOLATE ORDER OF […]

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McHenry Waste Hauler Picking Up Electronic Waste at the Curb

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 14, 2025

From the City of McHenry: Advisory: 2025 Spring E-Waste Collection Flood Brothers Disposal will remove e-waste at the curb on the resident’s regular refuse pick-up day beginning March 17, 2025, and ending March 21, 2025. Residents are limited to five (5) electronic […]

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Sosnowski, Ugasta Quoted in Real Estate Tax Article

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 14, 2025

From The Center Square: Dems create group, GOP proposes bills to address IL’s high property taxes – Center Square (The Center Square) – Some at the Illinois statehouse say the state is on fire with burdensome property taxes and the firehouse is […]

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Snowy Rollover Crash Near Harvard with No Injuries

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 16, 2025

From the Harvard Fire Protection District: Rollover Crash on McGuire Road On Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 10:49 a.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 19900 block of McGuire Road for a reported motor vehicle crash with possible entrapment. […]

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Sunday Funnies

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 16, 2025

From the Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoonist Eric Allie: Of course, the Illinois legislature could empower the Attorney General to help out.

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McHenry County Again Left Out of State Grant Program

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 14, 2025

From the Pritzker Administration: More than $99,600 awarded for student field trips to state parks, natural areas SPRINGFIELD – More than 7,000 students will visit Illinois state parks, natural areas, museums and other natural resources sites this year to learn about nature and […]

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Registration Open for Huntley Police’s Special Olympics 5K

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 15, 2025

From the Huntley Police Department: 4th Annual “Don’t Be Fooled…By A Disability” 5K for Special Olympics On Saturday, April 5, 2025, the Huntley Police Department will be hosting the 4th Annual “Don’t Be Fooled…By A Disability” 5K to benefit the Law Enforcement […]

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Schakowsky & Durbin at Chicago Stand Up for Science Demonstration, Photos from MSNBC

Cal SkinnerMarch 16, 2025March 14, 2025

From Algonquin Township’s Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: Schakowsky Joins a Rally to Protect Science I was proud to join a Stand Up for Science Rally to call out the blatant attacks by Trump on our scientific institutions. Our critical research is under attack […]

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Free Columbia University Hamas Student Leader, Dick Dubin’s Democratic Party Committee X Account Urges

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 16, 2025

Found on John Kass: “The Democrats want to save him from deportation. They’re treating him as their hero. They’re protesting, they’re screaming, they’re demanding. “They’ve made him their poster boy. He’s featured in the X post above from the Democrats of the Senate […]

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Inappropriate Behavior Charges Traded by Nunda Township Road Commissioner Mike Lesperance and His Challenger Rob Parrish

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 15, 2025

What you see first below arrived unsolicited from the campaign of Nunda Township Highway Commissioner Mike Lesperance, (www.VoteIronMike.com) who is being challenged in the April 1st election by current Township Trustee Rob Parrish. Lesperance ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Parrish is […]

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LaHood Comments on Extension of Covid Fraud Penalties

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 12, 2025

From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood Applauds the House Passage of the Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Act Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) – Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare – praised the passage of the bipartisan Pandemic Unemployment Fraud […]

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Woodstock Arrests Chicago Car Thief

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 14, 2025

From the Woodstock Police: Date Occurred: 2/28/2025Arrest Date (if different from date of incident): Same. Sex: M Race: W Age: 33Location: 820 BUTTERFIELD RD. Name: ACCARDO, FRANK C.Address: 3000 block of N. OLEANDER, CHICAGOCharge: DWLR / RECKLESS DRIVINGCharge: POSS. OF STOLEN MV […]

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Al Capp’s Joe Btfsplk Imitated

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 14, 2025

I remember reading Li’ Abner by Al Capp in the barber shop across from the recently re-built Tidewater Inn in Easton, Maryland. One of the characters was the hapless Joe Btfsplk. He always had a rain cloud over his head. Now comes […]

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Can You Fix Things? Opportunity to Help Others at McHenry County College

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 14, 2025

Found on the Environmental Defenders email this week: MCC Repair Fair For the Repair Fair, we are seeking some skilled volunteers who can help in specialized repairs like lamps, bikes, household appliances and mending clothing. If you are interested in being a […]

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Driver and Passenger Get Cited for Pot by Cary Police

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 12, 2025

From the Cary Police come news of two cannabis arrests at 11:35 AM on March 10th

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Schakowsky Attends Another Demonstration

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 14, 2025

From the woman representing Algonquin Township in Congress: Schakowsky Stands with National Treasury Employee Union Members The rain is not going to stop me from rallying for what is right. I refuse to let Trump and his billionaire sidekick Elon Musk get […]

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Vocal Opponent of McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 15, 2025

A letter to the Northwest Herald published here with the permission of McHenry resident author Tony Esposito: “Unsustainable drains” on McHenry’s Ward 1 Wayne Jett and Roberta “Bobbi” Baehne share the same lack of character and fitness and neither deserve your vote […]

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Radar at 1:30 AM

Cal SkinnerMarch 15, 2025March 15, 2025
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Dick Durbin Votes to Allow Vote on Continuing Resolution

Cal SkinnerMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

Being number two in the U.S. Senate Democratic Party Leadership, it is not surprise that Illinois’ Dick Durbin voted to deny a filibuster prior to the vote on continuing to fund the Federal government for another six months. People in Leadership of […]

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Chicago Tribune Cartoonist Again Demonstrates His Animus toward Donald Trump

Cal SkinnerMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025

From Scott Stantis cartoon “Pickle City:”

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