From the Crystal Lake Police: Date Occurred: 3/20/2025Arrest Date (if different from date of incident): Same. Sex: M Race: W Age: 30Location: W. JACKSON ST. & N. TRYON ST.Name: TRIPOLI, DOMINICK A.Address: CRABAPPLE DR., CRYSTAL LAKECharge: DUI – 2 CTS. Charge: UNLAWFUL […]
From the Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse: Trial Lawyers’ PAC Funnels Over $1 Million to Illinois Democrats, Driving Lawsuit-Friendly Legislation Chicago, IL — A new report from Illinois Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (IL CALA) exposes how the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association Political Action Committee (ITLA […]
From the campaign of Nunda Township Road Commissioner Mike Lesparence: Rob Parrish and Mike Shorten trying to bride voters with donuts and coffee at a Polling Place. In a last ditch effort, our opponent Rob Parrish, was caught outside of the polling […]
This is a tax that, if passed, will never go away. Currently the voters in 57 counties have passed an enabling referendum. One of the provisions of the law is that, after passage, if any school district pledges its share of proceeds […]
Found on Fox32: “Federal prosecutors now want Michael Madigan to forfeit more than $3.1 million following his conviction on bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud charges.” There is an excellent time line of Madigan’s life at the link.
Pickles is a cartoon stipe by Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis. He consistently shows his distain for President Donald Trump. Here’s his latest:
From a response to a Freedom of Information request with the McHenry County State’s Attorney: McHenry County Blog revealed on Monday that Brendon Pierard, former McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney, had lost his law license: Now you can read the resume that […]
Provoking this post is the following from Elon Musk: I was the Budget Examiner in the United States Bureau of the Budget (now the Office of Management and Budget) for the Small Business Administration. Before returned to Crystal Lake to run for […]
Below are the endorse candidates of the Crystal Lake District 155 teachers union:
From the U.S. Attorney comes this information about fourteen robberies: Superseding Indictment Charges Fourth Member of Robbery Crew Allegedly Responsible for Eight-Month Robbery Spree in Chicago CHICAGO — A federal superseding indictment unsealed today charges a fourth member of a robbery crew […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO BUSINESSMAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR DEFRAUDING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OUT OF MORE THAN $3 MILLION CHICAGO — A Chicago businessman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for scheming to defraud multiple […]
From JB Pretzker: Governor Pritzker Announces $25 Million Investment in Epic Medical EDGE incentives support the company’s new IV manufacturing facility in Central Illinois, initially creates 50 new full-time jobs PEKIN – Governor JB Pritzker, Epic Medical and the Illinois Department of Commerce […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL JURY CONVICTS CHICAGO MAN OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND KIDNAPPING OFFENSES CHICAGO — A federal jury has convicted a Chicago man of violently sex trafficking five young victims, including a 15-year-old girl, and kidnapping two of them. The […]
with the group-think, tag-along, unapologetically biased media now successfully sequestered …. and summarily obsessed with the SIGNAL-chat ‘bombshell’ … we can, at least temporarily, shelve the DONALD-DOGE-DERANGEMENT syndrome .. fabricated pandemic on steroids (.. perhaps for the balance of Spring […]
A Friend of McHenry County Blog was playing around with ChatGPT and asked, The initial reply: “To which I responded, ‘He publishes a blog in McHenry County, Illinois.’” Here’s what popped up” Cal Skinner is a prominent local blogger and former politician based […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog comes these posts of Kat on Instagram in November 2021, along with this message: “Looks like you have been highlighting Abughazaleh and Schakowsky. Personally I believe Schakowsky needs to go but I cannot get on […]
Reaching the Chicago Tribune’s Editorial page yesterday, I found Bob Anderson’s name in the second editorial; There’s more, of course. Further down, Finally, Anderson didn’t exactly turn watchdog recently. The former Marine has been charging up the township elimination/consolidation hill since at […]
From the Daily Herald email promotion comes Googling “northwest herald endorsement for election” one gets Perhaps the Northwest Herald is so understaffed it does not have time to make endorsements.
Found in an article on the American Family News website: “…an MRC [Media Research Center] analyst watched PBS programs over a five-month period during the summer of 2023. During the that MRC documented the term ‘extreme right’ 162 times in news segments […]
Found in Nunda Township mailboxes:
From the Woodstock Polilce: Date Occurred: 3/14/2025Arrest Date (if different from date of incident): Same. Sex: M Race: B Age: 31Location: 301 N. MADISON ST.Name: MOORE, JENTRY R.Address: ST. JOHNS RD.Charge: DISORDERLY CONDUCTDisposition: ARRESTED & RELEASED ON NTANext Court Date: 4/3/2025 Date […]
I’ve dug into the numbers and, interestingly, the numbers on the Department’s Current Employment Statistics web page show an increase of significantly more jobs than in the press release, so I have no idea which numbers are correct or where the press […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: T-Bone Collision Leaves Driver Seriously Injured On Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 12:03 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the intersection of Route 120 and N. Queen Anne Road for a reported crash with entrapment. Crews arrived […]
From the Americans for Prosperity:
From Unleash Prosperity Hotline #1231: 15 of the16 surviving teams are from red states won by Trump in 2024. Most of them are from the South. Now that these “student” athletes can move into the “portal” and sell their talents to the […]
Did you know that congressional candidates can pay themselves salaries? I didn’t, although I do remember Crystal Lake’s George Lindberg’s doing so in one of his campaigns. (Can’t remember whether it was for State Rep. or State Comptroller.) Take a look at […]
From the McHenry County Veterans Assistance Commission: County Hosting Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony on March 29 WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County will come together with area veterans’ groups to honor and share the stories of those who served during the Vietnam […]
Pretty much a “Help Wanted” ad from the Village of Fox River Grove: “Volunteers are tough to come by,” says Village President Marc McLaughlin FOX RIVER GROVE – The Village of Fox River Grove is ramping up its commitment to community events […]
From Alex Vucha, Public Information Officer for the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, and Harvard Fire Protection District: Multiple Brush Fires Burn Over 40 Acres Across Western Unincorporated McHenry County On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, firefighters across the region responded […]
It’s not just the 9th Congressional District twenty-something using the “F” word. Now it’s Illinois’ junior U.S. Senaror: