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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

  • Lake in the Hills Police Report Enhanced Enforcement Results January 11, 2026
  • Taxpayers Provide Unrestricted $12 Million to NASCAR–Over 10% of NASCAR’s Profit January 11, 2026
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Lake in the Hills FOID Card Turn-In

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024November 25, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Carjacker Gets 14 Years+ in FEDERAL Pen, Even Though Arrested by Chicago Police

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney: Federal Judge Sentences Man to More Than 14 Years in Prison for Carjacking Vehicles at Gunpoint in Chicago   .CHICAGO — A federal judge has sentenced a man to fourteen and a half years in prison for carjacking multiple […]

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Thanksgiving Dinner Screening

Cal SkinnerNovember 26, 2024

From the Chicago Tribune:

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Dog Bite in Lake in the Hills

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 25, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Two McHenry County Schools Rank in the State’s Top 10%

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 24, 2024

Found in the Daily Herald are one high school and one grade school graded in the top 10% by the State:

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Vehicle Hits Tree in Woodstock, Driver Dies

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 25, 2024

From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Fatal Vehicle Crash on Kimball Avenue On Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 9:56 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded to a vehicle crash reported in the 400 block of E. Kimball Avenue.  While […]

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The Threat of Energy Sucking Data Centers to Cost of Electricity

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 23, 2024

From Inside Climate News: As Illinois’ Governor Recruits Data Centers, Chicagoans’ Electricity Bills Are Getting More Expensive – Inside Climate News Gov. JB Pritzker said data centers are a huge piece of Illinois’ economic future, and the governor is not alone. There’s […]

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Cannabis Found in Woodstock Vehicles

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 23, 2024

From Woodstock Police:

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Wonder Lake Wants to Raise Taxes 17%

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 23, 2024

The Black Box ad from Wonder Lake:

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Johnsburg Announces 6% Tax Hike Desire

Cal SkinnerNovember 25, 2024November 22, 2024

The Black Box ad from the Village of Johnsburg:

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Seven Years for Child Porn

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 24, 2024

From the State’s Attorney: MICHAEL A. BUFFANO SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Michael A. Buffano, 33, of Fox Lake, IL, was sentenced to seven years […]

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Illinois Has Third Highest Unemployment Rate

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 20, 2024

But don’t worry. Everything is fine in

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Underage Pot Arrest

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 25, 2024

Woodstock Police enforce theat law:

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Trespassing in Woodstock

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 23, 2024

From the Woodstock Police:

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CTA Bailout – Here We Go Again

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 23, 2024

In 1974, Milton Pikarsky, head of the Chicago Transit Authority, said the Regional Transportation Authority referendum had to be passed was so the CTA’s overnight could continue. This past Saturday, the current CTA President Dorval Carter trotted out the same argument for […]

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Marlowe Middle School Student’s Computer Searched

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 22, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Sun-Times Rhapsodizes over (Half Percentage Point) Conservation District Referendum Victory

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 24, 2024

The Chicago Sun-Times editorialized ecstatically about the passage of the McHenry County Conservation District’s referendum. Read the first paragraph: The vote totals are finally in across the metropolis, and it is a win for nature, conservation, wildlife habitat — and people. [Emphasis […]

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Hampshire Park District Seeks 33% More

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 22, 2024

The Black Box ad of the Hampshire Park District:

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How the Federal Income Tax Works

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 20, 2024

Looking only at taxable income, this YouTube gives a good explanation:

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Trump Following in Lyndon Johnson’s Footsteps

Cal SkinnerNovember 24, 2024November 27, 2024

Reading a piece in Vanity Fair by Molly Jong-Fast reminded me of my orientation session at the United State’s Bureau (now the Office of Management and Budget) of the Budget in 1965. I was newly-hired as a Management Intern with responsibility for […]

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Jeff Keicher Continues Campaign Against Bastardization of TIF Districts

Cal SkinnerNovember 23, 2024November 22, 2024

From State Rep Jeff Keicher: Speaking during debate on the House floor against legislation to extend several Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts, Rep. Jeff Keicher again called out the abuse of TIFs and their harm to taxpayers. Keicher has been an outspoken critic of […]

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Paulson Road Bridge Closed

Cal SkinnerNovember 23, 2024November 23, 2024

From the McHenry County Transportation Department: Paulson Road Township Bridge Closure WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have closed the Paulson Road Township Bridge over the north branch of the Kishwaukee River in […]

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Three Shipments of Unapproved Gun Parts to Israel Lands Man in Prison for Almost Four Years

Cal SkinnerNovember 23, 2024November 23, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney: Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to Nearly Four Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Exporting Firearm Parts to Israel CHICAGO —A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for illegally shipping firearm parts […]

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McHenry County Conviction of Former Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney for Alcohol-Fueled Motel Tryst with Woodstock Teen Leads to Nine-Month Law License Suspension

Cal SkinnerNovember 23, 2024November 23, 2024

Javaron Buckley was convicted of providing alcohol to a teenager in a Woodstock motel in 2022. Now, the has suspended his law license for nine months, starting on December 10th. .The decision is explained below: Suspension for a specified period reflects a […]

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Crystal Lake Seeks 3.4% Property Tax Hike

Cal SkinnerNovember 23, 2024November 22, 2024

the Crystal Lake Vity Black Box ad:

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Something to Consider If You Are Feeling Sorry for Chicago

Cal SkinnerNovember 23, 2024November 22, 2024

Stories like this on WBEZ have Chicago leaders complaining about not having enough money to pay for garbage collection. Looks as if there are two men on this truck. One behind and one at the wheel…compared to just a driver in McHenry […]

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Crystal Lake Apartment Robbery Results in 5+ Years in Prison

Cal SkinnerNovember 23, 2024November 23, 2024

From the State’s Attorney: JARVOISIAS J. MCCOY SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR ROBBERY Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 20-year-old, Jarvoisias McCoy, of Crystal Lake, IL, was sentenced to five […]

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Perhaps Jack Franks Biggest Legislative Accomplishment Tested in Illinois Supreme Court

Cal SkinnerNovember 22, 2024November 22, 2024

What I consider former State Rep. Jack Franks finest legislative achievement was featured in a Chicago Sun-Times article today. My memory may be faulty, but I believe the impetus to the legislation was a Richmond developer’s suing citizens trying to stop the […]

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Cook County Passes Flat Tax Levy

Cal SkinnerNovember 22, 2024November 21, 2024

From the Chicago Tribune comes this headline:

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Northwest Herald Again Features “Vote No” Signs, This Time in McHenry County Board Tax Levy Sellout

Cal SkinnerNovember 22, 2024November 21, 2024

From the Northwest Herald’s email promoting its County Fiscal Year 2025 tax levy story: The “Vote No” signs were produced by the Republican and Libertarian Parties to oppose the McHenry County Conservation District’s 33% operating tax hike referendum. But, they are obviously […]

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