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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

  • With 100% of Precincts in McHenry County Board District 7 & 8, Challengers Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr Defeat Brian Sager & Larry Smith March 17, 2026
  • Laura Fine Did Not Win the Democratic Party Nomination for Congress, But She Is Leading Daniel Biss for State Central Committeeperson, at Least in McHenry County March 17, 2026
  • Hebron Township Citizens Vote Down Road Money March 17, 2026
  • Contested GOP Precinct Committeeperson Partial Results March 17, 2026
  • Results with 75 of 263 Precincts Reporting March 17, 2026
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GOP Requests “No” Vote on Conservation District Referendum to Gut the Tax Cap and Preserve a MCCD Tax Rate Cut of 60%

Cal SkinnerOctober 22, 2024October 23, 2024

From the McHenry County Republican Party: With bonds being paid off soon, McHenry County Conservation District taxpayers will see its tax rate cut by 60%. But, the MCCD Board doesn’t want that to happen. In a fall referendum, the District seeks to capture a major part […]

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ISIS Fan Gets Eighteen Years

Cal SkinnerOctober 21, 2024

From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS. On three […]

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Car Thief Gets 14 Years, DNA from Cigarette Butt Gets the Credit

Cal SkinnerOctober 21, 2024

From the State’s Attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 25-year-old, Joshua J. Smith of Dolton, IL, was sentenced to fourteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a negotiated guilty plea to the charge of Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a […]

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Richmond Man Goes Down on Child Porn Charge

Cal SkinnerOctober 21, 2024

From the State’s Attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 28-year-old, Daniel B. Roewer of Richmond, IL, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of Possession […]

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Vehicle Crash At Cary’s Three Oaks Elementary School

Cal SkinnerOctober 21, 2024October 30, 2024

From the Cary Fire Protection District: On October 21, 2024, 9:33 a.m., the Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department were dispatched to Three Oaks Elementary School, located at 1514 Three Oaks Road, in response to a reported motor vehicle crash […]

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Mike Buehler Opponent Kelli Wegener Favors Reinstatement of Teen Birth Control Program that Middle School Teacher Used in Sex with Former Student

Cal SkinnerOctober 21, 2024October 21, 2024

Back in the 1990’s, Crystal Lake Bernotas Middle School teacher William Saturday (also known as “Mr. Hands”) groomed a student and, while she was in high school, had an affair with her. He was apparently too cheap to buy condoms or didn’t […]

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McHenry County GOPAC Plans Hurricane Relief Event

Cal SkinnerOctober 21, 2024October 21, 2024

From McHenry County GOPAC: To order tickets click here.

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Jack Franks Zeros Out Campaign Fund to Pay Criminal Defense Attorney

Cal SkinnerOctober 21, 2024October 20, 2024

The most prominent local Democrat left the political stage as the balance in Jack Franks’ campaign fund hit zero. This didn’t happen when he was beaten for McHenry County Board Chairman by Republican Mike Buehler. Franks, State Representative for eighteen years, then […]

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Northwest and Daily Herald Newspapers Skip McHenry County Endorsements

Cal SkinnerOctober 20, 2024October 20, 2024

Checking out the /daily Herald’s political endorsements finds none for McHenry County. The Northwest Herald has likewise abandononed the time honored practice of endorsing candidates as well.

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Jet Skier Dies in Fox River

Cal SkinnerOctober 20, 2024October 20, 2024

On October 20, 2024, at 1:54 p.m., the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to a report of a water rescue near Burton’s Bridge on Route 176. Initial information indicated that one person was reported missing, and an overturned jet ski was […]

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Targeted Theft and Vandalism of Kane County Republican Campaign Signs

Cal SkinnerOctober 19, 2024October 20, 2024

From the Kane County GOP: A third act of vandalism occurred overnight at Campton Crossings, where another largeLance Bell sign that had been up for weeks was stolen. Lerario is currently filing a policereport for this location as well. This pattern of […]

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Union Moving into New Strike Territory for Political Reasons

Cal SkinnerOctober 16, 2024October 16, 2024

Friend of McHenry County Blog thinks he may have discovered the nose of a union camel edging under the edge of society’s tent. UAW 4811 in California is now striking in support of students The UAW’s decision is significant because labor usually […]

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State Rep. Turns a Good Phrase about Pritzker: Population Denier

Cal SkinnerOctober 16, 2024October 16, 2024

From The Center Square: Legislator calls Pritzker a ‘population denier’ after data show Chicago loses more (The Center Square) – Annual Census estimates released Thursday show Illinois’ largest cities continuing to lose population. Gov. J.B. Pritzker again denied the federal data.  When asked […]

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