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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

  • Sheriff Finds No Foul Play in Death of Walworth Woman June 26, 2025
  • McHenry Townhouse Burns June 26, 2025
  • Democratic Party County Board Member John Collins Argues for Crystal Lake Park District Purchase of HealthBridge June 26, 2025
  • More Free Publicity for the Huntley Trump Store June 26, 2025
  • Citation for Unlawful Visitation Interference June 26, 2025
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Bull Valley Accident Victim Flown to Libertyville Hospital

Cal SkinnerApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025

From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: Cherry Valley Road Accident On April 6, 2025, at approximately 8:50 pm, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded to a single-vehicle accident off the roadway with entrapment in the 1200 block of Cherry Valley […]

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Local GOP Feature Darin Bailey as Main Lincoln Day Speaker

Cal SkinnerApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025

Darin Bailey, the man who lost big time to JB Pritzker, but carried McHenry County 58,839 to 55,134, was the featured Lincoln Day Dinner speaker for the McHenry County Republican Central Committee. The event was held at the Bull Valley Country Club. […]

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Board of Review Member Appointment Set for Tuesday

Cal SkinnerApril 6, 2025April 4, 2025

If you have a real estate assessment complaint to make, the McHenry County Board of Review is the place to go. Rebekkah Burtcher is the Republican being recommended to the County Board for approval. = = = = = On a personal […]

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Ambulance Takes Lake in the Hills Martin Grade School Student to Hospital

Cal SkinnerApril 6, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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300 Participate in Algonquin Anti-Trump Demonstration

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 26, 2025

A Friend of McHenry County Blog sent the following photos from today’s Randall Road demonstration initiated by McHenry County NOW: What did the signs say? With the help of AI, here’s are some of the messages:

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The Debate Over Township Consolidation/Elimination

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 5, 2025

From The Center Square: Measure threatens to dissolve Illinois’ rural townships, sparking opposition By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Opponents say Senate Bill 2217 will be detrimental to rural Illinoisans by dissolving townships that have population sizes […]

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Parent Causes Trouble at School Pick Up

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police: The site was Chesak Grade School.

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Upcoming Fire Protection District Appointments

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 4, 2025

These are made by the McHenry County Board (pursuant to a law I passed in 1973):

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Tennessee Man Gets Three Years for Local and Tennessee DUIs

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the State’s Attorney: GEORGE KMAN III SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that George Kman III, 71, of Crossville, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years […]

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Feds Indict Two for 2022 Robbing of Mail Carriers

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the U.S. Attorney: Federal Indictment Charges Two Men with Assaulting and Robbing U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier in Chicago CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly assaulting and robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in […]

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Chants for Saturday Algonquin NOW Demonstration on Randall Road

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025March 23, 2025

Here are some helpful aides for those wishing to chant from 11-1 in front of Algonquin’s Jewel: The TEA Party people who lined Randall Road just held up signs. You can see some of the signs used in Lisle last month at […]

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Connie Cain’s Take on Kane County Election Results: GOP Lost Day Vote-By-Mail Ballots Put in the Post Office

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Connie Cain used her CPA skills to look at what happened in Kane County’s April Fool’s Day Elections: “I’ve attached a spreadsheet with the election results. It has two tabs. “The first tab is Permanent vote-by-mail enrollment broken down by party. “The […]

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Meeting To Learn How to Figure Out School Finances Set in Cary for Monday

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025March 29, 2025

From We the People, McHenry County comes this informative April 7th meeting featuring former Cary School Board President Scott Coffey: Demystifying the Illinois Public School Budget and How Your Property Taxes are Impacted! Scott Coffey holds an accounting degree from the University […]

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Tax Foundation’s Take on Trump’s Tariffs

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Tax Foundation: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs: The Impact by the Numbers On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a series of tariffs it characterized as “reciprocal,” ranging from 10 percent to 50 percent and calculated for almost every country on Earth.  […]

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Three from Lake in the Hills Parkland Academy Taken to Huntley Hospital

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Always Wanted To Be an Public Official?

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Here’s your chance. Regional Superintendent of Schools Seeks Applications for Two McHenry County Regional Board of Trustees Vacancies WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools is accepting applications for two vacancies on the McHenry County Regional Board of Trustees. […]

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Maybe This Is What McHenry County Needs to Increase Voter Turnout

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 3, 2025

From the Daily Signal article, “Who’s Funding the ‘Burn a Tesla, Save Democracy’ Protests?“:

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Police Looking for Those Texting & Phoning While Driving

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 3, 2025

The Sheriff’s Department is but one of several large law enforcement agencies participating in this program explained by the Sheriff: NHTSA and Law Enforcement Remind Drivers: Put the Phone Away or Pay The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]

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21-Year Old Marengo Man Doesn’t Use Turn Signal, Ends Up with Pot in Car Citation

Cal SkinnerApril 3, 2025March 29, 2025

From the Marengo Police: At approximately 11:05 PM on Friday, March 28, 2025, at S. State Street and Grant Hwy, the Marengo Police Department arrested Kendrick McCormick, 21, of Courtney Lane, Marengo, for the following alleged offenses; Unlawful Possession of Cannabis by […]

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Sheriff Weighs In on Union Route 176 Collusion

Cal SkinnerApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025

From the Sheriff: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Serious Injury Crash near Union A 57-year-old Woodstock man was seriously injured, and a 69-year-old Huntley man was injured following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Illinois Route 176 and North Union Road in unincorporated […]

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Wall Street Journal Pounds Democrats for Assault on Homeschooling

Cal SkinnerApril 3, 2025March 31, 2025

From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: The Wall Street Journal slams IL Democrats’ ‘Assault on Home-Schoolers‘ House Republicans continue to fight to protect the rights of parents to choose the best educational experience for their children. House Bill 2827, the “Homeschool Act,” was heard […]

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McHenry County NOW Sets April 4th for Demonstration at Randall & Algonquin Roads

Cal SkinnerApril 3, 2025March 22, 2025

📢 UNITED WE RESISTNext stop on our roadside rally tour:Algonquin, IL We’re mobilizing once again to stop the assault on our country and Constitution!We’ll be joining rallies/protests across the country happening on the same day. We’re taking to the streets with our […]

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Vaping at Middle School

Cal SkinnerApril 2, 2025April 3, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Links to Contested Election Race Results in McHenry County

Cal SkinnerApril 2, 2025April 2, 2025
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Voter Turnout Remains Dismal

Cal SkinnerApril 2, 2025April 2, 2025

14.7%. Democracy is on life support in McHenry County. Early and mailed ballots were about half of the total vote:

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Woodstock City Council Results, Write-In Votes for Lou Ness Not Yet Counted

Cal SkinnerApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025

To win a seat former McHenry County Board member will have to have at least 850 write-in votes.

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Wonder Lake Trustee Race

Cal SkinnerApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025
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Trustee Race in Spring Grove

Cal SkinnerApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025
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Race for Trustee in Prairie Grove

Cal SkinnerApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025
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McHenry City Council Results

Cal SkinnerApril 1, 2025April 1, 2025

Incumbent Frank McClatchey lost, while incumbent Andy Davis was re-elected. Ward 1 was an open seat with Victor Santi retiring.

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