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Recent Posts

  • Opportunity for Public to Learn about Ham Radio June 26, 2025
  • 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
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Daily Herald Still Endorsing Candidates, Northwest Herald Isn’t

Cal SkinnerMarch 28, 2025March 27, 2025

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.

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Evidence of Leftwing Bias at PBS

Cal SkinnerMarch 28, 2025March 27, 2025

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 […]

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Lesparence Mails Again in His Quest for Renomination as Nunda Township Road Commissioner

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 28, 2025

Found in Nunda Township mailboxes:

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Woodstock Fight Ends in Arrest

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 21, 2025

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 […]

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Pritzker Unemployment Figures Don’t Match Other Figures

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025

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 […]

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Semi Hits Car Whose Driver Driver Airlifted to Level 1 Trauma Center in Libertyville

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025

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 […]

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Negative Facebook Posts for Ness Continue

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025

From the Americans for Prosperity:

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Red States Dominating Basketball, Read Why

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 27, 2025

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 […]

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Florida Democrat’s Campaign Expenditure May Explain Schakowsky’s Opponent’ Kat Abughazaleh’s Way of Supporting Herself

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 26, 2025

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 […]

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Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony in Woodstock Saturday

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 21, 2025

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 […]

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Fox River Grove Seeks Events Coordinator

Cal SkinnerMarch 27, 2025March 26, 2025

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 […]

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Firefighters Put Out Forty Acres of Deliberately Set “Controlled Burns”

Cal SkinnerMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025

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 […]

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Another Democrat Uses the “F” Word

Cal SkinnerMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025

It’s not just the 9th Congressional District twenty-something using the “F” word. Now it’s Illinois’ junior U.S. Senaror:

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Text Reveals Kat Abughazaleh’s Anti-Israeli Views

Cal SkinnerMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Found on Capitol Fax:

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Kat Abughazaleh Upsets the Democratic Party Establishment

Cal SkinnerMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025

From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: SUE NESS & SENIOR DEMOCRATS SEETHE; ABUGHAZALEH UPSETS THE APPLE CART There are a few Democrats whose names regularly come up as potential replacements for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky when she inevitably retires. One was McHenry […]

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The Key Difference in the Schakowsky v. Abughazaleh Primary Election

Cal SkinnerMarch 26, 2025March 25, 2025

From John Lopez: The difference between Kat Abughazaleh & Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky pretty obvious. One’s Jewish & the other is not. If Abughazaleh makes it to the ballot this fall, will we see Congresswomen AOC, Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib campaigning or […]

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Democrats Shut Off Rep. Jeff Keicher’s Microphone

Cal SkinnerMarch 26, 2025March 25, 2025

From State Rep. Jeff Keicher: Rep. Keicher Calls for Decency, Has Mic Cut by Democrats SPRINGFIELD – Speaking on the House floor to call for an end to grandstanding and feigned anger by Illinois Democrats over federal issues beyond the control of […]

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Lesperance Mails in Support of His Campaign for Nunda Township Road Commissioner Re-Election

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025

With the election a week away Nunda Township Road Commissioner makes this mailing:

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26-Year Old Chicago Resident, TicTok “Influencer” Challenging 80-Year Old Jan Schakowsky

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025

In a couple of minutes YouTube, Kat Abughazaleh announced her candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination for Congress in the gerrymandered 9th District, which includes all of Algonquin Township and extends into the northside of Chicago. She had this advice for the […]

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Man Arrested for Public Nudity in Woodstock

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 21, 2025

From the Woodstock Police: Date Occurred: 3/13/2025Arrest Date (if different from date of incident): Same. Sex: M Race: B Age: 23Location: WILLOW BROOKE DR. Name: SAMUEL, DERRICK D.Address: WILLOW BROOKE DR.Charge: NUDITY IN PUBLIC PLACEDisposition: ARRESTED, CITED & RELEASEDNext Court Date: 4/10/2025

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Pharmacies Must Sell One Hundred Needles Upon Request to Anyone Over 18 under Bill That Had No Committee Opposition

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 24, 2025

If one is over 18 and request to buy a hundred syringes at one’s local pharmacy, a bill headed toward passage would made the sale mandatory. Here is the language of House Bill 2589: No member of the Public Health Committee voted […]

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Former Nunda Township Clerk Endorses Parrish for Road Commissioner

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025

From the Rob Parrish campaign: Former Nunda Clerk Endorses Rob Parrish, Cites Opponents Intimidation from Current Office Holder Rob Parrish, Candidate for Nunda Township Highway Commissioner, Pledges Respect and Integrity Nunda Township, IL – Rob Parrish, candidate for Nunda Township Highway Commissioner, […]

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Bill Maher Sems to Say Blue State Dems Too Stupid to Save Themselves, Illinois Set To Lose One or Two Seats in Congress

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025

This video is particularly cogent in its pointing out how Democrats will lose congressional seats after the 2030 census. All that’s left out in Bill Maher’s analysis of the shifting of population from blue to red states is that those on the […]

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Problems at Lake in the Hills Grade and Middle Schools

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 24, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Wilcox Opposes Shopping Bag Tax

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 24, 2025

From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Wilcox Pushes Back Against Latest Cash Grab from Democrats Illinois families are already paying more for groceries, gas, and everyday essentials, and now Springfield Democrats want to add another cost every time you check out at the […]

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Pistakee Yacht Club Dispute with Village Continues

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 24, 2025

An email from the Village of Johnsburg: Pistakee Yacht Club Litigation The Village was very disturbed to see a recent Facebook post by the Pistakee Yacht Club grossly overstating the amount of attorney’s fees the Village has spent defending itself against the […]

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Darby Hills Files Self-Funding Paperwork, Kicks In $100,001

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 25, 2025

If there was any doubt as to how hard it is going to be to knock newly-appointed State Senator Darby Hills out of office, the following filing with the Illinois State Board of Elections should provide the answer: McHenry County Board member […]

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Circuit Clerk Kathy Keefe Offers Shortcut for Proving Orders of Protection Exist

Cal SkinnerMarch 25, 2025March 24, 2025

From McHenry County: Circuit Clerk Announces Launch of HOPE Card Program WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County residents with plenary orders of protection will be able starting March 31 to obtain HOPE cards, making it easier to report violation. A HOPE card is […]

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Woodstock Crackdown on Transients Continues

Cal SkinnerMarch 24, 2025March 21, 2025

From the Woodstock Police;

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Frustrated Tom Weber Constituent Calls Him Out for Failure to Communicate

Cal SkinnerMarch 24, 2025March 24, 2025

From Wonder Lake resident Bob Anderson: Open Letter, Representative Tom Weber, District 64: Subject HB 2515, filed by Representative Joe Sosnowski and SB 2504, filed by Susy Glowiak-Hilton; two bills that will reduce the size and cost of Illinois’ nation leading units […]

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