Found riding bicycles on Lake Shore Drive in Lakewood last Saturday were girls and women dressed as witches. Some were playing Halloween-type music.
From the Chicago Tribune’s “Brewster Rokit: Space Guy” cartoon strip:
For better or worse, I’m always looking at campaign techniques legislators use. I’m particularly looking at approaches I see for the first time. This one is obviously not new to Pennsylvania since the innovator served for over three decades. But it was […]
From Crystal Lake Citizen Sally Munn: To the Editor Why is the Mayor running unopposed? Perhaps because the City has been incorrectly communicating that the date for candidates to submit paperwork closed 10/26/26. In fact, the actual filing period is Nov 16-23, […]
From Wonder Lake’s Bob Anderson comes this lletter to the Editor Why tiny townships don’t add up, should be dissolved. Eye on townships with fewer than 500 residents, Illinois has 362 such townships. One example would be Clark County with a population […]
Fair or, as the Friend of McHenry County Blog wrote, “This is what an absolute Pimp J.B. is. He has had signs printed like this to place in Cook County to drive Trump-hating sentiment toward Bailey. “I saw them yesterday all around […]
A Friend of McHenry County Blog did the research you can see immediately below. I pulled the data from the State Board of Elections below that.. On July 1st, Sue Ness had $36,053.93 in her campaign fund During the seconf quarter she […]
Actually the post card from state Rep. Jeff Keicher ay have been deliivered throughout his district. Crystal Lake is included compliments of State Rep. Sue Ness, who, during reapportionment, excised that part of Crystal Lake because former McHenry County Board and Crystal […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Federal Indictment Charges Former President of Suburban Chicago School District Board of Education With Engaging in $1.3 Million Honest Services Fraud Scheme The former President of the East Aurora, Ill. School District 131 Board of Education directed $1.3 […]
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING FELLOW PASSENGER ABOARD INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT TO CHICAGO CHICAGO — A man was found guilty in federal court today of sexually abusing a fellow passenger aboard an international flight to Chicago. JOSIP PASIC, 85, […]
From Open Lands: American Indian Center acquires McHenry County property to reconnect Chicago’s Native community with the land CHICAGO, IL –The American Indian Center of Chicago (AIC) has acquired 6 acres in McHenry County, creating a dedicated place where Chicago’s Native community […]
From the campaign of Kane county Treasurer Chris Lauzen: Your tax dollars are on Tuesday’s ballot As this election approaches, I want to take a moment to thank you. Some of you have been with me since 1992, when I first ran […]
From the Kane Coiunty Democratic Party: I listened to the paragraphs before and after. It is clear to me that Trump was sayinig ti could happen to either city.
From the U.S. Attorney: ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING UNITED STATES AFTER MULTIPLE DEPORTATIONS An illegal alien who was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a minor and attempting to possess child pornography has been sentenced […]
Foiund by AI The Illinois Democratic representatives who signed the Jayapal-led letter of support for Representative Ilhan Omar are: The two Democratic Party lawmakers did not sign the letter are:
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog comes this information about this fundraising, which is parallel to what ambitioius Members of Congress do: John Collins Uses PAC to Promote Democrats Democratic McHenry County Board member John Collins is not up for election […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood Joins U.S. Secretary of Energy Wright and EDF Director Beard to Announce $5 Billion Investment in Nuclear Fleets and Lower Costs for Families LaHood Joins U.S. Secretary of Energy Wright and EDF Director Beard to Announce $5 […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Jim Durkin Reactivates PAC, Takes Thousands of Dollars from Insurance and Energy Companies A political action committee called “Citizens for Durkin” chaired by former Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin quietly reactivated in August of […]
The Republican candidate doesn’t have enough money to put this ad on TV, so unless you see it on social media, below is the place to find it: This is the message that led to Julila Stratton’s Drmocratic Party nomination for U.S. […]
From the State’s Attorney: CRYSTAL LAKE MAN ACCUSED OF REPEATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINOR ORDERED DETAINED PENDING TRIAL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that Andrew Franklin, 43, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, had been ordered detained pending trial after being […]
From McHenry County: County submits balanced FY2027 budget for review WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Board has submitted a balanced 2027 budget for public review. The $297.06 million budget and the $70.49 million tax levy were put on 30-day review at […]
Cary Grade School Board member Stacey Saulte has left office. The remaining Board members will select her replacement. Below is information from We the People, McHenry County on how to apply: COMMUNITY ALERT DISTRICT 26 SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY The Cary Community Consolidated […]
From the McHenry County Department of Transportation: Miller Road at Randall Road to Reopen with Right-In/Right-Out restrictions on Friday, October 30th WOODSTOCK, IL – The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) expects to reopen the intersection of Miller Road and Randall Road […]
Below are the hopefuls: The only one I recogonize is Lou Ness, who served one term on the County Board and ran unsuccessfully as a write-in for council two years ago.
The poliltical arena in Crystal Lake remains undisturbed. Mybe “inert” describes the siutation better. Unopposed for re-election are Rumors have it that pponents to the HealthBridge purchase are going to put a referendum on the ballot on the subject, but, since Crystal […]
Lincoln Legacy PAC has put this ad up: Bean is running against Jennifer Davis of Huntley.
In 2006, the year in which McHenry County Blog was begun, I noticed boats out on Crystal Lake doing something I had never seeen before. I took some photos, discovered the people in the boats worked for the Illinois Geological Survey and […]
From the Sheriff: Harvard Man Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash An 18-year-old Harvard man sustained life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle crash on Saturday, October 24, 2026. At approximately 10:51 p.m., the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Harvard Fire Protection District responded to a […]
Two years ago Crystal Laker John Collins successfully challenge Republican John Reinert. Part of the reason he won centered on mailings with positives for Collins and negatives for Reinert. Reinert did not reply in kind. The other side featured one issue: Trump. […]
From Unleasch Prosperity Hotline #1627: A Bipartisan Plan to Build Data Centers Working with former Obama economic advisor Robert Wolf, UP co-founder Steve Moore has developed a five-point plan to build the data centers America needs that is pro-local control, pro-worker, and […]