From Crystal Lake’s John Collins, wrting as an individual, not as a County Board member: I strongly disagree with the framing being used here, and I think it ultimately undermines a serious discussion that this situation deserves. First, holding law enforcement to federal […]
From Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Departmentz: Structure Fire – 1443 CANDLEWOOD DRIVE Crystal Lake, IL – Crystal Lake Fire Rescue (CLFR) was dispatched to a two-story single-family residence for a possible structure fire, report of fire in a second-floor bathroom. Upon arrival […]
From The Center Square HHS tells Illinois ‘show us the receipts’ on welfare spending (The Center Square) – Nearly a billion federal taxpayer dollars for child care and family assistance programs are being withheld from the state of Illinois. The U.S. Department […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL INDICTMENT CHARGES FOREIGN NATIONAL WITH ILLEGALLY POSSESSING FIREARM IN CHICAGO; GUN USED TO FIRE SHOTS NEAR BORDER PATROL AGENTS DURING OPERATION MIDWAY BLITZ CHICAGO — A foreign national has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly illegally […]
So the Prairie Grove School Superintendent goes and quits just under six months before he was to retire. What’s a School Board to do;? In Prairie Grove’s case, they hired dual administrators: Incoming Superintendent Victoria Larsen on July 1, 2026.
From Woodstock’s Richard Rostron of The Response: Shooting of “protester” in Minneapolis exactly what the Left is counting on We had the George Floyd riots because of an emotionally powerful photo. Never mind that, from other angles, it didn’t appear that Minneapolis […]
From State Rep. Sue Ness comes this almost five-minute series of photos on YouTube:
From Richmond Township:
From The Center Square: Candidate Dabrowski wants audit as IL Child Care Services funding skyrockets (The Center Square) – Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Ted Dabrowski is calling for a forensic audit of state spending on human services, but Gov. J.B. Pritzker and […]
This is how Politico summarizes 9th District Congresswoman Jan a Schakowsky’s endorsement of Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss’ candidacy to replace her: “I feel a deep responsibility to ensure our residents are represented by someone who embodies our progressive values, has a deep […]
From Richmond Township:
Back in the 1970’s where there the ability of individual members to make an impact, I offered an amendment requiring the State Superintendent of Education to maintain a database of teachers fired for sex offenses. My motivation was learning that one of […]
From the Republican Party website: A little late to RSVP. Sorry about that. The legislators did not send the information to me. I found it by chance on the County GOP website.
From the JB Pritzker Administration: ICJIA Announces Grant Opportunities Totaling $50 Million to Restore Communities Impacted by Systemic Racism and Disinvestment CHICAGO, IL – The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) announced today two funding opportunities for the Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: After a particularly blessed Christmas holiday, I’d like to share some personal health news. In late September, following an uptick of my PSA through annual blood testing, and an MRI followed by a biopsy procedure, I was diagnosed […]
From Unleash Prosperity Hotline Issue #1424: Texas Wins the Moving Truck Wars U-Haul keeps track of how many of its one-way moving trucks move from state to state. In 2025, Texas edged out Florida as the top destination state – though our VoteWithYourFeet website points […]
A recent story reports that the new food co-op on Route 14 in Woodstock is in financial trouble. Now comes Jeanne Ives with news of a $1.5 million subsidy from Federal taxpayers by McHenry County’s former Congressman Sean Casten to a DuPage […]
State Sen. Don DeWitte is recovering from surgery last month to combat Adenocarcinoma, a form of prostate cancer, he told supporters in an email Monday, according to the Daily Herald. “I am currently recuperating out of state with family and intend to be back […]
Melissa Bean a former Congresswoman who represented McHenry County and was beaten by Joe Walsh has a TV ad running which blames her defeat on her support of Obamacare. I’d suggest she lost the election because Green Party candidate Bill Scheurer got […]
State Senator Laura Fine, having said she raised $1,25 million in October, November and December, is on the air with a television ad:
Steve Willson read the study of cost per student published by the Illinois Policy Institute. Then he went to the source and discovered the cost per student Willson discovered the cost per student considerably higher. Here is what he sent me: The […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Illinois Labor Department: New Law Protects Workers Who Document Violence Using Work Devices SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is reminding employers and employees about a new amendment, Public Act 104-0171, to the Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA) which clarify that […]
Most of it is pretty mild. There are a couple of tax and fee proposals. But the second priority seen below is a bit troubling: Secifically, the County wants a return to the revenue sharing deal which got the 2.5% state income […]
Looking at the records filed with the Illinois State Comptroller one sees the Richmond Township Cemetery District reporting spending It’s hard to envision what social services a cemetery district might provide. Hence, Bob Anderson’ take that appeared yesterday. Here is what is […]
From the campaign of Morgan Coghill, Democratic Party opponent to Brad Schneider:
From the campaign of Don Tracy: Raja Krishnamoorthi Praised & Endorsed Tim Walz. Where Does He Stand Now? SPRINGFIELD – This morning, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota announced that he’s dropping his bid for a third term as governor in response to revelations of a […]
From R. Cary Capparelli, Republican primary candidate for the Republican nomination to the US Senate: GEO-POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR HOUSE & SENATE CHICAGO, IL — R. Cary Capparelli, Republican primary candidate for the U.S. Senate from Illinois, said the apprehension of Nicolás […]
With the resignations of the Supervisor, Clerk and office administrator in Richmond Township, people are wondering what’s going on. Government consolidation crusader Bob Anderson of Wonder Lake now asks the $64 question: Illinois’ over 1,400 townships are outdated 1800s local government of […]