I was frustrated last night when the percentage of precincts reporting figure topped out at 73.4%. It’s the morning after and the vote totals have not changed, but the the percentage of precincts counted now reads “100%.” The interesting thing is that […]
From The Center Square: Immigration group received over $63 million in Illinois taxpayer funds in 7 months (The Center Square) – From July 2024 to February 2025, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights has received over $63 million in Illinois taxpayer […]
From the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District: STRUCTURE FIRE, ZANGE DRIVE, ALGONQUIN On Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at approximately 11:35 pm, the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District was dispatched for a house fire in a single-family home […]
Here is what appeared in Nunda Township mailboxes on Monday: The election results folllow:
Three Percent Turnout Decide All But One Township Official in Algonquin, Grafton and Nunda Townships
As I write this at almost ten o’clock on Election Night, all the votes cast on Election Day have been counted in Algonquin and Nunda Townships. About a fourth are still missing from Grafton Township. There are three of the largest four […]
In the only contest on the Republican Primary Election ballot, McHenry County Board member Mike Shorten bead Leda Barbora-Drain 716-463. On the map below Shorter’s precincts are shown in blue, Bobera-Drain’s in red: The Democrats put no candidates on the ballot and […]
For Township Supervisor, Richard Tado beat Randy Funk 1,362 to 881. In the map below, Tado’s precincts are in red, Funk’s in blue: For Road Commissioner, incumber Danijela Sandberg’s precincts are in blue, opponent Tim Carone’s in red. Sandberg won 1,222 to […]
Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy “My Way or the Highway” Funk, censured nine times by the Republican Township Trustees with who he ran four years ago, went down to an ignominious 61%-39% defeat. Newcomer Richard Tado emerged victorious. The race for Algonquin Township […]
From the County Clerk: The Grafton Township Republican Party made endorsements in the race. The recommended candidates were All but Cratty are in the lead.
All the precincts in Nunda Township have reported. There was only one contest on the Republican Primary Election ballot: Township Supervisor. McHenry County Board member Mike Shorten, a former Township Trustee, challenged incumbent Leda Bobera-Drain. The results show Shorten winning over 60-40%. […]
From the County Clerk:
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From State Representatives Steve Reick and Jeff Keicker: Representative Jeff Keicher and I will be holding a tele-townhall on Wednesday, February 26th from 6:30-7:30 P.M. We’ll be discussing the Governor’s budget address, and you’ll have a chance to call in to ask us questions […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL INMATE SENTENCED TO ADDITIONAL NINE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ASSAULTING ANOTHER INMATE ROCKFORD — A federal inmate has been sentenced to an additional nine years in prison for assaultinganother inmate. While incarcerated in 2022 at the Federal […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Man Charged in Federal Court With Trafficking Firearm in Chicago CHICAGO — A man has been charged in federal court with trafficking a firearm in Chicago. OSCAR GIL-IZQUIERDO sold to a buyer on Feb. 20, 2025, according to a criminal […]
From the Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department: Structure Fire – 5050 Rickert Rd Crystal Lake, IL – The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded to a reported machine fire at 10:29 a.m. at 5050 Rickert Rd. [Kitty-corner across from the Pingree Train Station.] […]
This time Algonquin Township’s Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky was protesting in front of Consumer Finance Protection Commission offices: Schakowsky Protests the Potential Elimination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau How ironic that Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is trying to […]
I have never been a fan of spending thousands of dollars on township newsletters. They are thinly veiled puff pieces that try to make township government look much more important than they really are. Take a look at the front page of […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: Fire Department Reminds Public to Exercise Caution Around Emergency Scenes On January 14, 2025, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire in the 5900 Block of Fox Lake Road. While fire […]
From the Thomas More Society: After Last-Minute Gamesmanship, City Avoids Supreme Court Scrutiny for Silencing Pro-Life Advocates To Avoid Supreme Court Review, City Repealed Bubble Zone in 4-Minute Basement Meeting on Eve of Appeal (February 24, 2025 – Washington, D.C.) On February 24, […]
The obituary of Milena McConchie, wife of retired Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie: She passed away on February 21, 2025 at the age of 51. Milena grew up in the seaside town of Varna in the country of Bulgaria just north of […]
Tom Yucuis, the owner of Lake in the Hills’ Butcher on the Block was killed about 6 AM Monday morning in a traffic accident on IL Route 31 near Miller Road. ABC reports, “Witnesses said the man was walking in the southbound […]
Found on next Tuesday’s Board agenda for the Village of Lakewood are new fringe benefits for Policy Statement It is the policy of the Village of Lakewood, (“Village”) to comply with Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) regulations and guidelines relative to fringe benefits […]
Never in my memory has a candidate for Algonquin Township Road Commissioner made four mailings in support of his or her candidacy. But Danijela Sandberg has. Here is her fourth direct mail piece:
From Politico: A TRUMP VISIT Lara Trump, the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of the president, visited Illinois on Friday making a bold statement that Illinois could turn red in 2028 — and she revealed some insight about […]
From The Center Square: Illinois legislator blasts renewed push for progressive tax By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Democratic state legislators are again pushing a measure to change the state’s flat income tax to one with […]