From State Senator Chris Balkema: Deadline Week Comes and Passes – Homeschool Bill Stopped for Now This week marked the final week for Senate and House bills to pass out of their original chambers and move over to the other chamber for […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From Algonquin Township’s Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: The energy I felt last weekend at the Chicago Hands Off rally was off the charts. The American people made it loud and clear: they want stability, freedom, and fairness, not a wannabe dictator. We do […]
From the Lake in the Hills Polilce:
From the State’s Attorney: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO A COMBINED TWENTY YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR POSSESSING OVER $400,000 WORTH OF COCAINE The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that Cristian Chavez-Salgado, 27, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to […]
The Trump Administration is seeking proposals to build $45 billion in detention centers for illegal aliens. None will be built in Illinois, however, because of a 2019 law prohibiting companies from doing such in Illinois. It was called the Private Detention Facility […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on April 11, 2025 at around 5:30 am by MIAT (McHenry County Major Investigative Assistance Team) to investigate an apparent shooting death at the 300 block of […]
Crain’s Chicago Business has an article reporting some members of the Illinois General Assembly are finally talking about data centers sucking up of electricity may threaten ordinary users’ supply. I don’t subscribe to Crain’s so can’t tell you more than the email […]
Advanced unsuccessfully last year by State Rep. Jeff Keicher, a bill to make the Illinois drivers’ license law similar to those of all other states passed Thursday with the help of a Democratic Party colleague. The bill raising the age of road […]
From State Rep. Sue Ness: We can demand better During the last great recession that started in 2007-08, I started writing a blog called “Inspiration Station.” I started it to counter the daily bad news that kept being reported. Writing that post […]
From the Crystal Lake Historical Society: Sixty years ago today, a tornado tore through Crystal Lake ripping up homes in Colby’s Subdivision behind the Crystal Lake Plaza, going through the shopping center across Route 14 into the Goss farm, now Coventry Subdivision. […]
From the Cary Police: Arrest Date: 4/8/2025, Arrest Time: 8:15 PM Arrest Location: INDUSTRIAL DRIVE//CARY-ALGONQUIN ROAD Arrestee Name: GONZALEZ-CONTRERAS, STACY, Sex: F, Race: W, Age: 26 Address: Mary Lane, Cary Charge:
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From Dundee Township Supervisor-Election Shefali Shah: SHEFALI SHAH CLAIMS VICTORY INDUNDEE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR RACE SHEFALI SHAH CLAIMS VICTORY IN DUNDEE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR RACE EAST DUNDEE – Shefali Shah (D, East Dundee) announces she’s claiming victory in the April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Fire Response at Creekside Middle School On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at 8:59 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to Creekside Middle School, 3201 Hercules Road, for a reported structure fire. Initial reports indicated a possible electrical […]
From the Chicago Tribune:
From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Illinois youth turkey hunters set new harvest record SPRINGFIELD – Illinois youth turkey hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 2,091 birds during the 2025 youth turkey season, breaking the previous harvest record of 2,010 set […]
From the Illinois Freedom Caucsus: IL Freedom Caucus: Home School moves forward despite intense opposition Springfield, IL – The Illinois Freedom Caucus is calling out far left lawmakers for ignoring the wishes of thousands of Illinois families by pushing a measure to force […]
Here’s the email Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk sent to members of the Township Board seven hours before the beginning of the meeting: “I will not be at tonight’s meeting. I appoint Thersa Fronczak to Chair the meeting.” Primary election results are […]
From theCoroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on April 5, 2025, at around 5:30 pm by McHenry County Sheriff’s Office to investigated a single person car accident around the 24700 block Rt. 173 in unincorporated […]
From the Sheriff: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Domestic Incident near Crystal Lake At approximately 7:47 p.m. on April 8, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 5000 block of Terra Cotta Road in unincorporated Crystal Lake for reports of a domestic incident. […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Chicago Real Estate Broker Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Federal Prison for Bilking Investors out of More Than $3 Million CHICAGO — A Chicago real estate broker has been sentenced to more than four years in […]
From the Cary Police: 04/07/2025, Arrest Time: 6:30 PM, Arrest Location: ALEXANDER CT / THREE OAKS RD Arrestee Name: HILDEBRAND, SEAN, Sex: M, Race: W, Age: 32, City: FOX LAKE, State: IL Charge:
Now we have press releases from three law enforcement agencies about looking for distracted drivers. The other two are the Sheriff’s Department and the Algonquin Police. This is the Huntley press release, which you may not is very much like the other […]
I’m guessing those on Congressman Bill Foster’s email list got early notice of his April 16th Town Hall Meeting at McHenry County College. At any event, don’t show up at the door, because all 350 seats have been reserved. Here’s the original […]
From McHenry Township Fire Protection District: Bonner Drive Home Burns On Tuesday, April 8th, at approximately 3:10 a.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 4800 block of W. Bonner Drive in the […]
From the State’s Attorney: MARK ALEX FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY AFTER A WEEK-LONG JURY TRIAL The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that on April 7, 2025, Mark Alex, 60, of Crystal Lake, Illinois, was […]
State Representative Martin McLaughlin Statement regarding the April 1st Election: A Week After Consolidated Elections Illinois’ recent consolidated elections have sent a clear and undeniable message: mail-in ballot initiatives targeting low-propensity voters work. Not only do they boost turnout in general elections, but […]
Found on Captiol Fax: Easing financial burdens for professional hair braiders, legislation introduced by state Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, successfully passed out of the House, making professional hair-braiding a more accessible career path for Illinois residents by removing it from the list […]