From the Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist Eric Allie:
From the McHenry County Department of Transportation: Wisconsin and Southern to Perform a Temporary Closure of Wilmot Road for Railroad Crossing Work WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation announces that Wisconsin and Southern Railroad will be performing a temporary […]
M’Lady Nissan has had scores of vehicles parked in the vast parking lot in front of Ace Hardware in Crystal Lake. I’m wondering if the dealership had to pay upfront or had a special financial arrangement with Nissan.
From the McHenry Fire Protection District: Vehicle Accident On Saturday, July 12th, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with reported entrapment at the intersection of Prime Parkway and Illinois Route 31 […]
From the Department of Natural Resources: Illinois waterfowl blind drawings sites and schedule released for 2025 season SPRINGFIELD – Waterfowl hunters should mark their calendars for upcoming waterfowl blind drawings at several public hunting areas in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources […]
Presumably worn by a man whose ancestors were Tories. Perhaps a visitor from Canada.
From the JB Pritzker Administration: Gov. Pritzker Announces Funding for 46 New All-Electric School Buses CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) to announced seven grant awards totaling more than $13 million for 46 new […]
From the Marengo Police:
From the U.S Attorney: FEDERAL INMATE SENTENCED TO ADDITIONAL SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON FOR THREATENING U.S. PROBATION OFFICER IN CHICAGO CHICAGO — A federal inmate has been sentenced to an additional seven years in prison for threatening a U.S. Probation officer in […]
From the most recent agenda of the Lakewood Village Board packet:
From the Lake in the Hills Police comes this image at Lakewood Rd / S Annandale Dr:
From the Woodstock Police: Date Occurred: 6/30/2025, Location: S. EASTWOOD DR. & LAKE AVE. Name: HEADLEY, KENNETH E., Address: TRANSIENT, Sex: M Race: W Age: 46 Charges: Disposition: ARRESTED, CITED & RELEASED ON NTA
From Lee County Florida:
Found ABC Channel 7: “Don Gritmacker, church council president, said lightning may have potentially hit the church. “We have a possible lightning strike on the steeple. We don’t know that for sure. It has not been confirmed. The structure is sound.”
From the State’s Attorney: SENTENCED TO 44 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE OFFENSE OF ATTEMPT FIRST DEGREE MURDER AFTER BENCH TRIAL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announces that on July 9, 2025, Juan A. Colon, 29, of Waukegan, […]
It was raining by the time the contingent representing the McHenry County Democratic Party made it down the hill on Dole Avenue Sunday afternoon. But before the parade began I ran into Evanston Mayor and former State Senator Dan Biss looking for […]
From the Harvard Fire Protection District: Traumatic Injury Incident – Busse Road On Friday, July 11, 2025, at 1:45 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the 500 block of Busse Road for a reported traumatic injury. While en route, crews […]
From the McHenry Fire Protection District: Waterford Road Fire On Thursday, July 10th, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to an inside smoke investigation in the 6900 block of Waterford Drive in McHenry. Fire crews […]
From the U.S. Attorney: SUBURBAN CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR THREATENING FEMA EMPLOYEES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for threatening Federal Emergency Management […]
From the U.S. Attorney: OVIDIO GUZMAN LOPEZ—SON OF “EL CHAPO” AND A HEAD OF SINALOA CARTEL—PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL DRUG CHARGES IN CHICAGO CHICAGO – OVIDIO GUZMAN LOPEZ, who succeeded his father—Joaquin Guzman Loera, also known as “El Chapo”—as one of the […]
From the Cary Police:
The woman who came a couple of scores of defeating Republican State Rep. Marty McLaughlin in 2024, Maria Peterson, reports having just $24,000 in the bank. That is no reason, however, for McLaughlin to be optimistic, since statewide Democrats and unions are […]
From the Cary Fire Protection District: Fire Displaces Three Following Suspected Lightning Strike On Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 10:07 p.m., the Cary Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 500 block of Surrey Ridge Drive in Cary for a reported residential […]
From the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts: Storm Causes Roadway Hazards and Power Line Damage in Marengo Area On Thursday, July 10, 2025, at approximately 6:45 p.m., a strong and fast-moving storm moved through the southwestern portion of McHenry County, including the […]
From the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District: Structure Fire Oak Leaf Road, Lake in the Hills On Thursday, July 10th at approximately 11:30 pm the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District was dispatched for a detached garage that was […]
Scoping Out Crystal Lake’s Independence Day Parade, Including Government Entries and the Republicans
Before the July 6th parade began it was sunny. I found the Republicans east of City Hall. Couldn’t find the Democrats, except for 9th Congressional District hopeful Dan Biss, who wouldn’t find his parade contingent in the direction he was heading. I […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL JUDGE IN CHICAGO SENTENCES CORRUPT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT TO 13 YEARS IN PRISON HICAGO — A suburban Chicago man who cultivated a corrupt relationship with a federal law enforcement agent while trafficking cocaine has been sentenced to 13 […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police: SEVERE WEATHER ALERT – RIBFEST ATTENDEES MUST LEAVE FESTIVAL GROUNDS ,ATTENTION!! All Ribfest attendees must EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY due to severe weather conditions. There are lightning strikes in the immediate area and severe weather detected and/or present. […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN CHICAGO INDICTS THREE INDIVIDUALS FOR ALLEGED COVID-RELIEF FRAUD CHICAGO – A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted three individuals for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $2 million in small business loans under the […]
From the Marengo Park District: Join the Marengo Park District for Day in the Park It sure sounds like Indian Oaks Park is going to be the place to be on Saturday, July 12! From 4 to 11 p.m. that day, Indian […]