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Cal Skinner

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Recent Posts

  • Huntley Police Arrest 75-Year Old Port Barrington Man for Child Porn and Trying to Entice Huntley Teen to Meeting June 28, 2025
  • Free Party at McHenry County College Starting Noon on Sunday June 28, 2025
  • Sosnowski Comments on U.S. Supreme Court Decision June 28, 2025
  • Only 14% of Bills Passed This Year Were Sponsored by Republicans June 28, 2025
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New Rules for Drivers

Cal SkinnerDecember 28, 2024December 27, 2024

From The Center Square: New Illinois laws affect drivers beginning Jan. 1 (The Center Square) – Several new laws go into effect Jan. 1 that affect Illinois drivers. Among the nearly 300 new laws going into effect are updates to drivers’ education, […]

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Illinois Democrats Continue Push for Abortion

Cal SkinnerDecember 28, 2024December 26, 2024

From JB Pritzker: New Law Expands Reproductive Rights Protections for Reproductive Health Decision-Making Take Effect January 1 CHICAGO – Illinois continues to lead the country in strengthening reproductive rights. A law that takes effect January 1st prohibits discrimination based on a person’s reproductive health […]

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Invitation to Help Old Oaks Survive by Cutting Brush on the Last Day of the Year

Cal SkinnerDecember 28, 2024December 11, 2024

From The Nature Conservacy: TLC Hosts New Year’s Eve Oak Rescue in Bull Valley Woodstock, IL – The Land Conservancy of McHenry County (TLC) invites members of the community to an Oak Rescue at Boloria Meadows Nature Preserve, 7219 Millburne Ct. in Bull […]

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Serious Crash on Route 14 North of Harvard

Cal SkinnerDecember 27, 2024December 28, 2024

From the Harvard fire Protection district: Harvard Fire Responds to Route 14 Rollover with Critical Injuries On December 27, 2024, at 5:56 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash in the 9500 block of […]

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Lung Infections on the Rise

Cal SkinnerDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

From the McHenry County Health Deartment: McHenry County Department of Health reports surge in respiratory illness transmissions MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) has observed a significant rise in respiratory illness activity across the county, with both influenza […]

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Christmas Fights in Lake in the Hills

Cal SkinnerDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

From Lake in the Hills Police:

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Nunda Township Assessor Mark Dzemske Rejects Township Board’s Offer to Be Paid $250 Extra for Each Meeting Appearance, Says That Guarantees He Will Attend No Meetings

Cal SkinnerDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

The Nunda Township Board passed its compensation ordinance in a timely fashion. It can be seen here. In addition to his salary, plowing new ground, the Board voted to give the next Road Commissioner $500 for each meeting he attends. Township Assessor […]

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The Son of a Man Whose Mother Was Born in Bethlehem Reflects on Heritage

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

From columnist Ray Hanania: An American Arab Christian Christmas prayer I’m blessed to grow up American Arab, enjoying a mix of origins of Christianity and a Bethlehem culture that celebrates Jesus despite the fog of politics and hatred that consumes many religions […]

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Minimum Wage Increase Touted by Pritzker as Unemployment Rate Remains High

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

No connection between high unemployment and higher minimum wage mentioned by Pritzker, of course. From The Center Square: Pritzker touts rising minimum wage as Illinois’ unemployment rate has increased (The Center Square) – Illinois employers are bracing for minimum-wage hikes, which may […]

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Aggrieved Employees Given Way to Complain without Going to Court

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024December 23, 2024

From the Illinois Department of Labor: IDOL Introduces Mediation Unit to Resolve Claims More Quickly The informal resolution unit can help claimants avoid hearings, litigation SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) has created a new Informal Resolution and Mediation Unit, which […]

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How to Identify & Treat Insect Bites

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024February 24, 2025

Not so useful in the winter, but come summer, you might be interested in looking up this articl: LaHood Announces Winner of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge  Washington, D.C. – Representative Darin LaHood (IL-16) announced today that a team of four students – Saaketh […]

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CORRECTION: Nunda Township Sets Compensation for Next Term, MISSED $500 PER MEETING BONUS FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024December 27, 2024

At its last meeting, the Nunda Township Board voted for the following compensation packages for incoming officials, all of whom are running unopposed except for the Highway Commissioner: Supervisor: Clerk $14,500 per year Assessor: $89,659.2, IMRF, health insurance and $250 for attending […]

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Bears’ Lakefront Gambit Results in Much Lower Arlington Heights Real Estate Tax Bill

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

Found in “Sports Mockery,” where there is a longer analysis: “The Bears got the exact outcome they wanted. Everything is in place. “They own the property (in Arlington Heights). “The taxes wont be too egregious. “The NFL is ready to pitch in […]

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Pritzker: Defender of Illegal Aliens

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024December 23, 2024

From Woodstock’s Rich Rostron: Face it – Pritzker and the Left consider Illinois victims of illegals acceptable collateral damage The Response People are going to die. Children will be trafficked and raped. Women will be trafficked and raped. It will happen all […]

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How I Got the Name Calvin, It didn’t Come from Calvin Coolidge

Cal SkinnerDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

I’m a junior. Cal Skinner, Jr., son of Calvin L. Skinner. Visiting my grandmother Addie Louise Watling-Skinner, I asked why she named my father Calvin. Was it because of Calvin College? No, he wasn’t known in 1916 when my father was born. […]

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Georgia Jumper of Six Bails Arrested in Lake in the Hills

Cal SkinnerDecember 25, 2024December 23, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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2024 Christmas Letter

Cal SkinnerDecember 25, 2024December 24, 2024

From the Skinners:

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29 Years Old and Still Hasn’t Learned Not to Have Open Pot in His Vehicle

Cal SkinnerDecember 24, 2024December 24, 2024

From the Lake int he Hills Police:

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Summary of the Madigan Corruption Trial So Far

Cal SkinnerDecember 24, 2024December 24, 2024

From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: MADIGAN TRIAL Prosecutors rest their case, former Madigan aide/ally says AT&T Illinois contract to Rep. Eddie Acevedo was “kind of a joke.”  After nine weeks of testimony, this week the prosecution team rested their case against former Speaker Michael […]

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Big Marengo Barn Burns

Cal SkinnerDecember 24, 2024December 24, 2024

From the Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts: Marengo Responds to Overnight Barn Fire On December 24, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 10800 block of Carls Road in unincorporated Marengo. […]

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How to Request a Ticket to Trump Inauguration

Cal SkinnerDecember 23, 2024December 23, 2024

From the Illinois State Republican Party: The Illinois Republican Party would like to cordially invite you to use the following link to submit a request for tickets to President Trump’s Inauguration. Link As a potential guest, you will be prompted to fill […]

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MODIFICATION: Christmas Eve Present for SOME Federal Employees

Cal SkinnerDecember 23, 2024December 23, 2024

As a going away present, resident Biden has given Federal employees today off. Except for appointments already made for today, employees of the Veterans Administration don’t have to work today. I’m assuming that goes for the rest of the Federal workforce as […]

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State’s Attorney Finds No Document in Which Permission Was Given Algonquin Township Supervisor to Pay Bills Without Board Permission

Cal SkinnerDecember 23, 2024December 20, 2024

Having been told that Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk paid bills without approval of the Board of Trustees and claimed he had received approval of doing so from the State’s Attorney, I filed the following Freedom of Information request; “Under the FOIA […]

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Santa and the Deep State

Cal SkinnerDecember 23, 2024December 21, 2024

From Brewster Rocket: Space Guy:

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Half-Mooning in Lake in the Hills

Cal SkinnerDecember 22, 2024December 23, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Police;

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Prediction 0f 2032 Congressional Reapportionment & Electoral College

Cal SkinnerDecember 22, 2024December 22, 2024

Found on Unleash Prosperity Hotline #1169: Here’s what the liberal Brennan Center projects the 2030 map will look like if the trend in the last two years continues for the rest of the decade: If this trend holds up, then Democrats could […]

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Lake in the Hills Child Comes Home from School with Bruises

Cal SkinnerDecember 22, 2024December 20, 2024

From the Lake in the Hills Polilce:

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Sunday Funnies

Cal SkinnerDecember 22, 2024December 22, 2024

From the Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoonist Eric Allie:

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Woodstock Outline Use of $600,000 State Park Grant

Cal SkinnerDecember 22, 2024December 22, 2024

From the City of Woodstock: City Receives OSLAD Grant for Splash Pad The City of Woodstock is excited to announce it has been awarded $600,000 through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development(OSLAD) Grant Program. This […]

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The Plight of Illinois’ Regional Public Universities Analyzed by Governmental Expert Jim Nowlan

Cal SkinnerDecember 22, 2024December 22, 2024

Thoughts from Jim Nowlan, former State Rep., Lt Gov;rnor candidate with Richard Ogilvie, cabinet leader under Jim Thompson, college professor, author, etc:: Illinois doesn’t have enough college students to go around Illinois doesn’t have enough college students to go around, and college-going […]

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