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Cal Skinner

This is a journal of news and opinion designed to bring to light matters of public interest and to encourage public participation in the governmental process. Emphasis will be on McHenry County, but Illinois state news will be covered. Articles and photos are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without explicit written permission.

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Recent Posts

  • McHenry Grade School District Seeks 4% Property Tax Increase November 7, 2025
  • What McHenry County Makes It Difficult to Find November 7, 2025
  • Ex-Crystal Lake Clerk Nick Kachirouibas Learns Prison Sentence Today November 7, 2025
  • Redux of George Ryan’s CDL Scandal Looming? November 7, 2025
  • FOID Card Turned Over to Police November 7, 2025
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Real Estate Fraudster Gets Four Years

Cal SkinnerApril 9, 2025April 9, 2025

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 […]

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Pot Stop in Cary

Cal SkinnerApril 9, 2025April 9, 2025

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:

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Huntley Police Looking for Drivers with Phones, Too

Cal SkinnerApril 9, 2025April 9, 2025

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 […]

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Foster’s Town Hall “Sold Out”

Cal SkinnerApril 9, 2025April 8, 2025

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 […]

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McHenry Fire Brought Under Control in Ten Minutes

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

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 […]

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Jury Takes 53 Minutes to Convict Crystal Laker for Knifing Ex-Wife

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

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 […]

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McLaughlin Continues to Urge Emphasis on Mail-In Votes

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

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 […]

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Illinois House Passes Bill to Encourage Competition and Entrepreneurship

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

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 […]

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Thomas More Society Comments on Rockford Court Victory in Which McHenry County’s 1st Way Pregnancy Center Was a Plaintiff

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

Froom the Thomas More Society: Court Strikes Down Illinois Law Forcing Pro-Life Ministries To Promote Abortion, Upholds Abortion Referral Mandate Thomas More Society Vows Seventh Circuit Appeal Against Illinois’ Abortion Referral Mandate (April 7, 2025 – Rockford, Illinois) Late Friday, April 4, 2025, […]

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Pro-Lifers Win First Amendment Victory in Rockford Federal Court

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

Rockford’s Federal Judge Iain Johnston, who grew up in Bull Valley and graduated from Marian Central High School, has given abortion opponents a First Amendment victory. Crisis pregnancy centers were represented by the Thomas More Society. “The Court concludes that Public Act […]

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Algonquin Police on the Outlook for Texting Drivers

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

From the Algonquin Police: The Algonquin Police Department recognizes Distracted Driving Awareness Month with a reminder for motorists: Put the Phone Away or Pay Algonquin, IL – The Algonquin Police Department announced it is partnering with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the […]

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McLaughlin Holding Fundraiser

Cal SkinnerApril 8, 2025April 8, 2025

From State Rep. Marty McLaughlin:

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CORRECTION: Algonquin Township Clerk Maureen Huff Passed Over for Lake in the Hills Sanitary District Trustee Appointment BECAUSE SHE DOES NOT LIVE IN THE DISTRICT

Cal SkinnerApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025

Two people applied for the appointment to the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District Board: Huff is the outgoing Algonquin Township Clerk who ran fifth with four to be elected in the February Republican Party Primary Election. Reed is now on the […]

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UPDATE: CORVETTE Crash Killing Man Near Harvard GETS COVERAGE ON THREE CHICAGO TV STATIONS, SHERIFF REPORTS

Cal SkinnerApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025

From the Sheriff: Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash Under Investigation A 57-year-old Capron man died following a single-vehicle crash in the 24700 block of Illinois Route 173 in Dunham Township near Harvard.  On Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 3:03 p.m. the McHenry County Sheriff’s […]

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Bull Valley Accident Victim Flown to Libertyville Hospital

Cal SkinnerApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025

From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: Cherry Valley Road Accident On April 6, 2025, at approximately 8:50 pm, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded to a single-vehicle accident off the roadway with entrapment in the 1200 block of Cherry Valley […]

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Local GOP Feature Darin Bailey as Main Lincoln Day Speaker

Cal SkinnerApril 7, 2025April 7, 2025

Darin Bailey, the man who lost big time to JB Pritzker, but carried McHenry County 58,839 to 55,134, was the featured Lincoln Day Dinner speaker for the McHenry County Republican Central Committee. The event was held at the Bull Valley Country Club. […]

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Board of Review Member Appointment Set for Tuesday

Cal SkinnerApril 6, 2025April 4, 2025

If you have a real estate assessment complaint to make, the McHenry County Board of Review is the place to go. Rebekkah Burtcher is the Republican being recommended to the County Board for approval. = = = = = On a personal […]

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Ambulance Takes Lake in the Hills Martin Grade School Student to Hospital

Cal SkinnerApril 6, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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300 Participate in Algonquin Anti-Trump Demonstration

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 26, 2025

A Friend of McHenry County Blog sent the following photos from today’s Randall Road demonstration initiated by McHenry County NOW: What did the signs say? With the help of AI, here’s are some of the messages:

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The Debate Over Township Consolidation/Elimination

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 5, 2025

From The Center Square: Measure threatens to dissolve Illinois’ rural townships, sparking opposition By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Opponents say Senate Bill 2217 will be detrimental to rural Illinoisans by dissolving townships that have population sizes […]

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Parent Causes Trouble at School Pick Up

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police: The site was Chesak Grade School.

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Upcoming Fire Protection District Appointments

Cal SkinnerApril 5, 2025April 4, 2025

These are made by the McHenry County Board (pursuant to a law I passed in 1973):

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Tennessee Man Gets Three Years for Local and Tennessee DUIs

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the State’s Attorney: GEORGE KMAN III SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that George Kman III, 71, of Crossville, Tennessee, was sentenced to three years […]

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Feds Indict Two for 2022 Robbing of Mail Carriers

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the U.S. Attorney: Federal Indictment Charges Two Men with Assaulting and Robbing U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier in Chicago CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has indicted two men for allegedly assaulting and robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in […]

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Chants for Saturday Algonquin NOW Demonstration on Randall Road

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025March 23, 2025

Here are some helpful aides for those wishing to chant from 11-1 in front of Algonquin’s Jewel: The TEA Party people who lined Randall Road just held up signs. You can see some of the signs used in Lisle last month at […]

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Connie Cain’s Take on Kane County Election Results: GOP Lost Day Vote-By-Mail Ballots Put in the Post Office

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Connie Cain used her CPA skills to look at what happened in Kane County’s April Fool’s Day Elections: “I’ve attached a spreadsheet with the election results. It has two tabs. “The first tab is Permanent vote-by-mail enrollment broken down by party. “The […]

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Meeting To Learn How to Figure Out School Finances Set in Cary for Monday

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025March 29, 2025

From We the People, McHenry County comes this informative April 7th meeting featuring former Cary School Board President Scott Coffey: Demystifying the Illinois Public School Budget and How Your Property Taxes are Impacted! Scott Coffey holds an accounting degree from the University […]

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Tax Foundation’s Take on Trump’s Tariffs

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Tax Foundation: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs: The Impact by the Numbers On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a series of tariffs it characterized as “reciprocal,” ranging from 10 percent to 50 percent and calculated for almost every country on Earth.  […]

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Three from Lake in the Hills Parkland Academy Taken to Huntley Hospital

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

From the Lake in the Hills Police:

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Always Wanted To Be an Public Official?

Cal SkinnerApril 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Here’s your chance. Regional Superintendent of Schools Seeks Applications for Two McHenry County Regional Board of Trustees Vacancies WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools is accepting applications for two vacancies on the McHenry County Regional Board of Trustees. […]

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