From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Collin Corbett gets donations, a website, and more First, Corbett had received $40,000 according to Schedule A-1 reports when the State Board of Elections website was checked on Friday, May 15. Second, he has a […]
From Eric Allie, Illnois Poicey cartoonist:
From state State Senator Chris Balkema:(representing communities along Route 66, including Dwight and Pontiac: IRS: Illinois lost $6 billion to outmigration in 2023 Illinois continued to see significant population and income outmigration in 2023, according to IRS data highlighted by the Illinois […]
Spencer Pratt continues to roll out new internet ads. The latest uses Legos to make the case for his campaign. First comes repeated hits on incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. Think of everything wrong with Los Angeles. Here is a carjacking. Then, to […]
In a YouTube video, Independent gubernatorial hopeful colin Corbett excoriates both Democrat JB Pritzker and Republic Darrin Bailey. This segment has both Pritzker and Bailey accusing each other of lying.
From the Lake in the Hills Police: Subject arrested for reckless discharge of firearm LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — Shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, Lake in the Hills policeresponded to the 00 block of Manchester Court for a […]
From the Cary Police:
From the McHenry Police: Attempted Murder John Birk, Chief of Police of the McHenry Police Department, announced today the arrest of a subject inconnection with an incident that occurred at the Hampton Inn, 1555 S. IL Route 31, McHenry, Illinois. COLIN M. […]
If Lise Fleischmann, the owner of Crystal Lake’s Trump Store, were running for office, she wjold be congratulated for all the earned media (free publicity) she has received. The Chicago Tribune seems particularly enamored by her problems in Huntley and her re-opening […]
From Illinois Policy: The amount of state and local taxes paid here also is near the nation’s highest Illinoisans continue to pay the highest combined state and local tax rate in the country, according to WalletHub. Effective state and local tax rates […]
From Unleash Prosperity Hotline Issue #1512: Inflation Is Spiking but It’s Nowhere Near Biden Levels The bad news is consumer prices are up 3.8% year-on-year. Most of this is driven by the Iran war, and should dissipate when it ends. Even so, it’s […]
Politico’ Illinois Playbook: SEN. DICK DURBIN delivered the commencement address to Lake Forest College’s Class of 2026 during a ceremony Saturday at the Rosemont Theater, where he shared a story about advice given to him by Lynn Martin, a Republican congresswoman from Rockford and […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FORMER FEDERAL PRISON EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OFSEXUALLY ABUSING TWO INMATES ROCKFORD — A federal jury in Rockford has convicted a former employee of the Federal Correctional Institute in Thomson, Ill. of sexually abusing two male inmates. After a three-day […]
From the Sheriff: Stabbing in Unincorporated McHenry On May 14, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5300 block of Leeside St., in unincorporated McHenry for a rescue call. Preliminary information was received that emergency services were […]
From the Huntley Police:
Frm We the People McHenry County: Please join us for an unforgettable event. We’re planning something you won’t want to miss, and we hope to see you a Galati’s.,800 Feinberg Ct, Cary.
From the FBI: Three Affiliated Skilled Nursing Facilities to Pay $300,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Medically Unnecessary Rehabilitation Services Three affiliated skilled nursing facilities in Illinois have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting […]
From 14th district State Central Committeeperson Beth Findley Smith: The future leadership of the Illinois Republican Party will be decided Monday, May 18 in Springfield, when the Illinois Republican State Central Committee (SCC) votes for the next ILGOP Chair in a closed meeting. […]
From the Cary Police: The young man was arrested while trying to purchase alcohol.
As I read the zoning usurpation of local control proposed of Governor JB Pritzker that’s a possibility. What would stop a developer from buying a home on Crystal Lake or a lake in Turnberry or any lake for that matter, tearing down […]
From the U.S. Attorney: STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILL. MAN SENTENCED TO 150 YEARS ROCKFORD — A Stephenson County, Ill. man has been sentenced to 150 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting numerous children, including infants and toddlers. For more than a decade, […]
From the Harvard Fie Protection District: Residential Fire on Windy Hill Road On May 14, 2026, at 3:15 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the 20400 block of Windy Hill Road in unincorporated Harvard after a homeowner reported a fire […]
From Woodstock Police: Zero excuses: ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign underway for Memorial Day Woodstock, IL — The Woodstock Police Department is joining law enforcement agencies across Illinois for the 2026 “Click It or Ticket” campaign running May 15-26 during the Memorial […]
From the Public Interest Legal Foundation Lawsuit: Illinois Violates Fifteenth Amendment, Voting Rights Act After Callais Decision Alexandria, VA – The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) filed the first lawsuit after the Louisiana v. Callais decision (United States Supreme Court case no. 24-109) against Governor J.B. […]
From the U.S. Attrorneh: U.S. Attorney’s Office For the Northern District of Illinois Announces First-of-Its-Kind Individual Self-Disclosure Program CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois today announced the formation of a first-of-its kind Program that both encourages […]
The Village of Richmond has this in its newsletter: Lakewood used to do this when Veuglar used to pick up garbage in Lakewood. The Village paid them to pick up leaves as well. Then, it was back to burning leaves along the […]
These are Spencer Pratts’ ads: (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) They are just splendid. Elitism. Results of the fire (high emotion). Law and order. Homelessness. Jackboots of the National Socialist Party.
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: McHenry Structure Fire On May 11, 2026, at approximately 4:39 p.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to a reported structure fire in the 4900 block of Joyce Court in McHenry. Crews arrived within […]
First a definition. PILOT means payment in lieu of taxes. In an op-ed piece in today’s Chicago Tribune by Jackson Potter, vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union. there are a couple of paragraphs that put the threat to homeowners in a […]
From the Village of Richmond: