Here is a map found in the McHenry County 2050 Comprehensive Plan on the County Board’s agenda: While the title purports to include parks, I have emails from numerous municipalities and park districts that they cannot find their parks on the map. […]
From the organization’s email: Saturday, October 18th indivisible McHenry County is hosting a “No Kings II” protest rally from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Route 31 at McCullom Lake Road in McHenry. You won’t want to miss this one, it’s going to […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood Announces Strong Fundraising Quarter — $6.5 Million Cash on Hand PEORIA — Congressman Darin LaHood today announced that his campaign raised $617,000 in the third quarter, bringing his total for the year to $2.1 million raised. LaHood now […]
Just in case you didn’t read our Christmas letter, here’s the relevant exerpt: On October 16h, Cal tripped over a hose and took a header into our front wall. Crawling to the door, he hit the bell and was driven to the […]
From State Rep. Tom Weber:
From Democratic Party congressional hopeful Bruce Leon, running in Algonquin Township: Bruce Leon Reports More Than $815,000 On Hand Skokie — Bruce Leon, Democratic candidate for Congress in Illinois’ 9th District, announced that his campaign entered the final quarter of 2025 with more […]
From the Department of Homeland Security comes this press release the contents of which probably won’t show up elsewhere: DHS Sets the Record Straight on Vehicle-Ramming Attack and ‘Kidnapping’ Lie About American Teenager Who Assaulted Law Enforcement DHS did not “kidnap” an […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on October 13, 2025, by McHenry County Sheriff to investigate the death of Marley Galvan, age 19 of Janesville, Wisconsin. The decedent was involved in a single […]
From the State Rep. Marty McLaughlin: Rep. McLaughlin Rejects Political Posturing, Pushes Real Tax Relief and Anti-Corruption Reforms SPRINGFIELD, IL – State Representative Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) is calling out Democrats in the House who spent the day pushing a series of […]
From the Coroner 10-15-25: Preliminary findings showed that both individuals had gunshot wounds to the head as the cause of death. Toxicology is still pending. This is an ongoing investigation and the Coroner’s Office is continuing to work collaboratively with Harvard Police […]
The University of Illinois Press reminds people that today is National Mushroom Day. In Springfield the mushrooms of my day sat in the back row on the Democratic Party side of the chamber. They were Chicago Democrats incapable of independent thought or […]
From the Cary Police: Note that the driver also did not have a value driver’s license.
7,600 population Marengo has asked McHenry County government to take over its permitting and zoning function. Such an intergovernmental agreement is on the agenda of the next McHenry County Board meeting: “An Intergovernmental Agreement between the County of McHenry and the City […]
State Senator Craig Wilcox talks of the dirty dozen Democrat convicted of corruption:
From the Harvard Police: Incident: Death Investigation – Update The Harvard Police Department, in conjunction with the McHenry County Major Investigative Assistance Team (MIAT), continues to diligently investigate the tragic incident that occurred on Monday, October 6, 2025, in the 700 block […]
From the Harvard Fire Protection District: Firefighters and Deputies Respond to Vehicle Fire Incident On October 13, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District responded to the 6500 block of Oak Grove Road for a reported vehicle fire. Chemung is […]
The attempt to put owners of a hemp processing facility in Lakemoor in prison for up to thirty years ended with a whimper, rather than a bang. Lakemoor Village Administrator Ryan. Todd Weihofen .during the raid of the hemp facility. One day […]
At the bottom of the pages of the 2050 Comprehensive Plan that the County Board will be adopting, it says, “Working draft. For discussion only.” That being the case, perhaps the mistake in what appears below can be corrected: Crystal Lake, of […]
The subject was brought up by minority Commissioner Cathy Cagle and a Friend of McHenry County Blog took notes, which follow: Heated Discussion on Whether Ownership of Property on Crystal Lake’s Shore Is a Conflict of Interest in Voting on Lake Matters […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: Legislators have been back in their home districts since the beginning of June, but this week we return to Springfield for the first three days of the 2025 Fall Veto Session. Session days are scheduled this week […]
I got a call from the library at McHenry County College to tell me a book I had ordered had arrived. It was Columbus Day, a national holiday. The college was open and I have a new book to read tonight, one […]
From the 2050 Plan, a report on townships which have plans: Townships McHenry County is made up of 17 townships. In Illinois, townships have an elected governing board and are responsible for providing services such as snow removal, senior transportation, and emergency […]
Readers who are relative newcomers to McHenry County won’t remember the gigantic fight to build a bridge across the Fox River north of Algonquin along Haegers Bend Road through Camp Algonquin to the land owned by folks next to the Northwest Herald. […]
I’ve been perusing the proposed McHenry County 2050 Comprehensive Plan. Certainly, many people have read it over and over to find mistakes. One that could not have been envision was the Village of Huntley’s deciding it did not want a train stop […]
From Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Don Tracy: Don Tracy Celebrates Historic Gaza Hostage Release and Calls for Continued Peace SPRINGFIELD – Don Tracy, a candidate for United States Senate, issued the following statement today in response to the release of the final 20 Israeli […]
From State Senators Don DeWitte and Craig Wilcox: While I’ll be in Springfield this week for the fall Veto Session, the Senior Fair I’m co-hosting with Senator Craig Wilcox is all set to go for tomorrow (Tuesday, October 14) in Crystal Lake. […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: Today is the day that disgraced former Speaker of the House Mike Madigan reports to prison. Madigan was convicted in February of this year on 10 counts including bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, and related corruption charges tied […]
From McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese: The event will be held at Crystal Creek Farms, 2025 Route176.
Bringing back memories that I’d rather forget is this press release from the Fox River Grove Fire Protection District: Vehicle and Train Collision On October 13, 2025, at 10:59 p.m., the Fox River Grove Fire Protection District was dispatched for a reported […]