From State Rep. Marty McLauglin: With the Holidays fast approaching, I believe this is a wonderful time to come together as a community to support our local food pantries. I will be collecting non-perishable food items and household supplies for our local […]
With bonds being paid off soon, McHenry County Conservation District taxpayers will see its tax rate cut by 60%. But, the MCCD Board doesn’t want that to happen. In a fall referendum, the District seeks to capture a major part of the upcoming automatic tax rate […]
From the McHenry County Republican Party: With bonds being paid off soon, McHenry County Conservation District taxpayers will see its tax rate cut by 60%. But, the MCCD Board doesn’t want that to happen. In a fall referendum, the District seeks to capture a major part […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS. On three […]
From the State’s Attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 25-year-old, Joshua J. Smith of Dolton, IL, was sentenced to fourteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a negotiated guilty plea to the charge of Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a […]
From the State’s Attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 28-year-old, Daniel B. Roewer of Richmond, IL, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of Possession […]
From the Cary Fire Protection District: On October 21, 2024, 9:33 a.m., the Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department were dispatched to Three Oaks Elementary School, located at 1514 Three Oaks Road, in response to a reported motor vehicle crash […]
Back in the 1990’s, Crystal Lake Bernotas Middle School teacher William Saturday (also known as “Mr. Hands”) groomed a student and, while she was in high school, had an affair with her. He was apparently too cheap to buy condoms or didn’t […]
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The most prominent local Democrat left the political stage as the balance in Jack Franks’ campaign fund hit zero. This didn’t happen when he was beaten for McHenry County Board Chairman by Republican Mike Buehler. Franks, State Representative for eighteen years, then […]
Checking out the /daily Herald’s political endorsements finds none for McHenry County. The Northwest Herald has likewise abandononed the time honored practice of endorsing candidates as well.
On October 20, 2024, at 1:54 p.m., the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to a report of a water rescue near Burton’s Bridge on Route 176. Initial information indicated that one person was reported missing, and an overturned jet ski was […]
From the Kane County GOP: A third act of vandalism occurred overnight at Campton Crossings, where another largeLance Bell sign that had been up for weeks was stolen. Lerario is currently filing a policereport for this location as well. This pattern of […]
Friend of McHenry County Blog thinks he may have discovered the nose of a union camel edging under the edge of society’s tent. UAW 4811 in California is now striking in support of students The UAW’s decision is significant because labor usually […]
From The Center Square: Legislator calls Pritzker a ‘population denier’ after data show Chicago loses more (The Center Square) – Annual Census estimates released Thursday show Illinois’ largest cities continuing to lose population. Gov. J.B. Pritzker again denied the federal data. When asked […]
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