From the Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department: Off-Duty Firefighter Credited with Stopping Residential Structure Fire CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – At 8:59 a.m. Saturday, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 490 Golf Road. The incident […]
From a Frien d of McHenry County B.og: Department of War Neither Confirms nor Denies Existence of “Feline” Aliens On Friday, May 8, the United States Department of War declassified its first new wave of UFO files. Updates will be made periodically. […]
From Danijela Sandberg, Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner: Algonquin Township Road District Celebrates Successful Styrofoam Shed Kick Off Event CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — The Algonquin Township Road District, in partnership with the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, proudly celebrated the successful reopening and […]
From the Woodstock Police Department: The Woodstock Police Department announces distracted driving enforcement results for April 2026 Woodstock, IL – Woodstock PD announced they issued 44 citations for distracted driving, 6citations for speeding, and cited 2 drivers for operating a vehicle without […]
Here’s what I found in the Telegraph about election results in Hackney, which appears to be something like a ward in Chicago: “The Labour-run council had dragged its feet over planning issues that would allow typically large and overcrowded families to build […]
From the Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts: Cement Truck Rollover and Extrication Response On Friday, May 8, 2026, at 10:56 a.m., the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and Union Fire Protection District responded to the intersection of Marengo Road and Seeman Road […]
The designation was bestowed by World Atlas: Woodstock served as the filming location for the 1993 Bill Murray film Groundhog Day, but the downtown square (added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982) carries older history than the film. The 1889 […]
From McHenry County College:
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL INDICTMENT CHARGES SUBURBAN CHICAGO BUSINESSMAN WITH ORCHESTRATING $4 MILLION FRAUD SCHEME CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago businessman has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly orchestrating a pair of fraud schemes that netted him more than $4 million. […]
From the U.S. Attorney: SUBURBAN CHICAGO MAN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR STEALING MORE THAN $10 MILLION IN INTERSTATE SHIPMENTS CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for stealing more than […]
From State Rep. Marty McLaughlin: DeWitte Pushes Back on Pritzker’s BUILD Plan with Local-Control Alternative Focused on Housing Affordability and Property Tax Relief Springfield, Illinois— In response to growing opposition from municipal leaders across Illinois to the BUILD plan currently being pushed by […]
Sent by The Foundation to Promote Personal Responsibility, McGOPAC, and the McHenry County Republicans comes this invitation for a rally on the National Day of Prayer at the same location that those more liberal held their No Kings rally–Route 31 and Mccullom […]
From the Crystal Lake Police: Crystal Lake Police Make Arrest in Public Indecency Investigation On May 7, 2026, at approximately 12:58pm, the Crystal Lake Police Department responded to the area ofCanterbury Elementary School, 875 Canterbury Drive, for the report of a subject […]
From the McHenry County Department of Transportation: McHenry County Division of Transportation to Begin Major Rehabilitation Project on Charles J Miller South Bridge WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) is preparing to begin a full deck replacement on […]
From McHenry County Treasurer Donna Kurtz comes this $60 May 14th invitation to a fundraiser at the Cary Country Club:
The Better Government Association’s Illinois Answers Project has a comprehensive article on what has happened around the humungous Obama Center. Within it is this paragraph about the cost of “affordable” houising: “The problem, experts say, is the costs of building affordable homes, […]
From McHenry County: Property Tax Bills Are in the Mail and Available for Online Payment WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County property tax bills are in the mail and available for online viewing. As of Friday, May 8, taxpayers will be able to […]
From a poll by the University of Illinois-Springfield, as found in the Chicago Tribune: Net importance — the percentage of residents that consider the Bears’ home state as an important issue, minus the percentage that do not think it is important at […]
From the Cary Police:
From the Huntley Police: Huntley Police Set Date for Tenth Special Olympics Dunkin (Donuts) Fundraiser On Friday, May 15, 2026, from 5:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., at both Dunkin’ locations, 12090 Princeton and 9800 Route 47, the Huntley Police Department will take […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department: CLFRD Water Rescue At 6:10 pm on Wednesday May 6, 2026 the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was dispatched for a possible boating accident on Crystal Lake. Fire personnel arrived on scene within six minutes reporting […]
McHenry County Treasurer Donna Kurtz has posted the amounts people owe on the internet. The information can be found here.
From X: Darren Bailey Let’s settle this right now: I am not banning abortion. And I am not restricting it. I’ve got two jobs as your next governor: put more money in your pocket and make sure you can walk down your […]
From the Cary Police:
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Structure Fire At approximately 10:54 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Huntley Fire Protection District was dispatched to a reported structure fire on the 9700 block of Aberdeen Lane. Initial reports from dispatch indicated a […]
From The Center Square: Plan would have state taxpayers provide $50M for ICE-impacted businesses (The Center Square) – The Illinois Senate is considering legislation that would provide $50 million in state taxpayer funds to businesses affected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
It will be at the McHenry County Mental Health (708) Board in Crystal Lake. .The meeting, which Carolyn Schofield will chair, begins at 5 PM. The address is 620 Dakota Street.
From State Rep. Jeff Keicher: Rep. Keicher, House Republicans Outline Property Tax Relief Agenda SPRINGFIELD – As negotiations continue over legislation to develop a framework for megaprojects in Illinois, including a potential Chicago Bears Stadium in Arlington Heights, and provide property tax […]
Leapfrog rates hospitals. Below are the ones near Woodstock. The two Advocate hospitals earned an “A”: Two Northwestern’s did as well: There are also hospitals in Woodstock, Crystal Lake and Harvard, but I could not find a rating for them.