From the Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts: Marengo Responds to Overnight Barn Fire On December 24, 2024, at 3:00 a.m., Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 10800 block of Carls Road in unincorporated Marengo. […]
From the Illinois State Republican Party: The Illinois Republican Party would like to cordially invite you to use the following link to submit a request for tickets to President Trump’s Inauguration. Link As a potential guest, you will be prompted to fill […]
As a going away present, resident Biden has given Federal employees today off. Except for appointments already made for today, employees of the Veterans Administration don’t have to work today. I’m assuming that goes for the rest of the Federal workforce as […]
Having been told that Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk paid bills without approval of the Board of Trustees and claimed he had received approval of doing so from the State’s Attorney, I filed the following Freedom of Information request; “Under the FOIA […]
From Brewster Rocket: Space Guy:
From the Lake in the Hills Police;
Found on Unleash Prosperity Hotline #1169: Here’s what the liberal Brennan Center projects the 2030 map will look like if the trend in the last two years continues for the rest of the decade: If this trend holds up, then Democrats could […]
From the Lake in the Hills Polilce:
From the Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoonist Eric Allie:
From the City of Woodstock: City Receives OSLAD Grant for Splash Pad The City of Woodstock is excited to announce it has been awarded $600,000 through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development(OSLAD) Grant Program. This […]
Thoughts from Jim Nowlan, former State Rep., Lt Gov;rnor candidate with Richard Ogilvie, cabinet leader under Jim Thompson, college professor, author, etc:: Illinois doesn’t have enough college students to go around Illinois doesn’t have enough college students to go around, and college-going […]
From the City of Woodstock: Public Notice: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Waterfowl Reports of waterfowl (geese, ducks, etc.) affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have been confirmed across the region, including Woodstock, Illinois. To help reduce the risk of […]
From The Center Square: Illinois appeals court hears challenge to Illinois’ gun ID law (The Center Square) – Whether Illinois’ Firearm Owner’s ID card is constitutional is now up to a state appellate court. Illinois is one of only a handful of […]
Food for thought from the Metropolitan Planning Council:
From the Marengo Fire/Rescue District: Multi-Vehicle Crash with Multiple Patients on Route 20 in Marengo On Thursday, December 19, 2024, at approximately 4:21 p.m., the Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded to a multi-vehicle crash just west of the intersection of W. […]
From The Center Square: As economic conditions improve, survey shows Illinois small business struggles continue (The Center Square) – A new survey of small businesses shows economic conditions took a turn for the worse in Illinois in November. The small business network Alignable reports that nearly half […]
Several fire departments have hired Alex Vucha to take photos and send out press releases. Local media, including McHenry County Blog, have published them. Last night Fox 32 featured ones from the Harvard and Cary Fire Protection Districts. The accidents were both […]
From the Chicago Tribune:
The U.S. House passed the 118 page bill devised after Prudent -Elect Trump trashed the 1500+ page Christmas tree alternative worked out to gain votes from Democrats.. . Gone was the $79,000 pay raise, too. The U.S. Senate needs to pass the […]
Cary Police report on minor accident:. The crash occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The adult male bicyclist was riding his bike southbound on the sidewalk east of Silver Lake Rd. The squad car was turning northbound onto Silver Lake […]
From the Illinois Gaming Board: Illinois Gaming Board Agents Arrest Four Men for Video Gaming Café Burglary CHICAGO – The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office announces the arrest of 23-year-old Diego G. Lopez from Mount Prospect, 23-year-old Gamaliel […]
From the Cary Fire Protection District: Cary Incident: Two-Vehicle Head-On Collision At 8:27 p.m., the Cary Fire Protection District responded to a two-vehicle, head-on collision near the intersection of Route 14 and Nimco Drive. Firefighters arrived within minutes and found two vehicles […]
From the Harvard Fire Protection District: Harvard Incident: Single Vehicle Rollover At 7:31 p.m., the Harvard Fire Protection District was dispatched to the 18700 block of Route 14 for a single-vehicle rollover crash. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered a damaged vehicle that had […]
McHenry County Blog wrote earlier of Crystal Lake’s intention to impose a sales tax on self-storage units. The staff memo said $150,000 would be raised. Self-storage unit owners got together and sent a detailed letter of opposition signed by James Keelan and […]
From the Health Department: McHenry County Department of Health reports first pediatric RSV death of 2024 surveillance season MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is reporting the first pediatric death attributed to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) of the […]
From Crystal Lake’s Don Kountz:: Crystal Lake held their annual Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Joint Review Board and Public Hearing recently. I’ve made a simple spreadsheet from the mandatory reports that are filed with the Illinois State Comptroller. Items to note are […]
Unleash Prosperity Hotline #1166 reports that Virginia’s Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin is the first to support passage of a state No Tax on Tips law. He writes that on all future credit card payments in restaurants he will write “No Tax on […]
From the State’s Attorney: VICTOR MEZA VALDEZ SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND GROOMING The Office of the McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Victor Meza Valdez, formerly of Ringwood, New Jersey, was sentenced to […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Chicago Attorney Indicted on Immigration Fraud Charges CHICAGO — A Chicago attorney has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly providing false and fraudulent information to U.S. authorities to obtain immigration benefits for his foreign national clients. […]
From the U.S,, Attorney: Former Head of Suburban Chicago Public Library Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Embezzling More Than $770,000 CHICAGO — The former director of the Markham, Ill. Public Library has been sentenced to two years in federal […]