The Crystal Lake City Council has announced the imposition of a new tax–this time one on those who use storage units. The memo states, The Storage Facility Rental Tax is a tax imposed upon the privilege of renting or leasing any self-storage […]
Fifty years ago, the Federal government was threatening Illinois with the loss of highway money if it did not enact a mandatory motor cycle helmet law. Fox River Grove’s Ed Armstrong, a member of A.B.A.T.E., lobbied me in opposition (Armstrong was later […]
From Eric Sivertsen: Supervisor on Tuesday! I would like to ask for your support this Tuesday at the McHenry Township GOP Caucus at the McHenry Township Hall at 3703 N Richmond Rd, Johnsburg. IL 60051 at 7pm. I have submitted my name […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute’s Eric Allie:
From the Chicago Tribune comes this image of what is not happening in Illinois:
From the Marengo Police: At approximately 11:36 AM on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Kindred Hospital (Chicago North), the Marengo Police Department arrested Colton M. Howell, 26, of 15 Garden Place Circle Apt. F, Cary, IL, for the following alleged offense(s); Colton […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District:: On Saturday, November 30th, at approximately 7 p.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 2900 block of W. Parksi Ave. in unincorporated McHenry. Fire crews […]
From the Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department:: Structure Fire – 5719 Haligus Rd. Woodstock, IL. Crystal Lake, IL – The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded to a reported structure fire at 7:54 pm at 5719 Haligus Rd. that was called in by […]
Back in 1970, former Chicago Policeman and Illinois Crime Commission investigator decided he wanted to run for McHenry County Sheriff. When I asked him in the Courthouse why he didn’t run as a Republican, he told me he was told he couldn’t.. […]
Black Box ad from the Richmond Fire Protection District:
Black Box ad from Harvard Fire Protection District:
From the Woodstock Fire/Reacue Doistrict: Thanksgiving Crash on Charles Rd near Woodstock On Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 7:23 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was dispatched to a reported two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Charles Road and N. Queen Anne Road […]
Black Box ad from Riley Tonship:
Black Box ad for the Riley Township Road District:
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
In a repeat of the first Mayor Daley’s assistance to his son’s insurance business, former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan can be seen and heard seeking similar assistance:
From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: More than 54,000 deer harvested during first weekend of Illinois firearm deer season SPRINGFIELD – Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 54,661 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between […]
With residents voting with their feet, perhaps it is not surprising that Illinois cities are not rated among the best places to live. Rockford did come in at 105. You can take a look at the rankings here.
From the Illinois Policy Institute’s Eric Allie:
Articles periodically show up in Florida about how many restaurants and food trucks fail health department inspections Not so in McHenry County. If one looks at the McHenry County Health Department’s A-to-Z Topic List for MCDH, one can find Restaurant Inspections (Food Facility […]
From Legal Insurrection, reprinted with permission: Race and Sex Discrimination At Northern Illinois U Center for Black Studies Challenged By Equal Protection Project “It’s possible to help disadvantaged students without creating racial barriers…. Our hope is that NIU will change these programs, […]
From the Chicago Tribune: We’ll have cranberry sauce and talk politics.
From the State’s Attorney: CESAR C. ORTIZ SENTENCED TO THIRTEEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announces that Cesar C. Ortiz, 40, of Harvard, Illinois was sentenced to 13 years […]
Future President Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have already paid off. Contrary to the critics of these threats, the price of goods coming from south and north of the border will not increase. Why? Because the […]
Another article tells of the election petition challenges to three Harvard School Board members. Election challenges in municipal contests are harder to track because they are not conducted not at the county level, but by village board or city council members. In […]
So the Illinois Supreme Court backs up Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx in her ridiculous treatment of Jesse Smollett’s fake hate crime. Here’s Special Prosecutor Dan Webb’s reaction: The Illinois Supreme Court reached this decision notwithstanding the fact that the Cook […]
From State Rep. Dan Ugaste: Illinois unemployment rate remained at 5.3% in October 2024 Based on the preliminary figures released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), the unemployment rate remained unchanged from the 5.3% confirmed for the previous month of September. This […]
From the County Clerk: Electoral Board hearings will be held for the docket set for December 2nd at 10:30am.
From the Co;roner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on November 24, 2024 at around 11:00 pm by Woodstock Police Department to investigate the death of Gregory Rokus, age 53 of Woodstock. Mr. Rokus was involved […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police: