Frpm Metra: Four weekday trains to be cancelled on UP Northwest Line for tie work starting Aug. 4 A project to replace thousands of ties on the UP Northwest Line over a two-month period will require Metra to cancel four midday trains […]
From The Center Square: Youth mental health screenings may have long-term impact, IL legislator warns By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill which requires Illinois’ public school districts to provide universal mental […]
From Unleash Prosperity Hotline #1319: Laugh or Cry: Bloomberg Says Illinois Is Doing Better Than Texas! Our new Vote With Your Feet (VWYF) website documents where Americans are moving to and from. Here are the numbers on how many people are on […]
From the Woodstock Police:
From Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist Eric Allie:
For some reason lost to history, the State of Illinois requires municipalities to ask permission to spend Motor Fuel Taxes. Algonquin will pass such a resolution at its next Village Board meeting. Their share is determined by State law. I find it […]
That is what NBC-TV is reporting. “These six stores are offering some of the best deals shoppers will see all year — but only for a short time,” said a spokesperson for Hilco Consumer – Retail. “Customers who want the best selection […]
McHenry County Blog has donated a crystal elephant to be raffled off at the McHenry County Fair. Look hard and you will be able see it on the righthand table. = = = = = Ad paid for by the Skinner Campaign […]
A web site I have been reading is “Not the Bee.” Thursday I found a takedown of a New York Times and the Daily Express. The Daily Express ran the photo upon which both papers based their starving in Gaza stories. Here […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Crystal Lake Police: ‘Speeding Catches Up With You’: The Crystal LakePolice Department releases speed enforcement results The Crystal Lake Police Department conducted a focused traffic safety campaign July 8 – August 1 to remind motorist that “Speeding Catches Up With […]
From an observant Friend of McHenry County Blog: Sean Casten Shuts Down Sean Casten’s Event It happened again. Congressman Sean Casten’s townhall was shut down on Wednesday night. Speaker after speaker interrupted the Democrat who used to represent Algonquin Township. He was […]
Thought some might be interested in these posters concerning “undocumented students” next to the MCC doors:
Stop by the Republican Party booth in the air conditioned building at the McHenry County Fair, fill out a raffle slip and you have an opportunity to win a crystal elephant. = = = = = Ad paid for by the Skinner […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Senate hopeful Robin Kelly boosted by gun control advocates As Pritzker loses “muscle,” underdog Robin Kelly sees gains McHenry County Blog reported over two months ago that “[Representative Robin] Kelly seems well respected among gun control […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO MAN CHARGED WITH RECEIVING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHICAGO — A criminal complaint unsealed today in federal court charges a Chicago man with receiving and distributing child pornography. The complaint alleges that JARON WOODSLEY, 27, shared images […]
In his weekly email State Treasurer Michael Frerichs often features family stories. This week he included delightful photos of his twin boys. Fresh Produce and Driving Illinois Innovation Theo and Max are really loving the fresh fruits and vegetables we are getting […]
From the US Marshals Service: US Marshals Service, Chicago PD recover child missing for over 7 years CHICAGO – The U.S. Marshals Service Northern District of Illinois, in coordination with the USMS Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force and Chicago Police Department, […]
Found this on The American Spector, which argues Obama’s Jackson Park monument fits him perfectly. Author Scott McKay offers “credit to Ken Blackwell, the former treasurer and secretary of state in Ohio and one of the most incisive and quotable black conservatives […]
From the Cary Police:
State Rep. Steve Reick has a keen sense of humor. Earlier this week, I shared a sign that I found in his tent near the main entrance to the fairgrounds. Now the sign I posted in the above article is elsewhere on […]
From the McHenry Fire Protection District: Fire – Pyndale Drive On Friday, August 1st, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 4800 block of Pyndale Drive in McHenry. Fire […]
A view on Route 31 looking down the hills toward Terra Cotta: Route 31 looking north.
From the State’s Attorney: RAUL ALVAREZ SENTENCED TO ELEVEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announces that on August 1, 2025, Raul Alvarez, 38, of […]
From the Illinois State Republican Party: Register here. $25 fee.
From the Illinois Policy Institute: The Illinois Senate attempted to pass a “rescue package” for Chicago area mass transit that would punish suburban homeowners with a new real estate transfer tax. State leaders must instead focus on reforms to boost housing and […]
From The Center Square: After death of youth on DCFS radar, IL Republicans call for accountability (The Center Square) – Republicans say Gov. J.B. Pritzker has had more than enough time to address continued problems with the Illinois Department of Children and […]
When my wife and I drove to Barrington for Irene Napier’s funeral Monday, our shock absorbers took a beating on Route 14. Since it is a state road, I asked local legislators to contact the Illinois Department of Transportation for corrective action. […]
From Unleash Prosperity Hotline Issue #1318: California Crushing Its Citizens With Nearly Half a Million Regulations The Mercatus Center has published a report on which states impose the most regulations on their citizens. We almost fell out of our recliners when we […]
McHenry County Blog has donated a crystal elephant for which those at the County Fair may sign up for a chance to win. There are lots of giveaways, including Dennis Byrne’s biography of JB Pritzker and tee shirts. = = = = […]