Google blew away the articles I wrote in the first two or three years of McHenry County Blog.  That was after the company labeled this a “spam blog.”

That loss included my article on the inauguration of the 22nd Circuit Court.  That was when McHenry County was separated from Lake County and made a separate Circuit Court District, thanks to legislation sponsored by State Rep. Jack Franks.

The most memorable part of the December, 2006, ceremony occurred when then-Circuit Court Clerk Bill Kays unveiled a mock seal for the newly independent court system.  You can see it below, thanks to a search for another series of photos:

Circuit Court Clerk Bill Kays makes his sense of humor evident in the mock 22nd Circuit Court seal he designed and presented before the real one was unveiled.

You will note that he calls it “The Double Deuce Circuit Court.”

Above a pair of dice showing twos, one can see, “Take a Gamble on Us!”

The lower part of the outer circle asks, “Are you feeling lucky?”