Congressman Peter Roskam and his wife Elizabeth walked behind a banner bearing his name at the Crystal Lake Independence Day Parade on July 7th. But, that wasn’t all. Behind a vehicle was a big American Flag like local Lions carry … Continue reading
Category Archives: American flag
The professional football leagues’ disrespect of the American Flag isn’t something high on my agenda, but, as you can see from the following article from the Illinois Family Institute, it has reached Elgin. There a school board member who is … Continue reading
An organization called Pillars of Freedom put up American flags along Lake Avenue, the main drag in old Lakewood. They were right in front of our home. When I went out later, the men were covering my side of the street. … Continue reading
You know I don’t often post videos, but this one is especially appropriate for Memorial Day. … Continue reading
Sun City is again honoring World Trade Center and Pentagon victims by planting American flags. Here’s what the display looks like: … Continue reading
Tonya Franklin, the woman who was willing to run against Jack Franks for State Representative as a Republican but was denied that opportunity by the McHenry County Republican Central Committee, sent an interesting photo of her home. It was taken … Continue reading
An email from Congressman Randy Hultgren: “From the first shots of the Revolutionary War, to the men and women serving our country today, this nation owes an immeasurable debt of gratitude to our veterans. “We are the greatest country in … Continue reading
OK. You got me. It’s July 3rd. And it wasn’t sweltering hot. I found the shade most of the hour and a half 90-something entry parade. The biggest political entry was Congressman Joe Walsh’s. He followed Congressman Don Manzullo and … Continue reading
In a synergistic arrangement, the City of Crystal Lake allowed T-Mobile to build a very, very tall mobile phone tower on its sewage plant property. This is the kind of tower that T-Mobile wanted to erect in the middle of … Continue reading
The American flag in front of the Administrative Building of Huntley School District 158 is flying at half mast in honor of United States Senator Ted Kennedy. … Continue reading
Just south of the Dixie Truck Stop on Interstate 55 we found a flag flying on the middle of an overpass. It was just south of Atlanta. Hard to miss. … Continue reading
In the “Are You Nuts?” category is Northwest Herald reporter Brett Rowland’s story about last night MCC Board meeting. McHenry County College folks get quite irritated when I call it a “junior” college. Of course, that’s what it was created … Continue reading
I must admit I had no idea why this young woman was dressed like the Statue of Liberty. Was it a Libertarian Party promotion? Was the McHenry County Peace Group making a point as they did when they were not … Continue reading