A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Two Sheriff’s Officers Honored for Roles in Shootout Both Tapped as “2016 Officer of the Year” in McHenry County Two McHenry County Sheriff’s officers took home 2016 Officer of the Year … Continue reading
Arriving in the mail today was a letter from McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim. It was an endorsement for the candidacy of Chuck Lutzow for Algonquin Township Supervisor. You can read it below: … Continue reading
Back in October, 2014, right before Sheriff Keith Nygren went out of office, a suit was filed by Crystal Lake’s Pete Sonneville against Sheriff’s Deputies for entering his home on East Crystal Lake Avenue without authorization. You can read the details … Continue reading
Bob Miller has an extensive list of endorsers listed on his webpage. Some of the notables include Sheriff Bill Prim, Senator Pamala Althoff, State Representative Barbara Wheeler, and retired State Representative Michael Tryon. Bob Miller is being challenged by County … Continue reading
The figures do not include the value of health insurance, car allowance or clothing allowance. Peter Austin and Joseph Korpalski have $6.000 car allowances. Austin’s salary also includes reimbursement of the employee’s share of IMRF contributions. Richard Hill has a $4,800 … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office: COUNTY JAIL AUDIT CONCLUDES WITH HIGH MARKS FOR FACILITY, STAFF AND OPERATIONS A three-day audit of the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility by the American Correctional Association (ACA) concluded Thursday with the Audit … Continue reading
Republican McHenry County Board Chairman candidate Mike Walkup distributed his new literature at Bill Prim’s Union, Illinois, fundraiser Thursday night. It created something of a stir. The most recent Mike Walkup campaign literature says, So, you think Jack Franks is … Continue reading
A press release from Republican State’s Attorney candidate Patrick Kenneally: Bill Prim, McHenry County Sheriff, Endorses Patrick Kenneally for State’s Attorney Bill Prim, McHenry County Sheriff, announced today that he is again endorsing Patrick Kenneally for McHenry County State’s Attorney. Bill Prim … Continue reading
Sheriff Bill Prim is holding a fundraiser in his campaign for re-election two years tonight in Union at Checkers II. You can join Sheriff Prim at his re-election campaign kick-off event, while celebrating his mid-term successes! Visit http://tinyurl.com/primoktoberfest to let us … Continue reading
McHenry County Clerk Mary McClellan is taking the same tact with regard to letting people know she is running for re-election as Sheriff Bill Prim. She is holding a fundraiser. It’s on September 28th at Georgio’s Pizzeria & Pub, 75 … Continue reading
Confirmation that Sheriff Bill Prim is running for re-election two years from now comes from a fundraising invitation that arrive yesterday: Join Sheriff Prim at his re-election campaign kick-off event, while celebrating his mid-term successes! Visit http://tinyurl.com/primoktoberfest to let us know … Continue reading
While McHenry’s Fiesta Days Parade was blistering hot last Sunday, Algonquin’s Founders Day Parade Saturday had a pleasant temperature, was cloudy and had a good breeze. In short, the day was comfortable. I parked near Port Edward, where dignitaries ate … Continue reading
McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim has issued a report of what he has done in the sixteen months since he took office: DOING MORE WITH LESS: SHERIFF PRIM’S 16 MONTH REPORT 6.6% Percentage decrease in Sheriff’s Office employees from December … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Starting June 1st, Sheriff’s Deputies Will Begin Wearing New Uniforms Beginning June 1, 2016, Sheriff’s deputies of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office will begin wearing a new uniform and a new … Continue reading
Newmax thinks former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is Donald Trump’s top choice for Vice President. The logic is that Trump needs someone who can navigate Congress. The former Speaker satisfies that requirement. Gingrich is no stranger to McHenry County. Before … Continue reading
Two days ago, McHenry County Blog reported on the shredding of ten tons of paper by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department during the tail end of Keith Nygren’s term. More details are contained in the following internal following audit findings … Continue reading
At the McHenry County Board meeting, Sheriff Bill Prim revealed that his office is “well on the way to hitting and exceeding our benchmarks” for the rental of jail space to outside agencies, primarily the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency … Continue reading
The most astounding revelation of McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim when he spoke to the McHenry County Board Tuesday morning was that the Sheriff’s Office “lost ten tons of documents that were shredded–20,000 pounds.” If a ream of paper (500 … Continue reading
It’s been a year since the Kane County Sheriff put Kim Zinke on administrative leave. Then, her salary then was $79.275 or $38.11 per hour for a 40-hour work week. On December 1, 2015, it increased to $81,257. The Lake … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim: REVENUE UP, EXPENDITURES DOWN, SHERIFF PRIM REPORTS More is being accomplished with less in the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Bill Prim announced Tuesday in a report to the public after … Continue reading
