What follows is in a press release from the Harvard Police Department: CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY On 12-15-11 at 1700 hrs, Harvard Police received a report that someone had been cutting the cords of Christmas lighting in the 400 block … Continue reading
Back in the late 1960’s when I was McHenry County Treasurer, there was a public hospital in Harvard. I collected taxes for it. The following from the Harvard Hospital Foundation explains that it became privately owned in 1998. In 1999, … Continue reading
It is unclear where Congressman Joe Walsh will run for re-election. It is clear he will run somewhere. But, he has announced that he will run for re-election. Walsh now shares McHenry County with veteran Congressman Don Manzullo. His district … Continue reading
An observer in Hartland Township sent this “after clean-up” photo of Paulsen Road. Here’s the commentary that accompanied it: Interesting that on Monday morning Alden Road was closed to work on ONE tree that was felled during the storm on … Continue reading
We drove through Harvard on the way to the Wisconsin Dells a couple of weeks ago and, to my surprise, there was one of those Obama construction signs. Not much being done, but the signs were there anyway. The sign … Continue reading
A press release from the State’s Attorney’s Office: RESIDENTIAL BURGLAR BRETT ROBERTS SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that thirty-seven year-old Brett Roberts, formerly of Harvard, was sentenced … Continue reading
The Harvard City Council will have the approval of a massage parlor on its agenda Tuesday. Tiera Tracy is the applicant and the name of the business will be “The Relaxation Station.” This is her first massage parlor. She is … Continue reading
Former Huntley School Board member Larry Snow has done a prodigious amount of research about school districts where teachers pay nothing for their pensions. Those employed in the private sector pay into Social Security. But they also pay the entire … Continue reading
My relatives in Missouri alerted me to a picture of Wisconsin State Senator Dave Hansen published in the New York Post. It was taken at The Heritage Inn & Suites in Harvard, Illinois, Tuesday about a half an hour before … Continue reading
“If it’s good enough for the Green Bay Packers, it ought to be good enough for Wisconsin legislator.” That’s part of what State Rep. Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) told Statehouse News Service today when they asked him why he introduced … Continue reading
I got a tip from the Northern Illinois Tea Party that the missing Wisconsin State Senators were meeting at the Heritage Inn and Suites at the intersection of Routes 14 and 23 in Harvard. Silly me, I went looking for … Continue reading
These were posted below the article entitled, Harvard School District Fires Psychologist who Complained about Special Ed Program to U.S. Department of Education Here’s the second and most lengthy comment: Currently, Harvard School District 50 is under audit by the … Continue reading
In December, the United States Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office (OCR) notified Dr. Peter Koehn that his complaints about the treatment of Special Education children met the criteria for an investigation. Monday night the Harvard School Board dismissed whistle … Continue reading
Below is a press release from the Harvard Police Department about how it spent a state grant to go after intoxicated drivers: Illinois Department of Transportation STEP Grant In September, the Harvard Police Department was awarded an Illinois Department of … Continue reading
Literally. Harvard Police report that one student set another’s hair on fire on Tuesday. Here’s how the Harvard Police Department put it: Child Endangerment On 11-16-10 at 1314 hrs a Harvard Youth (m/14 yoa) was arrested at Harvard High School, … Continue reading
Especially interesting to me was the arrest of a 15-year old at Harvard High School for selling pot detailed below by the Harvard Police Department press release: Harvard Police Department Press Release 11-03-10 Traffic Arrest On 10-30-10 at 1948 hrs, … Continue reading
Sorry for the delay in pointing out that homeowners can appeal their assessments in McHenry Township. It looks like the deadline is the day before the election. The sparsely populated Dunham Township, on the south edge of Harvard, also has … Continue reading
From the Harvard Police Department: Predatory Sexual Assault On 09-18-10, Harvard Police received a report that a female 4 yoa, victim was sexually assaulted at a residence in Harvard previously in the day. It was reported a 51 yoa male … Continue reading
I’m beginning to realize why people like to read police calls. The Harvard Police Department seems to send out its arrests to subscribers of Nixle on a weekly basis. Sign up here. Take a look at the last arrest below: … Continue reading
Yesterday, Harvard Police made the following announcement: On 09-22-10 at 1606 hrs Police responded to the area of Wildflower and Willow Ln. for a report that a male, Hispanic with long gray hair and a mustache, driving an older dark … Continue reading
