Two sights caught my attention this New Year Eve’s Day. The first was the overly-full parking lot at Crystal Lake’s Jewel. I’ve often wondered why people buy four-wheel drive vehicles. One answer is obvious from this scene: to park where … Continue reading
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McHenry County Blog continues to be the only local publication that thinks the Department of Homeland Security’s Secure Communities program is worth watching. This month, the program Sheriff Keith Nygren joined in April, saw 38 illegal aliens with criminal records … Continue reading
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement people went after illegal aliens who have criminal records Tuesday through Thursday. No arrests were made in McHenry County. Here’s how many criminals were arrested and where they were picked up, according to the Chicago … Continue reading
The number of people turned over to ICE by Keith Nygren’s McHenry County Sheriff’s Department during July was forty-two. That’s forty-two more criminals off the street. Nygren entered the Homeland Security Department’s Secure Communities program, along with other collar county … Continue reading
Considering people in most counties voted Republican, I guess it’s not much of a surprise that the National Sheriffs’ Association passed a resolution in favor of ridding their jurisdictions of illegal aliens who are criminals. The end of June, at … Continue reading
I have such mixed emotions on this issue. On the one hand, I have seen the hope in the eyes of a late 20-something mother leading her children with husband bringing up the rear to a meeting in the First … Continue reading
The Daily Herald was stiffed by Sheriff Keith Nygren when he revealed his intention to re-start his Mexican Sister City program exclusively in the Northwest Herald on Sunday. Comments under the article were not what a neutral observer would consider … Continue reading
The Northwest Herald continued its love affair (“Nygren re-election propaganda” is the way one article commenter describes NW Herald coverage) with McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren Monday by featuring his regeneration of the sister cities program with Mexico’s Zacatecas. That’s … Continue reading
People will now be able to search for people incarcerated on at least one floor of the McHenry County Jail. It won’t be people arrested for most crimes, however. If a friend or acquaintance gets arrested, you’ll still have to … Continue reading
Yesterday, Chicago Tribune columnist Dennis Byrne wrote a column wondering why President Barack Obama’s administration is suing Arizona, but not Rhode Island. I wrote about that last week. As I did, Byrne points out that collar county sheriffs are participating … Continue reading
Today we continue our tour of the McHenry County Jail with a June 1977 delegation of young political leaders from China. The visit was sponsored by the American Council of Young Political leaders. I thought a visit to the jail … Continue reading
This is third portion of an overdue story about a Chinese delegation of young political leaders who visited McHenry County three years ago, way back in June of 2007. The trip was sponsored by the American Council of Young Political … Continue reading
A couple of years ago I had to go to the McHenry County Health Department for a flu shot. Standing the long line in front of me was the Sheriff’s Department employee who ran the jail. We got to talking. … Continue reading
Both sides of the political spectrum find it hard to believe, but I love political passion wherever I find it. Today, It was not TEA Party demonstrators on Route 14. It was immigrant rights’ advocates. They were not standing still. … Continue reading
Those opposed to the new Arizona law are marching to Woodstock to demonstrate at the McHenry County Jail. It’s taking them three days to walk the fifty-some miles. The Chicago Tribune says they are planning to spend the night in … Continue reading
This is in DuPage County, but it’s the first I’ve seen of Federal officials doing anything about businesses who hire illegal aliens. The U.S. Attorney’s press release follows. You might also be interested in noting that the headline does not … Continue reading
A Chicago Tribune article I didn’t find in that newspaper today says that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren is going to have his deputies start checking the names of those arrested with suspects’ names in Department of Homeland Security files. … Continue reading
The McHenry County College Student Peace Action Network continues to bring provocative programs to Crystal Lake. The next one will be bout privatized prisons, to be held on March 4th. I wonder if the local version of this phenomenon will … Continue reading