FRG Castle License Plate Runner Identified as Chicago Policewoman Jennifer Martin

The dispute between the owners of the Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove and neighbors Diana and James Durso has been playing out before the City of Chicago Police Board. The Chicago Police Superintendent seeks to dismiss Jennifer Martin from being a Police … Continue reading

Prim Attacks Zinke

A press release from Bill Prim, one of two candidates for the Republican nomination for McHenry County Sheriff: PRIM: ZINKE STRATEGY IS DENY, DECEIVE AND DELAY Two recent developments in the primary race for McHenry County Sheriff provide even further evidence … Continue reading

Shoeless Zinke Gets Caught Running Elderly Woman’s License Plate

The following lawsuit against Undersheriff Andy Zinke was filed in Federal District Court today by Sondra Matterness: COMPLAINT Now comes the Plaintiff, SONDRA MATTERNESS, by and through her attorney, Robert T. Hanlon, of The Law Offices of ROBERT T. HANLON … Continue reading

Fox River Grove Castle Owner Wins Federal Suit Against Neighbor Who Took License Plate Numbers and Looked Them Up

Michael Strohl, owner of the castle in Fox River Grove, sued a complaining neighbor across the street named Diana Durso in Federal Court in September, 2011. His complaint is that she took about fifty license plate numbers and had someone … Continue reading

Noticing the License Plate Tax Hike to Aid Mainly Downstate Parks

If you drive around Illinois, you will see lots of state parks. They are as common in many non-Chicago metropolitan counties as forest preserves and conservation district sites. The difference is that state taxpayers (disproportionately from the Chicago metropolitan area, … Continue reading

Message of the Day – A License Plate

This was found at the Grand Opening of the Crystal Lake Chick-fil-A. There were other manifestations of Christians on opening day. I saw a First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake CROP Walk tee shirt. Chick-fil-A is closed Sundays, as … Continue reading

Walsh Volunteer Steve Tucker Catches Maryland Car Stealing His Signs

I haven’t done a story on sign stealing, but it certainly is happening. I should have taken a photo last week of the missing Mike Mahon sign between the Keith Nygren and Sally Wiggins signs on the northeast corner of … Continue reading