A apress release from the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County: DEFENDERS’ RECYCLING DRIVE – Marengo, August 13th Recycling Drive accepts TVs, fluorescent tubes, electronics, more! MARENGO – On Saturday, August 13th, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County (EDMC) will conduct a … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune released results of a study of traffic ticket data that shows whether police departments discriminate in favor of their own residents. In the towns studied in McHenry County Crystal Lake and Harvard stood out as being even-handed. … Continue reading
Below is what cities and villages in McHenry County did to property taxpayers last year and what can be expected this year: City or village INCR / DECR INCR / DECR 2015 – 2014 2014 – 2013 IN TOTAL TAX … Continue reading
The only way to compare property tax burdens is to divide one’s property tax bill by the value of one’s home. That’s what the Chicago Tribune did in November of 2015. The effective tax rates found for McHenry County towns … Continue reading
A Friend of McHenry County Blog took some notes last night at the McHenry County Board District 6 candidates’ night at Marengo High School. Here’s they are: District 6 candidates for County Board held at the Marengo High School on … Continue reading
From Kristin Ottolino of the Citizens Alert Social Media Network: To All Concerned McHenry County Citizens, In our mailboxes north of town today, many people have received the flyer (below). UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES LEAVE ANY OF YOUR WINDOWS CRACKED WHEN … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: A 52-year-old woman was evacuated by helicopter from the scene of a crash on Wednesday evening after her vehicle collided with a horse in unincorporated Coral Township. Preliminary investigation indicated that a … Continue reading
Mentioned a couple of times was local radio station WXMR. Victory Rock Fellowship featured its presence on the air in a sign on the side of its float. Kelly Liebman of Wonder Lake announced her candidacy for McHenry County Board … Continue reading
Another band was next. This one from Marion-Rosary in Aurora. My battery was running low, so I limited my picture taking to try to make sure I got all of the politicians. The theme of the parade was “There’s nothing … Continue reading
The weather for the Settlers Days Parade was perfect. The temperature was in the 70’s. There wasn’t much wind. I plunked my lawn chair down at the corner across from Brandt’s Pharmacy. It was also, for the first time, really … Continue reading
This muscle car was in the Marengo Settlers’ Days Parade on Sunday. Note the message on its trunk. … Continue reading
The best parade in McHenry County starts at 2 this afternoon. It runs from downtown (Route 23) to the high school. I think it’s the best because it has the most bands. A band contest is held at the high … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Investigating Single Vehicle Crash August 21, 2015 A 65-year-old Marengo man was pronounced dead at the hospital Friday after the vehicle he was driving crashed in the 7000 block of … Continue reading
Yesterday, we took a look at what school districts requested to be collected last year and this year. Today we’ll look at municipalities. A number of McHenry County municipalities overlap into adjacent counties. If you see “McH only,” that is … Continue reading
James Regelin was the victor in Tuesday’s election to select the Alderman for Ward 1 in Marengo. He beat Noel Gaines. … Continue reading
Incumbent Michael Smith defeated Chester Mazuriewicz by over 2-1 in the Ward 2 contest in Marengo. … Continue reading
Brett Martin beat Peter Hunt and Dale Eeg in Marengo’s Ward 4 contest. … Continue reading
In the third ward of Marengo, Todd Hall is facing off against Dennis Moehling. Looking at the lopsided results from just one of the six precincts, plus votes case before the polls opened, it appears that Hall will be sitting … Continue reading
Its too early to suggest that the photo here represents the future of McHenry County, but with population being down in McHenry County since 2010, while being up in all the other Chicago-area counties, it could be that the County … Continue reading
The McHenry County Council of Governments (McCOG) has calculated how much money each village and city in the county would lose in state subsides should Governor Bruce Rauner’s budget recommendations be enacted. The Govenror suggests cutting the subsidy in half. … Continue reading
