A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Richmond Woman Arrested in Heroin Dealing November 2, 2017 – A 63-year-old Richmond woman was arrested Wednesday and charged with drug-related offenses following an investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Police … Continue reading
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A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff: Man arrested for Attempt Murder over Weekend October 10, 2017 – Two persons were slashed during a domestic disturbance Saturday night in unincorporated Richmond. Neither suffered life-threatening injuries but the 32-year-old Des … Continue reading
A press release from Dr. Anne Majewski, McHenry County Coroner: … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Environmental Defenders: Congratulations Richmond for a Very Successful Recycling Drive WOODSTOCK – Richmond-Burton NHS high school students came out to Richmond city hall on Saturday, September 10th, to donate their time and power to … Continue reading
Information about Sunday’s Life Chains in McHenry County from McHenry County Right to Life: Life Chain is a national, peaceful, and prayerful public witness of pro-life Americans standing for one hour along our roadways, praying for our nation and for … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Serious Injury Crash Involving a Juvenile A 16-year-old female juvenile was flown to Condell Hospital following a traffic crash involving a tractor-trailer and passenger car in unincorporated Richmond Township. Preliminary … Continue reading
Just thought you’d like to know the mayors and village presidents who have endorsed Jack Franks as of 7-12-16: City of Harvard Mayor Jay Nolan City of McHenry Mayor Susan Low City of Woodstock Mayor Brian Sager Village of Algonquin … 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 press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: A 17-year-old remains in critical condition Tuesday after a single vehicle crash Monday evening in unincorporated Richmond Township Preliminary investigation indicated that on Monday, around 9:05 p.m., a 2007 Toyota Matrix … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office: FORMER HEBRON POLICE OFFICER RYSZARD KOPACZ SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS FOR AGGRAVATED POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARMS AND OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Ryszard Kopacz, 32, of … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune’s Education superb Reporter Diane Rado has examined the cost to local taxpayers of school boards that increased teachers’ salaries more than allowed by law just before they retired. Her main article can be found here. Reported in … 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
Since schools comprise the bulk of property tax dollars, I thought some might be interested in seeing how they changed from last year to this year. Although the percentage change column is labeled “% Change + of -” the first … Continue reading
Five people ran for three positions on the Richmond Village Board Tuesday. Winners were incumbent Craig Kunz David Nelson Stanley Maravelias Following them were incumbent Charlotte Hollenbach incumbent David Kielpinski … 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
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Richmond Resident Arrested for Failure to Register as Sex Offender On February 27, 2015, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force arrested Kevin D. Kellison of … 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
I’ve finally pinned down all who are running for municipal office in cities and villages having all or part of their boundaries within McHenry County. The names have been listed in ballot order. That makes little difference unless there are … Continue reading
Here’s my best effort to find out who filed for village and city offices in McHenry County’s thirty municipalities. Most who didn’t file last week probably waited until late Monday afternoon. Why? Best place on the ballot is first. With … Continue reading