After trumpeting a half billion subsidy to the Chinese Communist electric battery company Grotion, Governor JB Pritzker comes out with this position concerning subsidizing a Chicago Bears stadium: “Gov. J.B. Pritzker has said he generally opposes subsidizing private companies.” Found … Continue reading
From Stephen Moore’s Unleash Prosperity Hotline #974 newsletter: Eight States Still Haven’t Recovered Lost Jobs From COVID – Seven of Them Are Blue StatesT he 8th – Louisiana – is a red state that only recently replaced a Democratic governor … Continue reading
From the State’s Attorney: MARGARET WISNER SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR THREE COUNTS OF RECKLESS CONDUCT On March 13, 2024, Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announced that 51-year-old Margaret Wisner of Harvard, … Continue reading
Mike Buehler During the last three months of 2023, McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler raised only $250. That was newsworthy not for the amount, but for the source. It came from Paula Yensen, former Democrayic Party Board member from … Continue reading
Found by John Plertz in Cary: This signs in this story were found at the Cary Public Library. Realy good “Vote No Home Rule” sign piad for by Realtors in Opposition to Home Rule. There is not one, but two … Continue reading
From the Chicago Tribune: Walker said in a prepared statement: “I look forward to the many interesting proposals to come on the future of Arlington Park like new business development, more affordable housing, or welcoming centers for new arrivals.” … Continue reading
From the State’s Attorney: RICKY MCGUIRE PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Ricky McGuire Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Ricky L. McGuire, of Wonder Lake, Illinois, pled guilty to the offense of Aggravated Driving … Continue reading
From the State’s Attorney: ERIC MULLEN SENTENCED TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS IN THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS Eric Mullen Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announced that on March 6, 2024, Eric Mullen, 25, of Genoa City, Wisconsin, entered a … Continue reading
From the State’s Attorney: DEMOND WILLIAMS CONVICTED OF AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC BATTERY Desmond Williams Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announced that on March 5, 2024, Demond Williams, 43, of Algonquin, Illinois, was convicted of two counts of Aggravated Domestic … Continue reading
From the Illinois Family Institute: … Continue reading
From the Algonquin Township Republican Party: An ad financed by the Skinner Campaign Fund. … Continue reading
UPDATE; The Drudge Report finds a Yahoo source that allows one to read the Tribune story without subscribing. From the story by Chicago Tribune’s virulently anti-Republican reporter Rick Pearson: In the 11th Congressional District, which includes far western and southern … Continue reading
The topic was the abolition of the sales tax on groceries proposed by Governor JB Pritzker. Tax money would not be lost by state government. All of it goes into municipal coffers. Mayors and Village Presidents are not happy at … Continue reading
Usually, Executive (secret) Board meetings are not made public. For the January 10, 2024, Executive Board meeting, however, they were published. They follow: The board entered executive session on January 10, 2024, at 7:06 to discuss the final payout andseverance … Continue reading
Arriving in the mail to a Friend of McHenry County Blog is the following direct mail piece from Susan Hathaway-Altman: … Continue reading
Checking out the Chiago Tribune Sunday, I read the front page article on how the Biden Admnisttatopm seeks to have hydrogen power replace fuel that produces greenhouse gases. It surpised me that in the paragraph describing where replacement would be … Continue reading
Found in McHenry County Board District 3: A Rashid Oaism bumper sticker, NO, A SIGN is placed on a Jerry Evans yard sign next to a Erick Hendricks yard sign. … Continue reading
From the Woodstock Police: … Continue reading
