A press release from the Woodstock Police Department: Social Media Threat Assessment – Juvenile Disorderly Conduct Arrest During the morning hours of February 20th, 2018, the Woodstock Police Department (WPD) was made aware by Community Unit School District 200 officials of … Continue reading
Category Archives: Woodstock North High School
From Woodstock School Board candidate Susan Handelsman: December 20 meeting at Woodstock High School PLEASE NOTE MY MATH ERROR, WHICH OCCURRED TO ME LATE LAST NIGHT: $204 of cash annual saving, and $204 of home value depreciation savings annually, and … Continue reading
usan Handlesman fills readers in on Woodstock School District 200 Facilities Committee recommendations: D200 Facility Review Committee (physical building review) Recommendations of our committee: Close Clay Academy Dean Street School Northwoods School and consolidate those students into remaining elementary and … Continue reading
Here are the results of the Mock Election for President at Woodstock North High School: For President of the United States Hillary Clinton – 194 votes Donald Trump – 165 votes Gary Johnson – 81 votes Jill Stein – 27 … Continue reading
Jack Franks, running for McHenry County Board Chairman, professes to be transparent and accountable. The transparency is wonderfully symbolized in the fish bowl from which he draws questions written on three by five inch note cards. I had a question … Continue reading
Saturday I wrote an article entitled, Charles and Raffel Roads Roundabout Proposal Comes Around Again, Despite Defeat in Committee Day after Election I apparently misunderstood where the proposal to award $2,229,600 to Curran Contracting Company of Crystal Lake was scheduled. … Continue reading
Coming around to the McHenry County Transportation Committee for the second time in three weeks is a $2,229,600 proposal to build a roundabout north of the Woodstock North High School on Raffel Road where it dead ends at Charles Road. … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Funeral Arrangements for Deputy Dwight Maness September 16, 2015 In conjunction with the family, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announce the funeral arrangements for Deputy Dwight Maness, who passed away Monday. … Continue reading
The Illinois State Board of Education has released its Report Cards for schools. I have extracted summary data images for high schools in McHenry County, which you can see below. … Continue reading
I made a mistake in the first sentence in this article I posted too fast on Friday before we left for a trip to Galena for the weekend. The headline was correct. I left out the word “not,” as in … Continue reading
Arrested by Woodstock Police Detective Spitzen almost a month ago, Woodstock North High School Physical Education instructor and wrestling coach James B. Guttridge has now been indicted by the McHenry County State’s Attorney. The Rockford resident, born November 10, 1973, … Continue reading
Just though this might be of interest: DISTRICT 200 STATEMENT REGARDING THE ARREST OF MR. JAMES GUTTRIDGE District 200 is very concerned to learn that one of our teachers has been arrested and charged with criminal sexual assault and aggravated … Continue reading
Hold a job fair with real employers and what do you get? Hundreds and hundreds of job seekers. Congressman Joe Walsh arranged for the following Illinois employers to attend: Northrop Grumman, Scot Forge, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Bridgeview Bank Group, Mercy Health … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh to Host District Jobs Fair Fox Lake, IL – Congressman Joe Walsh (IL-8) today announced that his office is hosting a jobs fair this month in the district. Sunday, October 16, … Continue reading
I was at a 5-year old’s birthday party in Milwaukee talking with a nervous North Shore Republican about her state senator’s recall election next Tuesday while Congressman Joe Walsh engaging his 180 of his constituents at Woodstock North High School. … Continue reading
Yesterday, McHenry County Blog published the percentage of incoming freshmen at McHenry County College require remedial math classes. The best high school district was Huntley’s at 46% needing help to be able to take a college course. Today, we look … Continue reading
An email to voters of the McHenry County College District from Erik Sivertsen: Dear Concerned Citizens of McHenry County, Did you know that MCC’s Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition by 9% last Thursday? Did you also know that … Continue reading
Big doings locally Monday and Tuesday as Sister City representatives from Mexico’s Guadalupe and its state government, Zacatecas visit Woodstock, Carpentersville and Marengo. President of Guadalupe Rafael Flores Mendoza and Zacatecas Governor Miguel Alejandro Alonso Reyes head a delegation that … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has been exploring wind energy possibilities. Our first story pointed out that it is virtually non-existent in the Northern Illinois: Wind Power Not Making a Dent in Illinois The next two stories (Quest-1, Quest-2) told of District … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has been exploring wind energy possibilities. Our first story pointed out that it is virtually non-existent in the Northern Illinois: Wind Power Not Making a Dent in Illinois The next two stories (Quest-1, Quest-2) told of District … Continue reading