A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney: MITCHELL KIRKSEY SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR AGGRAVATED POSSESSION OF STOLEN FIREARMS Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 32 year old Mitchell Kirksey … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gun
KY3 out of Springfield, Missouri, reports that former McHenry County Undersheriff Andy Zinke, now an officer in that town’s police department, escaped being shot when a private citizen with a gun intervened. Here’s part of the story: Then another officer, … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Department: Two Arrested for Weapons and Drug Charges The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force (which includes Task Force Officers from Woodstock PD, McHenry City PD, and Lake in the Hills … Continue reading
From the Harvard Police Department: UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM On 11-06-18 at 1402 hrs, Harvard Police was provided with a social media video posting regarding a juvenile making a suspicious gesture while holding a suspected handgun. After a thorough … Continue reading
Haven’t seen this before. Usually, some politicians put their signs in front of their opponents. Juvenile, I have always thought. Below is something more imaginative. Next to a Peter Roskam sign are two signs attaching him to the NRA: … Continue reading
Continuing coverage of the League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night for those seeking State Senate seats looking at answers to the question of how to protect students from gun violence. And the candidates had a minute to answer the question My … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. Allen Skillicorn: First CCW Class A Bullseye For Constituents Crystal Lake, IL – Representative Allen Skillicorn, a strong defender of the Second Amendment, offered FREE Conceal and Carry Training for constituents of the 66th … Continue reading
This is what was in the Chicago papers this morning: sitting in the kitchen I saw a press conference featuring Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. He gave a good speech, full of emotion. “This is not Chicago,” he asserted at one … Continue reading
A press release from Governor Bruce Rauner: Gov. Rauner signs emergency “red flag” gun law, enacts 72-hour waiting period for all gun purchases Vows to veto gun dealer licensing bill again; urges action on broad public safety plan CHICAGO (July … Continue reading
The electronic edition of the Saturday Chicago Tribune shows how well the march achieved its objective: BREAKING NEWS 10 people shot, 1 fatally, in 6 hours in Chicago … Continue reading
State Rep. Allen Skillicorn reached back to the 1980’s in his floor speech against the passage of the bill to have state government licensing still another activity–gun stores. “When the bad guys invaded the town, what did they do? “They … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Convicted Felon Sentenced to Seven and a Half Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Firearms from Cargo Train CHICAGO — A federal judge today sentenced a convicted felon to seven and a … Continue reading
press release from the Woodstock Polilce: Reckless Discharge of a Firearm and Burglary to Motor Vehicle Arrest On Sunday, May 13th, 2018, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Woodstock Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of E. Van Buren … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally: ANDRES L. HERNANDEZ SENTENCED TO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ON CLASS 1 AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OFFENSE Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Andres L. Hernandez, age 22, pled guilty … Continue reading
From State Rep. Steve Reick: Reick Details Changes to Firearms Restraining Order Legislation As you may know, I’m currently serving as a Chief Co-Sponsor of legislation that would allow family members and law enforcement to petition the court for a … Continue reading
It has entitled its series of suggestions “31 Bullets” for the number of bullets sold per person in the country each year. (I do wonder if that includes the number bought by agencies having no need whatsoever to stockpile bullets. … Continue reading
From McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski: Gun Death McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Anne Majewski, announced this afternoon that her office is investigating the death of a Fox Lake man who died yesterday, April 29, 2018, at Centegra McHenry Medical Center. … Continue reading
Thanks to a program instituted by President Donald Trump, there seems to be a source of weapons for teachers who want and are allowed to follow President Donald Trump’s advice. Implementation of allowing willing and trained teachers and other school … Continue reading
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Deprtment: Aggravated Assault and Disorderly Conduct Arrests On Saturday, March 10, 2018, at approximately 2:50pm, Crystal Lake police officers responded to Volkswagen of Crystal Lake, 5213 Northwest Highway, for a report of … Continue reading
In the gun control debate in the Illinois House on Wednesday, only one local State Representative got quoted in the Chicago Tribune. That was Steve Reick. Here’s what the Tribune reported: Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock, argued that the rights set … Continue reading