From Illinois Leaks, reprinted with permission: Illinois – URGENT call to action – re: JCAR Meeting To Consider Enforcement and Fines! BY JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLENON AUGUST 8, 2020 Illinois (ECWd) – The JOINT COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE RULES has the power … Continue reading
The bat was found in Turnberry. From the McHenry County Health Department: Health Department Reports Rabid Bat Bat found in Lakewood WOODSTOCK — Abat that tested positive for rabies was found inside a Lakewood home. No human exposure was reported, although the … Continue reading
Travis Ransom DNI John Ratclife Selecting one person out of nearly two dozen candidates, consistent metrics point to Atlanta mayor as best qualified COMMENTARY: This afternoon (Saturday, Aug. 8), up to 158 Republican Party elected leaders will meet in Sulphur … Continue reading
Readers should know by now that I am opposed to Tax Increment Financing districts. The reason is that they siphon off property taxes from schools, parks, counties, etc., for the benefit of developers. They also can be slush funds for … Continue reading
From the Lake County Health Department: Melissa Adamson and Mark Pfister at top. Yesterday, Lake County Health Department Executive Director Mark Pfister and McHenry County Department of Health Administrator Melissa Adamson hosted a COVID-19 Live Q&A on Facebook, giving updates and answering … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 has decided to hold its next Board meeting on August 10th, instead of August 17th. Here are the details: The regular meeting of the District 47 Board of Education originally scheduled for Monday, August 17, 2020 has … Continue reading
From the Algonquin Police Department: Algonquin Police Officer assists bystander with pulling a 37-year-old Algonquin man from the Fox River On August 7th, 2020 at approximately 7:17 pm the Algonquin Police Department and the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Fire … Continue reading
From the University of Illinois: Journalists’ Twitter use shows them talking within smaller bubbles BY CRAIG CHAMBERLAIN | SOCIAL SCIENCES EDITOR Nikki Usher CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Journalists in Washington, D.C., have long been accused of living in a “Beltway bubble,” isolated from the … Continue reading
From the McHenry County Health Department: “As of August 7, 2020, there have been 3133confirmed cases of COVID-19 in McHenry County, 113 confirmed deaths and 2 probable deaths. “The death(s) reported today: None.“ … Continue reading
From the Sheriff’s Office: Man Arrested For Possession of a Stolen Vehicle The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Nathaniel Kozlowski, 30, after he was found in possession of a stolen vehicle. Nathaniel Kozlowski At approximately 6:12 p.m., … Continue reading
From the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Crestwood Mayor Indicted in Alleged Bribery Scheme Involving Red-Light Camera Services CHICAGO — The mayor of Crestwood has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using an interstate facility in aid of bribery, and … Continue reading
The two top administrators have resigned/been terminated. Illinois Times, a weekly paper in Springfield, reports the following: Crain’s Chicago Business adds the following: An investigation by led by former U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon has led to the ouster of the … Continue reading
President expands on the middlemen target of late July executive order and exposes where House Democrats failed Yesterday, President Trump visited Ohio and while many components of his trip overshadowed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine testing positive for COVID-19 and … Continue reading
If you are driving through Algonquin, the following tickets might slow you down: … Continue reading
Dr. Michael Rein Continuing the story about the Republican gathering in Harvard (see Part 1), the next speaker was McHenry County Coroner candidate Dr. Michael Rein. He is running without Democratic Party opposition, although Libertarian Party candidate Kelly Liebmann has … Continue reading
From McHenry County College: McHenry County College Receives State Support to Build New State-of-the-Art Facilityfor Technology, Manufacturing, Innovation Careers [August 7, 2020. Crystal Lake, IL] A new 41,000 sf career and technical building for McHenry County College (MCC) is one of … Continue reading
Attorney Robert Hanlon, representing McHenry County Blog and Cal Skinner, filed their reply to twice-failed Circuit Court Judge candidate Mary McClellan and her husband Ed Gil. Ed Gil and Mary McClellan in 2011. This Court when giving instructions on re-presentment … Continue reading
Here’s what one sees when one types in “Joann Cunningham” into the inmate search part of the Illinois Department of Corrections web site: … Continue reading
The American Conservative Union Foundation has ranked Illinois legislators on issues they consider important. Scores of State Representatives in our area follow: Skillicorn – 95%Reick – 78%Ugaste – 75%Weber – 73%McSweeney – 71% The issue used to score the Representatives … Continue reading
Candy and literature at the entrance of the gathering. Republicans gathered Wednesday evening at Harvard’s Rush Creek Distillery. Rush Creek Distillery Republican gathering. There was lots of networking and catching up. Rush Creek Distillery GOP event. When candidates began speaking, … Continue reading
