From the Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Illinois spring turkey hunters harvest record number of wild turkeys SPRINGFIELD – Illinois hunters harvested a preliminary record total of 20,821 wild turkeys during the 2026 spring turkey season, surpassing the previous record of 18,189 birds […]
But it’s not in McHenry County where he lost to Robb Tadelman four years ago. It’s in Jo Davies County, where he runs a restaurant. Galena is located in Joe Daviess County. Colatorti is running as an Independent, having filed at least […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Senate Passes Legislation Focused on AI Transparency and Consumer Protections The Illinois Senate has approved a series of bills aimed at increasing transparency, accountability, and consumer protections as artificial intelligence and digital technologies continue to rapidly evolve. […]
IIn the Chicago Tribune email late yesterday afternoon, it has “Chicago US Attorney handling investigation into nonprofit spending, funding of sex assault lawsuit against Donald Trump by E. Jean Carroll” The following is a statement by Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police: Suspect Arrested for Drug-Induced Homicide LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — Working with the Lake in the Hills Police Department, the Illinois State PoliceNorth Central Narcotics Task Force arrested a suspect today (Thursday, May 28, […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Big Timber Crash On Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 5:28 p.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District was dispatched to the area of Sandwald Road and Big Timber Road in unincorporated Kane County following multiple 911 calls […]
From State Senator Celina Villanueva: Villanueva: State’s tax sale process must place fairness over profit SPRINGFIELD – Illinois residents may soon see a new tax sale process that helps prevent financial windfalls for property owners facing foreclosure, thanks to a measure led by State Senator […]
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY POSSESSING LOADED HANDGUN ON CHICAGO TRAIN AND DOING SO WHILE ON COURT-ORDERED SUPERVISED RELEASE CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for illegally […]
From the Huntley Fire Protection District: Single Vehicle Crash with Critical Injuries On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 3:56 p.m., the Huntley Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of Route 47 and Foster Road for […]
From State Senator Don DeWitte: Senator Don DeWitte Warns of Another Late-Night Budget Drop, Pushes for Relief for Taxpayers With just four days left before the scheduled May 31 adjournment date, Senator Don DeWitte (R-St. Charles) participated in a Capitol press conference […]
From Illinois Policy: Many school districts cover teachers’ required pension contribution of 9% of their salary — putting that burden on taxpayers By LyLena Estabine By law, public school teachers in Illinois must contribute 9% of their salaries toward their pensions with the Illinois […]
From the campaign of Don Tracy, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate: Statement From U.S. Senate Candidate Don Tracy on Senator Dick Durbin’s Farewell Speech SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy issued the following statement regarding Senator Dick Durbin’s farewell speech today: […]
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN WHO TRANSPORTED $9 MILLION IN ILLICIT CASH PROCEEDS FOR MEXICO-BASED DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON CHICAGO — A man who transported $9 million in illicit cash proceeds for a Mexico-based drug trafficking […]
From the Collin Corbett campaign: Collin Corbett Officially Launches Mainstream, Independent Movement in Illinois with Campaign for Governor ROLLING MEADOWS – Collin Corbett launched a mainstream, Independent movement in Illinois today by officially announcing his campaign for Governor alongside running mate and […]
From Illinois Family Action: State Senator Craig Wilcox Common Sense vs. Government Thinking in Springfield Written by David E. Smith During an Illinois Senate committee hearing this week, an interesting exchange took place between Senator Mary Edly-Allen (D-Grayslake) and Senator Craig Wilcox (R-Woodstock) that highlighted the […]
From Guy Zambetti, Gilberts Village President: Zambetti’s message is quite similar to the one issued by Algonquin Village President Debby Sosine:
From the minutes of the Valley Hi Operating Committee: Valley Hi Adminiistrator addressed a previously reported resident fall from January, which resulted in a G-level deficiency. He stated that the facility received notice of a $25,000 fine from the State of Illinois. […]
School buses and trains don’t mix. Below are some relevant detains from the “Five Minute Daily”: “Belgian mobility minister Jean-Luc Crucke confirmed reports that the barriers on a level crossing had been down when the crash happened… “[Federal police spokeswoman An] Berger […]
From the Illinois Family Institute: Legislative Update for the Last Week of May 2026 Written By David Curtin Last week, there were 8 bills IFI was fighting against final passage in either chamber – 5 went to the Governor. They were all partisan […]
I had something better to do last night than tune into the McHenry County Board meeting. Having looked at the agenda items, I’ve previously published what I found interesting: I didn’t consider the solar farms zoning requests significant because state law had […]
The Democrat National Committee posted the following on Memorial Day: Naturally Republicans went on the attack. Then Illinois U.S. Senator joined the fray: After the withering attacks the DNC took down its post. Victor Davis Hansen explains the real reason for Memorial […]
From the campaign of Collin Corbett: Collin Corbett Officially Files Petitions to Run for Governor as an Independent SPRINGFIELD – Independent candidate for Governor Collin Corbett officially filed petitions today to appear on the November ballot alongside Lt. Governor candidate Carolyn Schofield. […]
Boycott of Dick Durbin’s speech to the Illinois General Assembly has been urged by conservative Republican State Representatives: Illinois Freedom Caucus Calls on Republicans to Boycott Senator Dick Durbin’s Address Springfield, IL – The Illinois Freedom Caucus is calling on Republican members of the […]
From “Not the Babylon Bee”: You know that pressure washing nozzle being advertised seemingly every site I open? You can find it in this video: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/spencer-pratt-s-newest-campaign-stunt-is-cleaning-la-streets/vi-AA242dli Spencer Pratt’s people have used it to create an ad saying, “Imagine if the streets were […]
From the McHenry County State’s Attorney: OAKWOOD HILLS MAN ACCUSED OF RUNNING OVER WOMAN WITH CAR ORDERED DETAINED PENDING TRIAL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Jeffrey Hirsch granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release […]
From State Senator CraigWilcox: Republican Senators Grill Controversial Secretary of DHS Appointment Recently, when the Illinois Senate considered the appointment of Dulce Quintero as Secretary of the Department of Human Services (DHS), several Republicans raised concerns about accountability and transparency within the […]
An article A.D. Quig in today’s Chicago Tribune should convince legislators that ordinary taxpayers will be the big losers if the bill to subsidize all projects costing more than $100 milliion–like the lithium battery farm planned for Prairie Grover. “Geoffrey Propheter, a […]
From the Marengo Police:
House Bill 1329 is legislation to allow state money to flow to the McHenry County Sheriff’s police social worker program. Social workers in the Sheriff’s Office accompany officers in cases when appropriate. McHenry Couty Board Chairman Mike Buehler described the program in […]
On the agenda of the next Lake in the Hills Village Board meeting is a proposal for a solar farm on Pingrey Road. Here’s the view in the zoning appllicaion: Here is an aerial view from Google Maps showing the location in […]