Oak Manufacturing was a big business in Crystal Lake. Then, its management decided the company should be part of the West Coast scene. The Crystal Lake Historical Society has too brief article on the company, which is is good as far as […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Telegraph, the London paper I subscribe to in order to find out what is going on in the Iran war: “Polling day started strangely for one Danish politician, Mattias Tesfaye, the education minister. He posted an image on Instagram which […]
from the GOP candidate for State Comptroller: Bryan Drew Agrees with Susan Mendoza: Illinois Should Opt in to Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Drew: “Lowering costs for working families is more important than partisan politics or special interest agendas.” BENTON, IL — Bryan […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
I didn’t take the free offer to read the Atlantic magazine article, but you can here. Here’s the summary from the Illinois Politico: Perhaps it is not a fact-filled article. Maybe the Atlantic was writing about illegal aliens moving to the Midwest. […]
From Illinois State Senators Craig Willcox and Don DeWitte: Another piece of legislation recently filed by Senate Republicans would increase transparency and accuracy in how deaths under Illinois’ medical aid in dying law are documented. Senate Bill 3937 would amend Illinois’ End-of-Life […]
From the McHenry Township Fire Protection District: Structure Fire – McHenry On March 24, 2026, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the McHenry Township Fire Protection District (MTFPD) responded to a reported structure fire in the 1200 block of N. Chapel Hill Rd. in […]
From GOP gubernation candidate Darren Bailey: Murder of Loyola Student Raises Serious Questions About Public Safety and Failed Policies Louisville, IL – Following the tragic killing of 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman near the Rogers Park lakefront, gubernatorial and former State Senator Darren Bailey […]
State Senator Chris Balkema (R-53) polled his newsletter readers on various subsidies that have been proposed to induce the Chicago Bears to stay in Illinois. The Chicago Bears Survey Results State Senator Chris Balkema’s district. Last week, I asked for your thoughts […]
When I read this part of State Senator Don Dewitte’s , Darby Hills’ and Craig Wilson’ newsletters, the phrase “Back to the Future” popped into my head. The section below asks for what was standard practice when I entered the legislature: Legislation […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police: It was a hundred dollar bill. When I was County Treasurer in the late 1960’s, over the four years we were only out of balance by $10. That was a ten dollar bill seized by […]
That’s what I learned. The “Women’s March” adds: MAGA wants us back in the kitchen. We will be ungovernable instead. Since Trump’s first day, women have been on the frontlines— marching, organizing, refusing. And the attacks keep coming. Abortion banned. ICE agents murdering […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO MAN CHARGED WITH THREATENING TO “SHOOT UP” A JEWISH SYNAGOGUE CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago has charged a man with making a threat to shoot up a Jewish synagogue. On March 3, 2026, TIMOTHY […]
From the Illinois Commerce Commission: ICC 2025 Supplier Diversity Report shows robust investment from Illinois’ largest utilities Springfield, IL – The Illinois Commerce Commission’s (ICC) Office of Diversity and Community Affairs’ (ODCA) 2025 Annual Report shows the state’s largest investor-owned utilities’ diverse spending remains robust […]
From State Senators Craig Wilcox, Don DeWitte Survey Finds Illinois Among Least Affordable States A new survey found that most Americans believe the country is facing a cost-of-living crisis, and Illinois ranks among the states viewed as less affordable. According to 2026 […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FEDERAL JUDGE SENTENCES SUBURBAN CHICAGO MAN TO SIX AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON FOR $3.3 MILLION COVID-RELIEF FRAUD CHICAGO – A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for […]
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Woodstock Fire News Release: Single-Vehicle Rollover Crash on Hartland Road On Thursday, March 19, 2025, at 4:07 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the 2400 block of Hartland Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a reported vehicle […]
From State Rep. Marty McLaughlin: State Rep. Martin McLaughlin Advances HB2190 to Help Protect Children in Daycare Centers SPRINGFIELD, IL – On Friday, State Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) and Chairwoman, State Rep. Joyce Mason (D-Gurnee) worked in bipartisan fashion to unanimously pass HB2190 through the […]
I’ve been looking at Coefficients of Dispersion for pretty much sixty years. This is a measure of the uniformity of assessments in a given jurisdiction a member of the Illinois Department of Revenue pointed me to in the late 1960’s when I […]
From the State’s Attorne: STATE’S ATTORNEY SECURES 20-YEAR PRISON SENTENCE FOR ANTIOCH MAN FOLLOWING ARMED VIOLENCE, DRUG-RELATED CONVICTIONS McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi L. Freese announced that on March 20, 2025, John T. Boland, 41, of Antioch, Illinois, was sentenced to 20 […]
From the Illinois :Policy cartoonist Eric Allie:
From The Center Square: Pritzker highlights film growth while studies question tax credit’s value (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited a major film studio Thursday in Chicago to discuss the growth of Illinois’ film industry, joined by leaders and lawmakers. […]
Previously, McHenry County Blog reported on local referendum results: Now comes Illinois Policy with results from all referendums on the subject: Lilly Rossi, Policy Analyst, & Hannah Schmid, Manager of Education Policy Illinois voters who were asked strongly support public and private […]
From State Rep. Jeff Keicher: Rep. Keicher’s Summer Internship Now Accepting Resumes SYCAMORE – State Representative Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) is seeking hard-working and passionate summer interns. If you are outgoing, organized, engaged and want to experience working in a state legislative office, this may […]
Remember what Nick Shirley did in Minnesota? Well, he’s now in California covering hospice fraud. If you would like to read summaries with links to h is videos, they are here. The full report is forty minutes, but summary only takes a […]
From The Center Square: Lawmakers push bills to close loopholes, increase penalties for child sex offenders (The Center Square) – A state senator and former prosecutor says it is time to change Illinois law that allows people who record or transmit video […]
From Chicago’s WBEZ: GOAL UPDATE: $188,026 left to raise before March 31, 2026 Over 4,000 WBEZ listeners have stepped up, but we haven’t heard from you this drive. Can you help us close the gap? Our station is 100% community-supported — which means your gift […]
This was the first internet headline after Jeff Schwartz and Marty Mohr were victorious over the inclubents they ran against: Here is the second day version: The votes did not change significantly between incumbents trailing and incumbents losing. My headline election night:
From McHenry County: August 2025 Storm Damage Now Eligible for SBA Loan Assistance WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry County residents and business owners whose properties sustained damage during last August’s severe weather can now apply for US Small Business Administration disaster loans. The […]