From the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Police Obtain Arrest Warrants for Burglary Investigation Crystal Lake, IL – On Friday, February 20th, at approximately 6:56 a.m., Crystal Lake Police respondedto a burglar alarm at 435 Angela Lane. Upon arrival, it was […]
From the Internal Revenue Service:
From The Center Square: Senator says taxpayers fleeced by corrections department (The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections is facing questions over its failure to comply with state law while spending hundreds of millions of dollars on overtime. The Legislative […]
From the Illinois Policy Institute: Drivers paid nearly $27 billion in tolls from 2024 back to 1973, the year the roads were to become toll-free. Now the largest passenger toll hike in Illinois history is possible. In the 53 years since they […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Attempted Carjacking at Suburban Chicago Gas Station Leads to Nearly Six-Year Federal Prison Sentence CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for attempting to carjack a vehicle at gunpoint while the […]
Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and lobbyist Michael McClain a former State Representative, got the gift of freedom through a decision of the Chicago Federal Court of Appeals. Both will get new trials, if the U.S. Attorney decides to prosecute.
From the State’s Attorney: MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING NINE-YEAR-OLD CHILD FOR LAST THREE YEARS ORDERED DETAINED McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb has granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for Juan […]
From The Center Square: Illinois has most government units, but consolidation brings challenges (The Center Square) – A new report says Illinois is among the most fragmented states in the nation when it comes to local government, but consolidation is not always […]
From a Friend of McHenry County Blog: Darren Bailey calls out Trump, but things go sideways Over the weekend, President Trump wrote a long angry diatribe directed at the Pope. He also posted an AI generated cartoon of himself that some believe […]
I really screwed up on an article about partisan turnouts for McHenry County Board in Districts 7 and 8. In a true apples and oranges “analysis” (sic), i reported that Republicans in both districts were outvoted by the Democrat. So, let’s take […]
From the minutes of the McHenry County Board of Healht: Joseph Clarke President Kyle Marcussen Vice President Cecelia Carman, BSN, RN Secretary Barbara Amsler, MD Treasurer Pamela Althoff County Board Liaison Sarah Holifield, MSN, BSN, RN […]
Way back in 1972 when I was running for State Representative for the first time, the campaign had as its backdrop my having helped people successfully appeal their real estate assessments. I handed one homeowner in the back of Crystal Lake’s Coventry […]
From State Senator Craig Wilcox: Another piece of legislation I am particularly proud of this year deals with “hidden homicides,” or death scenes where a murder has occurred and has been staged to look like a suicide. My proposal, Senate Bill 1781, seeks […]
From the State’s Attorney: HARVARD MAN ACCUSED OF STRANGLING WOMAN TO POINT OF UNCONSCIOUSNESS ORDERED HELD IN CUSTODY McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced today that the Honorable Judge Mary Nader has granted the State’s petition to deny pretrial release for […]
From the Village of Oakwood Hills:
Pretty much an electoral revolution in Hungary. Péter Magyar defeated 16-year Viktor Orbán. The incumbent was supported both by both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, Not Trump’s finest hour,in my opinion. The victor pledged to be “a strong ally in the EU […]
From the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District: Residential Structure Fire on S. Benbrook Avenue On Sunday, April 12, 2026, at 4:38 p.m., the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to the 3000 block of S. Benbrook Avenue for a reported residential structure […]
From what used to be called the Weather Bureau comes this report: FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING .The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Illinois. – Fox River at Algonquin Lock & Dam tailwater affecting McHenry, Lake […]
From the Freedom Caucus: Legislature should focus on getting violent offenders off the street – not banning ICE Springfield, IL – The limits on federal detention center the Illinois House has passed is another example of Democrats prioritizing their far-left agenda over the safety […]
From Marty Mohr first comes photos from the Harvard No Kings demonstration: Demonstrators shared the corner with Harmelda. Here is a closrer look at the signs: After Harvard, Mohr drove up the Lawrence to pick up a sign. He learned that No […]
McHenry County Board member Terri Greeno is one of only two budget hawks on the seven-member Finance and Audit Committee. The other is Eric Hendricks. Remarkably, two of the three Democrats are on the committee: Occasionally, Larry Smith, who was defeated in […]
From Eric Allie, cartoonist for Illinois Policy:
The analysis of Senate Bill SB 3138 by Thomas Hampson is simply the best evolution of a piece of legislation I have ever read. It was published in Illinois Family Institute and is reprinted with permission. SB 3138: The Mental Health Industry’s […]
From McHenry County: McHenry and Lake Counties Holding Workshop for MS4 Permit Holders WOODSTOCK, Ill. – McHenry and Lake counties are coming together to offer a free workshop for municipalities and townships with MS4 permits to learn about green infrastructure while meeting […]
Found in State Senator Craig Wilcox’ email: Illinois Ranks High for Cyber Crime Complaints, Financial Losses Illinois recorded one of the highest totals in the country for cyber-crime complaints last year, according to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report. […]
From Illinois Policy by Ravi Mishra Illinois economy shows middling Q4 growth amid U.S. economic uncertainty The state outpaced national growth for just the fifth time in the past 20 quarters. Long-term growth still shows worrying signs. Illinois’ economy grew at a […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the U.S. Attorney: MAN SENTENCED TO 14 AND A HALF YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR CARJACKING VEHICLE AT GUNPOINT IN BACKYARD OF CHICAGO RESIDENCE CHICAGO — A man who carjacked a vehicle at gunpoint in the backyard of a Chicago residence […]
Fro the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District: Vehicle Crash with Fire in Prairie Grove On Friday, April 10, 2026, at 1:27 p.m., the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to the intersection of Nish Road and Barreville Road in Prairie Grove for […]