On Sunday at 6 PM, the Algonquin School District 300 will hold a special meeting

1. Litigation 2(c)(11);

2. Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees 2(c)(2); and

3. Security procedures, school building safety and security, and the use of personnel to respond to an actual, a threatened or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of employees, students, staff, the public or public property 2(c)(8).

Then the Board will act on a

• Resolution regarding local control to mitigate COVID-19

Maybe you can find the contents of the resolution, but I can’t.

It’s five months before the Primary election, but McHenry County Sheriff hopeful Tony Colatorti, who started putting up signs late last summer, is at it again.

The picture you see below was taken in Woodstock:

From State Rep. Suzanne Ness:

Mobile Office Hours: Crystal Lake Public Library

Date: Monday, January 31st
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: 126 W Paddock St,
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Attention Crystal Lake Residents: The Office of State Representative Ness will be hosting mobile office hour events near you! Constituents are welcome to walk in or schedule an appointment with our office ahead of time at: info@repsnessil66.com.

Stop by to say hello, share ideas or concerns, and ask questions!

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Embedded in a Chicago Tribune article written by Aurora Beacan-News reporter Steve Lord is the news that the City Council is planning to use taxpayer money to subsidize a Fox River front resodemtoa; development:

Cotinuing,

So, $6.6 million, plus interest money, would be diverted from local schools and other tax districts for a prime residential location that should need no subsidy.

People were bundled up in the cold on the Woodstock Square last Saturday night.

One of the orgnaizers who is a Friend of McHenry County Blog sent the following commentary:

January 22nd the McHenry Right to Life Vigil is an event to pray and have reverence for the lives that were lost to abortion and is held every year. 

Beautifully done, reverence always given. 

The youth group walked to the vigil carrying candles slowly, silently arrived.

About 200 people in attendance.

However I was saddened to see it politicized by the Tony Colatorti and Joe Tirio campaigns. 

This event has never had this happen in all the years I have attended.

Colatorti campaign wearing clothing with his name on in large letters.

Vechicles parked with his name largely visable. 

He himself with Colatorti Sheriff on the back of his jacket. 

Colatorti people passing his petitions.

Tiro and his group wearing his name tags on clothing carrying petitions for signatures. 

Is there any respect?   

I then came across Robb Tadelman with his wife and daughters. 

Nothing with his name any where on him or anyone else. 

No people passing petitions for him. 

I watched as he and his family bowed during prayer, silent. Listening respectfully to speakers.

When the bell was tolled  62  times for every one million abortions, the Tadelmans were silent with heads bowed. 

His children were about 9 or 10 and they were silent and heads bowed holding their pro life magnets with the baby feet on it.   

At the end it was announced that elected officials or candidates can raise their hands. 

Tony did. 

Robb did not. 

Someone near him told Robb to raise his hand. 

Robb said “No, this is not my event”.

What a contrast. 

People would not even know who he was. 

HE KNEW IT WAS NOT ABOUT HIM.

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It’s not that policitians did not attend the event.

These had their photos taken:

From Patch comes this comment from Zach Bellizzi:

I was charged a $70 late fee from the Village of Algonquin for water.

Was one day late.

I called them and advised when I had mailed the bill which was 12/29.

They received it 1/6/22.

Was told the mail service was not their fault.

So how is it mine?

The water bill in Algonquin is a major utility with no end in sight.

I asked to have my due date changed.

No again.

All bills for $35000 people go out on the same day.

The water dept is unkind and rigid.

Here’s the only controlled study on the effectiveness of the use of ivermectin against Covid-19 which I hsve found.

A Friend of McHenry County Blog searched, but could find no controlled study indicating it is ineffective.

Ivermectin Prophylaxis Used for COVID-19: A Citywide, Prospective, Observational Study of 223,128 Subjects Using Propensity Score Matching

Lucy Kerr, Flavio A. Cadegiani, Fernando Baldi, Raysildo B. Lobo, Washington Luiz O. Assagra, Fernando Carlos Proença, Pierre Kory, Jennifer A. Hibberd, Juan J. Chamie-Quintero

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Published: January 15, 2022 (see history)

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21272

Cite this article as: Kerr L, Cadegiani F A, Baldi F, et al. (January 15, 2022) Ivermectin Prophylaxis Used for COVID-19: A Citywide, Prospective, Observational Study of 223,128 Subjects Using Propensity Score Matching. Cureus 14(1): e21272. doi:10.7759/cureus.21272

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Abstract

Background: Ivermectin has demonstrated different mechanisms of action that potentially protect from both coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and COVID-19-related comorbidities. Based on the studies suggesting efficacy in prophylaxis combined with the known safety profile of ivermectin, a citywide prevention program using ivermectin for COVID-19 was implemented in Itajaí, a southern city in Brazil in the state of Santa Catarina. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of regular ivermectin use on subsequent COVID-19 infection and mortality rates.

Materials and methods: We analyzed data from a prospective, observational study of the citywide COVID-19 prevention with ivermectin program, which was conducted between July 2020 and December 2020 in Itajaí, Brazil. Study design, institutional review board approval, and analysis of registry data occurred after completion of the program. The program consisted of inviting the entire population of Itajaí to a medical visit to enroll in the program and to compile baseline, personal, demographic, and medical information. In the absence of contraindications, ivermectin was offered as an optional treatment to be taken for two consecutive days every 15 days at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg/day. In cases where a participating citizen of Itajaí became ill with COVID-19, they were recommended not to use ivermectin or any other medication in early outpatient treatment. Clinical outcomes of infection, hospitalization, and death were automatically reported and entered into the registry in real time. Study analysis consisted of comparing ivermectin users with non-users using cohorts of infected patients propensity score-matched by age, sex, and comorbidities. COVID-19 infection and mortality rates were analyzed with and without the use of propensity score matching (PSM).

Results: Of the 223,128 citizens of Itajaí considered for the study, a total of 159,561 subjects were included in the analysis: 113,845 (71.3%) regular ivermectin users and 45,716 (23.3%) non-users. Of these, 4,311 ivermectin users were infected, among which 4,197 were from the city of Itajaí (3.7% infection rate), and 3,034 non-users (from Itajaí) were infected (6.6% infection rate), with a 44% reduction in COVID-19 infection rate (risk ratio [RR], 0.56; 95% confidence interval (95% CI), 0.53-0.58; p < 0.0001). Using PSM, two cohorts of 3,034 subjects suffering from COVID-19 infection were compared. The regular use of ivermectin led to a 68% reduction in COVID-19 mortality (25 [0.8%] versus 79 [2.6%] among ivermectin non-users; RR, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.20-0.49; p < 0.0001). When adjusted for residual variables, reduction in mortality rate was 70% (RR, 0.30; 95% CI, 0.19-0.46; p < 0.0001). There was a 56% reduction in hospitalization rate (44 versus 99 hospitalizations among ivermectin users and non-users, respectively; RR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.31-0.63; p < 0.0001). After adjustment for residual variables, reduction in hospitalization rate was 67% (RR, 0.33; 95% CI, 023-0.66; p < 0.0001).

Conclusion: In this large PSM study, regular use of ivermectin as a prophylactic agent was associated with significantly reduced COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates.

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The family of my friend who died of Coronavirus asked Northwesten Medical Huntley Hospital doctors to treat him with ivermectin. They refused.

From press release of Mark Curran’s Illinois Supreme Court Campaign:

Mark Curran’s Campaign for Illinois Supreme Court Launches Curranforcourt.com Website

Libertyville, IL (January 27, 2022)

Friends of Mark Curran, the official committee to elect Mark Curran, Jr. to the Illinois Supreme Court, District 2, has announced today, the launch of the official campaign website: www.curranforcourt.com

Visitors may donate, volunteer, download the petition to secure Mark’s name on the ballot and read the case for his being the best choice in the primary and the best fit on the court.

Mark Curran has served as the Attorney General’s Gang Crimes Bureau Chief, a senior prosecutor, the longest elected Sheriff of Lake County and most recently, he was the Republican Candidate against Dick Durbin for U.S. Senate.

“Mark’s passion for fighting crime and corruption and putting principle over politics make him the right choice for this office,” said a campaign spokesperson. “The party majority on the court now stands at 4-3, majority Democrat. A win by Mark Curran, running in the Republican Primary, is the best chance to shift that balance and bring real reform to Illinois.”

The Illinois Supreme Court not only has final say in matters of state law but also administers the state’s judicial system. Mark Curran’s experience as both a top level administrator as well as his career as an attorney, law enforcement official and Professor of Business Law and Criminal Justice, make him uniquely suited to serve our state, reducing corruption and upholding our laws and Constitution.

The website features the campaign theme of restoring faith, trust and freedom in Illinois.

The secondary theme, “We know Mark” is also prominent, touting his life in the community “in broad daylight” as opposed to back rooms, where Illinois candidates are often coronated by political operatives, instead of selected by the people they are swearing to represent and serve.

The new website also includes a download of the Illinois Constitution in its entirety along with a map of the new District 2, where Mark Curran is running to serve Lake, McHenry, Kane, DeKalb and Kendall Counties.

From a Friend of McHenry County Blog:

Republican Governor Candidate’s Forum on 11/04/2021 at the Diplomat West

A forum on 11/04/2021 featured four Republican gubernatorial candidates: Darren Bailey, Gary Rabine, Christopher Roper, and Max Solomon. 

2 minutes and 45 seconds into the video, moderator Jeanne Ives asks the candidates for a yes/no response (indicated by whether they show the green side or red side of their sign) on whether or not Illinois should have a forensic audit of the 2020 election.

Rabine, Roper, and Solomon all said yes.

Bailey said no. Snip taken at 2:55

When the question was asked, three candidates (Rabine, Roper, and Solomon) quickly put the green side of their signs up to indicate they favored an audit.

Bailey hesitated, then finally raised the sign showing the green side, right before flipping it over to reveal the red side.

This was the only part in the entire forum where the crowd booed a candidate.

First, you see 3 of the 4 candidates enthusiastically raise the green side indicating they support the audit. Bailey is hesitating. Timestamp is 2:50.

Then, Bailey lifts his sign with the green side facing out just like the other candidates. Timestamp is 2:51.

But then, in a twist, Bailey flips his card over to reveal the red side. This occurs at 2:52.

After the flip, the crowd starts booing Bailey. This happens at about 2:53 or 2:54.

From the Cary Police Department:

Cary PD Aggravated Robbery Arrest

On Tuesday January 25, 2022 at approximately10:05 p.m. officers from the Cary Police Department were dispatched to the Marathon Gas Station located at 8 E. Main St. (intersection of First St. and U.S. Route 14) for a report of an armed robbery that just occurred.

The clerk, who was the victim of the robbery, reported a male subject entered the business, displayed the grip of a pistol in the waitband of his pants, and demanded money.

The offender took USC and a bottle of soda.

The offender left the business on foot, got into a white SUV and drove a short distance before crashing his vehicle into a traffic signal and sign belonging to a private business at the intersection of First St. and U.S. Route 14.

The offender was last seen fleeing on foot, southbound across U.S. Route 14.

Officers attempted to locate the offender in the immediate area with the use of a Police K9, but were unsuccessful.

In the morning on Tuesday January 26, 2022, patrol officers were dispatched to what was believed to be an unrelated incident.

The second incident was an assist to the fire department for an individual with an able injury.

Officers on scene of that call recognized distinct items of clothing that matched clothing worn by the offender in the robbery. 

In the course of investigating the incident, officers recognized similarities in the descriptionof a subject involved in the incident, and the offender from the armed robbery.

Further investigation revealed evidence connecting the subject to the armed robbery.

Through additional investigation, the offender was linked to the original incident and charged with one county of Aggravated Robbery, a Class 1 Felony.

The offender, 23 year old Bryan J. Leider, was processed and transported to the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility in Woodstock to await a bond hearing.

Additional charges against Leider are possible.

The Cary Police Department was assisted by the Carpentersville Police Department’s K9 Unit.

Charges are not findings of guilt by a court, and all arrestees should be assumed innocent until proven guilty.