From the State’s Attorney; JUDGE GRANTS STATE’S PETITION TO DETAIN HUNTLEY MAN AFTER POLICE SIEZE LARGE CACHE OF CHILD SEX ABUSE MATERIAL McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announces that on February 13, 2026, the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s […]
The Daily Herald found reasons not to endorse any candidate in the race to pick a Republican opponent to whoever wins the Democratic Party nomination. After saying nice things about Pastor John Elleson, endorsed by the Chicago Tribune, the DH notes that […]
From the Huntley Police: Residential Burglary Arrest In the early morning hours of February 15, 2026, Huntley Police officers responded to a residence in the 11600 block of Joan Avenue after homeowners, who were out of town, observed an unknown vehicle in […]
From State Senator CraigWilcx: As Governor JB Pritzker prepares to deliver his annual budget address on Wednesday of this week, my Senate Republican colleagues and I are urging him to focus on affordability for Illinois families and a responsible, sustainable budget that does not […]
From Citizen Action: For the first time in my 60-70 year memory, the Republican Party could not find a candidate to run for a statewide office: State Treasurer. Now Max Solomon, who tried to get on the ballot for the GOP gubernatorial […]
From the Grafton Township Republican Party:
Fr om the Don Tracy campaign: Don Tracy Announces Endorsements from Illinois Republican Congressional Delegation SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Senate candidate Don Tracy today announced the endorsements of Illinois’ Republican congressional delegation: The endorsements further signal unified Republican support behind Tracy’s campaign to bring strength, […]
From the County Clerk: McHenry County Clerk Tirio: My Duty Is to the Constitution, Not Party Politics. WOODSTOCK, IL — Recently, the Chair of the Democratic Party of McHenry County, Ruth Scifo, called on me to “publicly reject” President Trump’s comments about […]
From the Daily Herald: Twenty-four years ago in Hawaii, Republican congressional hopeful John Ellison plead “no contest” top felony theft, according to the Daily Herald. Continuing, “subsequently was dismissed and the arrest was expunged, public records and legal documents show.” Ellieon and […]
From the Marengo Police:
From the Marty Mohr for County Board campaign: ENDORSEMENT ALERT: The Tax Fighter Stands with Marty Mohr I am proud to announce that Eric Hendricks , McHenry County Board Member (Dist. 3) – the county’s leading voice for fiscal sanity – has […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
The McHenry County Conservation District is in the process of developing a plan between now and 2040. Below is the comment of this Lakewood and District 47 resident: With the improvements to the Kishwaukee River watershed made in the last two years […]
From the Grafton Township Republican Party: Grafton Township Republicans in McHenryCounty unanimously endorse Mike Pierce forCongress in the 11th IL Congressional District Naperville, Illinois (February 16, 2026) – The Grafton Township Republicans under the leadership of their esteemed GOP Chairman Orville Brettman […]
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From We the People, McHenry County: Event: WTP – U.S. House District 9 – Candidate Forum In-Person & Zoom (6:30 pm) Participation Available DATE: February 16, 2026 TIME: 06:00 PM Central Time (US) , 6:30 PM for ZOOM Attendees. Join Zoom Meeting […]
From Illinois Policy Institute cartoonist Eric aLLIE:
Texted from Private Property Rights Pac for McHenry County Board member Larry Smith, who is running for re-election.
From Cindy Skrukrud: 14th Annual Fox River Summit to be held March 12, 2026 Every March residents of Illinois and Wisconsin gather at the Fox River Summit to update one another onwhat is happening throughout the Fox River watershed. The objectives of […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood Votes for SAVE America Act to Bolster Election Integrity Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Darin LaHood voted in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act to strengthen our current election laws by requiring proof of citizenship when registering to […]
From The Center Square: Illinois senator offers 401(k)-style option to escape $145 billion pension crisis (The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator is pushing a sweeping but voluntary change to the state’s pension system that would allow public employees, including teachers, to […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police;
From the State’s Attorney: LAKE IN THE HILLS MAN DETAINED ON CHARGES OF PREDATORY CRIMINAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST TWO VICTIMS McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announces that on February 13, 2026, the Honorable Judge Cynthia Lamb granted the State’s petition to […]
A Friend of McHenry County Blog sent this candidate pitch from about 1978: I got the Director of the Conservation Department out to look at what is now Three Oaks Recreation Area. Included in my vision was an area where periodically a […]
Look at this photo in today’s internet feed on article: One would think a more attractive photo of Republican Congressman Darin LaHood could be found.
From Facebook comes this video of McHenry County school walkouts that identifies two adults who appear to be organizers: Check it out. https://www.facebook.com/reel/7692525328961 From the video is this photo::
From the Crystal Lake Police:
From Evanston Now: Tammy Duckworth and Melissa Bean are the latest two members of the Democratic Party Establishment to back Danial Biss in the 9th Congressional District race.