Google blew away the articles I wrote in the first two or three years of McHenry County Blog. That was after the company labeled this a “spam blog.”
That loss included my article on the inauguration of the 22nd Circuit Court. That was when McHenry County was separated from Lake County and made a separate Circuit Court District, thanks to legislation sponsored by State Rep. Jack Franks.
The most memorable part of the December, 2006, ceremony occurred when then-Circuit Court Clerk Bill Kays unveiled a mock seal for the newly independent court system. You can see it below, thanks to a search for another series of photos:
You will note that he calls it “The Double Deuce Circuit Court.”
Above a pair of dice showing twos, one can see, “Take a Gamble on Us!”
The lower part of the outer circle asks, “Are you feeling lucky?”