From Lake in the Hills: Join our Team – We are Hiring! Looking for a rewarding job in the community? The Village of Lake in the Hills is hiring for several positions across multiple departments! Whether you’re interested in working outdoors as […]
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
Another day, another demonstration for Algonquin Township’s Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: As a former elementary school teacher, I will not sit on the sidelines as Trump and Musk try to dismantle the Department of Education. Our children are more important than tax cuts […]
Again from Americans for Prosperity:
From the U.S. Attorney FORMER NAVY SAILOR PLEADS GUILTY TO PLOTTING TO ATTACK NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES IN NORTH CHICAGO CHICAGO — A former Navy sailor has pleaded guilty in federal court in Chicago to plotting to attack Naval Station Great Lakes […]
From State Rep. Sue Ness:
From the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District: Two-Vehicle Crash at Route 14 & Hartland Road On Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 6:12 a.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to the intersection of Route 14 and Hartland Road for a reported vehicle crash. Upon arrival, […]
Richard Tado wiped out Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy “My Way or the Highway” Funk in Tuesday’s Republican Primary Election. Almost 61% to just over 39%. That’s a landslide. A wipeout. Here is the Northwest Herald’s headline: Looking at the Funk slate sign, […]
From the U.S. Attorney: U.S. Attorney’s Office Collected More Than $100 Million in Civil, Criminal, and Asset Forfeiture Actions in Fiscal Year 2024 CHICAGO — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois collected more than $100 million in criminal, […]
Election night, McHenry County Blog reported the results of balloting. The biggest news was the convincing loss in Algonquin Township of the slate of candidates put up by Supervisor Randy “My Way or the Highway” Funk. Or, maybe it was the victory […]
From Scott Stantis, the Chicago Tribune Editorial cartoonist, who writes the Prickly City:
From the Village of Algonquin: Algonquin Village Board Reviews Community Survey Results Residents Report High Satisfaction with Quality of Life and Village Services ALGONQUIN, IL – The results of the 2024 Algonquin Community Survey were recently presented to the Algonquin Village Board, […]
From McHenry County: Marengo gets $3M from DCEO to extend utilities to 90-23 interchange Congratulations to the City of Marengo for securing a $3 million state grant to extend water and sewer service to the I-90 and Route 23 interchange! The recently […]
From McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Education Dnaia Hartman: Nominations Open for Educator of the Year Awards WOODSTOCK, Ill. – The McHenry County Regional Office of Education is seeking nominations from the public, parents, students and colleagues for its annual Educator of […]
Found on Facebook: Corine Burns for D158 School Board psdSnretoomh9310 1 ra89yMt3i08013u6u 8r09at10e:3a27 b6gg0AF4f62 · Let’s Talk About Cyberbullying & Online Safety Recently, I answered a question for Shaw Media about how to address concerns regarding cyberbullying and inappropriate content access through student cell phones. This is […]
From the Sheriff: Crash on Kishwaukee Valley Road A 19-year-old Poplar Grove woman, a 22-year-old Poplar Grove man, and a 37-year-old Belvidere man were injured following a three-vehicle crash in the 15200 block of Kishwaukee Valley Road in unincorporated Woodstock within Seneca […]
Found in “Florida Politics” comes this information about Illinois politicians seeking rebirth in Florida: Jack Lombardi, a onetime congressional candidate in Illinois, already told Florida Politics before Donalds announced that he may run for the seat if it opens up. “Should Byron decide not […]
From the Cary Police:
From State Rep. Sue Ness: This past week felt like this spring session was kicking into high gear. The Governor gave his budget address last Wednesday and while it was short on specifics, it did provide a glimpse into the priorities of […]
From the Illinois Student Assistance Commission: Illinois Student Assistance Commission and Kaplan Announce Free Test Prep Courses Illinois’ public universities and select community colleges will prepare students for professional licensing exams, graduate-level admissions exams, and credential exams CHICAGO, and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla (February […]
The Chicago Tribune writes today of McHenry County Congressman Darin LaHood’s importance in the selection of the next U.S. Attorney for Northern Illinois. While from Peoria, which has another U.S. Attorney, LaHood’s district was gerrymandered to the Wisconsin state line and into […]
Found on former Algonquin Township Trustee Ed Zimel’s Facebook page this morning: Funk initiated action to get Zimel kicked out of office because of a crime committed in his twenties. I figure Zimel has repaid Funk in full.
I was frustrated last night when the percentage of precincts reporting figure topped out at 73.4%. It’s the morning after and the vote totals have not changed, but the the percentage of precincts counted now reads “100%.” The interesting thing is that […]
From The Center Square: Immigration group received over $63 million in Illinois taxpayer funds in 7 months (The Center Square) – From July 2024 to February 2025, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights has received over $63 million in Illinois taxpayer […]
From the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District: STRUCTURE FIRE, ZANGE DRIVE, ALGONQUIN On Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at approximately 11:35 pm, the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District was dispatched for a house fire in a single-family home […]
Here is what appeared in Nunda Township mailboxes on Monday: The election results folllow:
Three Percent Turnout Decide All But One Township Official in Algonquin, Grafton and Nunda Townships
As I write this at almost ten o’clock on Election Night, all the votes cast on Election Day have been counted in Algonquin and Nunda Townships. About a fourth are still missing from Grafton Township. There are three of the largest four […]
In the only contest on the Republican Primary Election ballot, McHenry County Board member Mike Shorten bead Leda Barbora-Drain 716-463. On the map below Shorter’s precincts are shown in blue, Bobera-Drain’s in red: The Democrats put no candidates on the ballot and […]
For Township Supervisor, Richard Tado beat Randy Funk 1,362 to 881. In the map below, Tado’s precincts are in red, Funk’s in blue: For Road Commissioner, incumber Danijela Sandberg’s precincts are in blue, opponent Tim Carone’s in red. Sandberg won 1,222 to […]
Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy “My Way or the Highway” Funk, censured nine times by the Republican Township Trustees with who he ran four years ago, went down to an ignominious 61%-39% defeat. Newcomer Richard Tado emerged victorious. The race for Algonquin Township […]