Look what a reader found on people who have voted early and by mail: This comes from a web site called “L2.”
Democratic Party candidate Kelli Wegener, set on defeating Republican McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler, has hit a stumbling block. She failed to report a $1,000 or larger contribution within the five days required by law. In fact, she was forty-nine days […]
The McHenry County Conservation District has a scheme to raise your taxes forever. And their scheme comes at a time when taxpayers should be seeing some relief. The scheme goes like this: MCCD has bonds which are about to be paid off. When […]
Stop McHenry County Conservation District from Gutting Tax Cap By CAL SKINNER The McHenry County Conservation District has a scheme to raise your taxes forever. And their scheme comes at a time when taxpayers should be seeing some relief. The scheme goes like […]
There are now no “Vote No” signs on Route 62 in Algonquin. They have been stolen and I don’t have to guess which side of the 33% real estate tax hike referendum did it.. Below you can see one of the “Vote […]
Every election brings new campaigning techniques. The biggie this year is promoting one’s cabbdudacy on the internet. Buyig the store a week or so ago was Democratic Party tate Rep. Sue Ness. Also on the internet is Repblican State Rep. Jeff Keicher. […]
In Kankakee County, that’s why the County Board Chairman won’te be going to jail for taking a job with the Chinese Communist Party electric battery company Grotion. From Illinois Leaks comes the following: Kankakee County Board Chairman Resigns Prior To Vote For […]
From the Daily Herald: New DuPage program would give county board members $100,000 each for grant awards DuPage County Board members could soon look for ways to spend $100,000 each to benefit county residents.m the Daily Herald: = = = = = […]
From Legal Insurrection: The Washington Free Beacon discovered instances of plagiarism in VP Kamala Harris’s 2007 congressional testimony supporting the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of Harris’s testimony mirrored Republican Winnebago County District Attorney Paul Logli, located in Illinois, who testified two months […]
From the U.S Attorney: Federal Complaint Charges Chicago Man With Illegally Possessing Machine Gun Conversion Device CHICAGO — A man has been charged in federal court with illegally possessing a machine gun conversion device in his Chicago residence last week. Federal law enforcement on […]
From the Health Department: MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is offering a free tire recycling event exclusively for McHenry County residents on Saturday, October 26th, from 9am to noon. The event will take place at the McHenry […]
From the State’s Attorney: The SAFE-T Act in McHenry County has been an abject failure. Not only has it failed to deliver on what its proponents promised, the court system has experienced the exact problems predicted by critics. Despite this, proponents continue […]
Both Carlos Acosta and his DCFS Supervisor Andrew Polovin appealed their dismissals of December 2019. Being union members, they had that right. Four and a third years after the Department of Children and Family Services decided their handling of the Crystal Lake case in which […]
One of the three issues that Democratic Party Board member Kelli Wegener emphasized in her recent direct mail piece is reversing a 1990’s County Board decision that prvents the Health Department from giving birth control drugs or devises to minors without their […]
By RICH ROSTRON The Response VP and Presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s economic policies are “growth diminishing,” said Andy Puzder, a former CEO for Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr restaurants and a Distinguished Fellow with the Heritage Foundation, while speaking on the Mornings with […]
From State Rep. Marty McLauglin: With the Holidays fast approaching, I believe this is a wonderful time to come together as a community to support our local food pantries. I will be collecting non-perishable food items and household supplies for our local […]
With bonds being paid off soon, McHenry County Conservation District taxpayers will see its tax rate cut by 60%. But, the MCCD Board doesn’t want that to happen. In a fall referendum, the District seeks to capture a major part of the upcoming automatic tax rate […]
From the McHenry County Republican Party: With bonds being paid off soon, McHenry County Conservation District taxpayers will see its tax rate cut by 60%. But, the MCCD Board doesn’t want that to happen. In a fall referendum, the District seeks to capture a major part […]
From the U.S. Attorney: CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS. On three […]
From the State’s Attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 25-year-old, Joshua J. Smith of Dolton, IL, was sentenced to fourteen years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a negotiated guilty plea to the charge of Theft of a Motor Vehicle, a […]
From the State’s Attorney: Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that 28-year-old, Daniel B. Roewer of Richmond, IL, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following a negotiated plea of guilty to one count of Possession […]
From the Cary Fire Protection District: On October 21, 2024, 9:33 a.m., the Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department were dispatched to Three Oaks Elementary School, located at 1514 Three Oaks Road, in response to a reported motor vehicle crash […]
Back in the 1990’s, Crystal Lake Bernotas Middle School teacher William Saturday (also known as “Mr. Hands”) groomed a student and, while she was in high school, had an affair with her. He was apparently too cheap to buy condoms or didn’t […]
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The most prominent local Democrat left the political stage as the balance in Jack Franks’ campaign fund hit zero. This didn’t happen when he was beaten for McHenry County Board Chairman by Republican Mike Buehler. Franks, State Representative for eighteen years, then […]
Checking out the /daily Herald’s political endorsements finds none for McHenry County. The Northwest Herald has likewise abandononed the time honored practice of endorsing candidates as well.
On October 20, 2024, at 1:54 p.m., the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded to a report of a water rescue near Burton’s Bridge on Route 176. Initial information indicated that one person was reported missing, and an overturned jet ski was […]
From the Kane County GOP: A third act of vandalism occurred overnight at Campton Crossings, where another largeLance Bell sign that had been up for weeks was stolen. Lerario is currently filing a policereport for this location as well. This pattern of […]
Friend of McHenry County Blog thinks he may have discovered the nose of a union camel edging under the edge of society’s tent. UAW 4811 in California is now striking in support of students The UAW’s decision is significant because labor usually […]
From The Center Square: Legislator calls Pritzker a ‘population denier’ after data show Chicago loses more (The Center Square) – Annual Census estimates released Thursday show Illinois’ largest cities continuing to lose population. Gov. J.B. Pritzker again denied the federal data. When asked […]