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A couple of years ago I had to go to the McHenry County Health Department for a flu shot. Standing the long line in front of me was the Sheriff’s Department employee who ran the jail. We got to talking. … Continue reading
Category Archives: illegal aliens
State Rep. Mike Tryon has sent the following to those on his mailing list: Dear Friends, The General Assembly has adjourned for the summer, and while the State’s financial situation continues to deteriorate, I am happy to report that I … Continue reading
Those opposed to the new Arizona law are marching to Woodstock to demonstrate at the McHenry County Jail. It’s taking them three days to walk the fifty-some miles. The Chicago Tribune says they are planning to spend the night in … Continue reading
The Daily Herald style book can’t bring itself to use the words “illegal aliens,” but John Patterson’s story about the Illinois Auditor General’s study of Rod Blagojevich’s All Kids taxpayer-subsidized health care program says 75% of 71,665 children on the … Continue reading
This is in DuPage County, but it’s the first I’ve seen of Federal officials doing anything about businesses who hire illegal aliens. The U.S. Attorney’s press release follows. You might also be interested in noting that the headline does not … Continue reading
A Chicago Tribune article I didn’t find in that newspaper today says that McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren is going to have his deputies start checking the names of those arrested with suspects’ names in Department of Homeland Security files. … Continue reading
The McHenry County College Student Peace Action Network continues to bring provocative programs to Crystal Lake. The next one will be bout privatized prisons, to be held on March 4th. I wonder if the local version of this phenomenon will … Continue reading
Probably all campaigns have rumors against the opposing candidate or candidates. One Zane Seipler has been getting feedback about is that he favors illegal immigration. So, he has issued the following press release to make his position clear. “Recently a … Continue reading
Sunday’s Chicago Tribune had a front page story that seems to have been inspired by two Catholic nuns not being able to talked to illegal aliens detained there. It seems Sheriff Keith Nygren thought that the services of his award-winning … Continue reading
The last Democrat to serve in the Illinois House before Jack Franks died in Arizona April 3rd. This is the second installment of some of my memories of Tom, who died of cancer in Prescott, Arizona, on April 3, 2009. … Continue reading
A major article stuffed with information about McHenry County law enforcement officials’ treatment of Latinos stopped for traffic offenses appears on The Chicago Reporter’s web site. Written by Fernando Diaz, the article starts with the Crystal Lake arrest of 2003 … Continue reading
I found this bumper sticker on the back of a van with several others. It says, NO ANCHOR BABIESANCHORS AWAY!! It has a stork carrying a baby in its beak. Undoubtedly, it refers to an illegal immigrant having a baby … Continue reading
I found this bumper sticker on the back of a van with several others. It says, NO ANCHOR BABIESANCHORS AWAY!! It has a stork carrying a baby in its beak. Undoubtedly, it refers to an illegal immigrant having a baby … Continue reading
Remember the meeting with Ohio Sheriff Dan Beck who spoke to the Illinois Minuteman Project? That’s the one that the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn banished when the McHenry County Peace Group said its members would demonstrate on Route 31 and … Continue reading
Remember the meeting with Ohio Sheriff Dan Beck who spoke to the Illinois Minuteman Project? That’s the one that the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn banished when the McHenry County Peace Group said its members would demonstrate on Route 31 and … Continue reading
Crystal Lake’s Tom Roti informs McHenry County Blog: “Our meeting will be held on September 9, 2008 (Tuesday) at the Comfort Inn in Crystal Lake, Illinois. “We will be giving an update on some of the events which have taken place … Continue reading
Crystal Lake’s Tom Roti informs McHenry County Blog: “Our meeting will be held on September 9, 2008 (Tuesday) at the Comfort Inn in Crystal Lake, Illinois. “We will be giving an update on some of the events which have taken place … Continue reading
Yesterday, readers saw Wednesday’s Harvard School Board meeting through the eyes of taxpayer Diane Evertsen. Today we look at the three-minute presentation concerning the use of the Harvard Junior High School by the Mexican Consulate four days last weekend that … Continue reading
Yesterday, readers saw Wednesday’s Harvard School Board meeting through the eyes of taxpayer Diane Evertsen. Today we look at the three-minute presentation concerning the use of the Harvard Junior High School by the Mexican Consulate four days last weekend that … Continue reading
Harvard’s Ev Evertsen has this lead in before his wife Diane’s Field Report for Sunday: “As Diane states below, the best was saved for last. The D-50 Superintendent stated that no registration of voters was being conducted at the school … Continue reading