The topic about marriages and divorces came up, so I took a look at the McHenry County statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Despite population decline, the number of marriages this decade has remained stable. Divorces, on the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Marriage
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: Kane County Woman Convicted of Witness Tampering for Hindering a Federal Investigation into Sham Marriage CHICAGO — A Kane County woman was convicted of witness tampering today for impeding a wide-ranging federal … Continue reading
A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office: FEDERAL OFFICER CHARGED WITH WITNESS TAMPERING FOR ALLEGEDLY HINDERING INVESTIGATION OF SHAM MARRIAGE CHICAGO — A federal law enforcement officer was indicted on witness tampering charges for allegedly attempting to thwart an … Continue reading
As of 9:40, McHenry County Clerk Kathie Schultz reports, “We have had 4 conversions from civil unions to marriages and 2 new marriage licenses.” … Continue reading
When I heard the Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was giving the OK to counties other than Cook to being issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, I asked McHenry County Clerk Katherine Schutz what she was going to do. Here … Continue reading
A press release from the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation of McHenry: Marriage Equality Supporters to Resume Road Side Vigils in Algonquin McHenry—Members of the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry Parents and Families of Lesbians and … Continue reading
A press release from Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry (Tree of Life): Growing Support Spurs Marriage Equality Vigil in Woodstock McHenry—Members of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry (Tree of Life), Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) and … Continue reading
This email from David E. Smith, Executive Director of the Illinois Family Institute was labeled Lobby Day Bus from Crystal Lake Defend Marriage Lobby Day – Feb. 20th As you know, the IFI Defend Marriage Lobby Day is coming up … Continue reading
The following was published on the Chicago Catholic Blog Sunday, July 29th. McHenry County Blog has received permission to reprint the column by Cardinal Francis George: Reflections on “Chicago values” Recent comments by those who administer our city seem to … Continue reading
Here is an update from Mark Tooley of the Institute of Religion and Democracy about what happened Saturday: Update from General Conference Your prayers are being heard! The Church and Society legislative committee, finishing its work Saturday night, rejected attempts … Continue reading
Every four years the United Methodist Church holds a convention. Just like the Republicans and the Democrats. This year Methodists affiliated with the UMC will convene in Tampa. (The vibrant Korean Methodist Church is not one of those affiliated.) There … Continue reading