From the Lake in the Hills Police:
From the Lake in the Hills Police:
A column by Pat Hickey in John Kass news about his meeting Castro on his seventh birthday brought back a memory from my senior year at Crystal Lake Community High School (now renamed “Central”). I was walking past the shop class and […]
From the Offices of Sue Ness and Don DeWitte: The legislative update will be held at the Algonquin Village Hall from 8:30 to 9:30 on March 10th. They’ll provide updates on Springfield’s latest news and answer questions.
A splendid analysis from the Illinois Policy Institute‘s Patrick Anderson: Illinois families will pay the highest combined state and local tax burden in the nation this year on the median U.S. income. That’s $13,099, which will consume more than 16.5% of their […]
Driving from Illinois South, one can find restaurant grades posted in prominent places. In Kentucky, we found one near the door of a Waffle House in Paducah after visiting a winery, stating had achieved an “A.” In Florida the USA today local […]
From Congressman Darin LaHood: LaHood Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen and Protect Our Future Health Care Workforce Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) reintroduced the Rebuild America’s Health Care Schools Act alongside Representatives Angie Craig (MN-02) and Michelle Fischbach (MN-07). This legislation will […]
From the U.S. Attorney: FORMER CEO OF SUBPRIME AUTO LENDER SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN CONNECTION WITH $67 MILLION FRAUD SCHEMES CHICAGO — The former Chief Executive Officer of a suburban Chicago subprime auto lending company has been sentenced […]
From McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein: In the article it states that there was a spike in suspected overdose deaths in the past 4 weeks. That does not mean that overall opioid deaths are up. However, looking at the first 2 months […]
I worked most of my life in the public sector: As a result, I have an excellent state pension (about $110,000 a year) and Cadillac health benefits, but a piddling monthly Social Security payment: $317. (More is taken out for Medicare.) Preparing […]
McHenry County’s only Republican Congressman Darrin LaHood asks Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in this YouTube:
From the Village of Oakwood Hills Village President Chad Rider:
From State Senator Darby Hills: I am honored to represent you as the new State Senator for Illinois’ 26th Senate District. After being sworn in last Friday, I have spent the week in Springfield, diving into legislative work and setting up my […]
Found on Capitol Fax: WAND | AI companies could have to be entirely powered by renewable energy under IL plan With lawmakers facing a new challenge in data centers and AI requiring record levels of power, the plan would force those companies […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Suburban Chicago Investment Advisor Charged With Swindling Clients CHICAGO — A suburban Chicago investment advisor has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly swindling clients by soliciting them to invest in nonexistent business opportunities. RALPH ROGERS III, […]
Found on WGN-TV: My favorite was number 6.
John Goodman, not the actor, but a former law enforcement official from Des Plaines who served in the Air Force in Afghanistan resulting in PTSD, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate seat up for election […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Indictment Charges Former Federal Correctional Officer in Chicago With Sexually Abusing Inmates CHICAGO — A former correctional officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly sexually abusing four inmates […]
From U.S. Senator Dick Durbin: Durbin, Duckworth Meet With Illinois State Association of Counties WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) yesterday met with representatives from the Illinois State Association of Counties to discuss […]
The Daily Herald has an article about the impact of President Donald Trump’s removal of the mandate that Federal agencies must use paper straws. “Guy] Spinelli, the owner of Boss Straw in Illinois, is upset by all of it: The slowdown in […]
The Lake in the Hills Police report a one hundred dollar counterfeit bill was used to purchase a gift card in the strip mall you see below from Google Maps: Jump back to the late 1960’s when I was McHenry County Treasurer. […]
It’s like a cloney of Illinois in Southwest Florida. Failed Fox River Valley politicians decide they can’t stand the cold weather up north and relocate to places like Naples. One of them is former State Senator and congressional candidate Jim Oberweis. He […]
From the Sheriff: Fatal crash near Woodstock An unidentified individual is dead after a single-vehicle crash near Woodstock on Monday evening. On Monday, March 3, 2025, at 4:49 p.m., McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire & Rescue responded to a single […]
From the U.S. Attorney: Former Executive of Chicago-Area Non-Profit Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Million Fraud Scheme CHICAGO — A former executive of a Chicago-area non-profit organization has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge for her role in misappropriating $1.8 million intended […]
From the Coroner: McHenry County Coroner, Dr. Michael Rein, announced that his office was contacted on March 2, 2025, by McHenry Northwestern to investigate an apparent shooting death that occurred in Lakemoor. The fatality involved Ryan Piezonka, age 31, of Lake Zurich. […]
From the County Health Department: Recent spike in suspected overdose deaths and non-fatal opioid overdoses reported in McHenry County MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is alerting residents of a recent spike in both suspected overdose deaths and […]
Non-participation in the democratic process in action. From Wirepoints Mark Glennon: So-called voter education group — League of Women Voters — says don’t attend, engage or watch State of Union speech “Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.” League of Women Voters claims to serve those goals […]
A brushfire probably caused by someone’s not putting out a burn pile was linked to climate change by WBBM-TV in a story about the 10-acre Burton’s Bridge event. CBS covered the fiery car crash in Bull Valley as well. WMAQ-TV also recognized […]
From Republican Congressman Ray LaHood: LaHood Statement on President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) issued the following statement after President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress. “Tonight, President Trump laid out an inspiring vision to capitalize on the […]
I woke up this morning thinking about President Donald Trump’s address to Congress and the American people. It wasn’t about what he said, but what he didn’t talk about. Trump never mentioned sanctuary cities. Considering his criticism in the past, I find […]