mchenry chronicle Archives - Page 29 of 148

The Republican high-water mark

— May 2, 2018

If Republicans aren’t losing their congressional majority this coming fall, they are doing a good job of acting like it. Dozens of Republicans are leaving the House, and last…

Trustees say dissolution bill targets Algonquin Township
— May 2, 2018

Algonquin Township has seen its share of controversy over the last year, mostly centering on the highway department and a lawsuit over the records of expenditures from its previous…
Leaked lies
— May 1, 2018

There’s one aspect of the saga about the newly released batch of Jim Comey memoranda that I totally love. First, a bit of background. In one of the contemporaneous memos the then-FBI…
No one likes a prig with an ax to grind
— April 26, 2018

James Comey did it, naturally, for the children. Why does anyone in Washington take advantage of the most opportune moment to make a mint off publishing a tell-all book? It’s never…
Ryan gets out while the getting’s good
— April 25, 2018

In Washington politics, rarely does anybody fully mean what he or she says. But few who know Paul Ryan doubt that he’s sincere when he explains that he’s abandoning his all-consuming…

McHenry County News Briefs
— May 2, 2018

McHenry County Conservation Dist. to unveil new exhibit, hiking app The McHenry County Conservation District will host a special event to both introduce its new electronic hiking app…
McHenry County Calendar of Events May 2 – May 8
— May 1, 2018

May 3 Dirty Deeds: Worm Composting 7-9 p.m. Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake Free (residents), $5 (non-residents) In this McHenry County Conservation District…
New DUI enforcement policy seeks solid prosecution
— April 25, 2018

The implementation of a new enforcement policy allowing warrants to be issued for a blood draw of any DUI suspect that refuses breathalyzer testing took effect April 15. Nine McHenry…