Public statements flowed forth Sunday evening, almost all of them glowing tributes to a dedicated public servant or, at the very least, sincere respect for someone who could cling to their principles without crossing the lines of decency and fair play.

"Please make sure you are receiving your electric bills," Tina Uselding of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.

"In the ’50s, I stood in line at my local school to receive a polio shot, grateful that it was available. When I had measles, I stayed in a dark place to protect my eyes," Nancy Delware of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.

'The question is, why is IDOC now saying it’s an emergency, right? What has changed?'

"Is it the homeowner’s responsibility to diagnose a power outage and pay an independent electrician to then notify ComEd?" Richard K. Ragni of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.

New statistics for prostate cancer underscore the need for early detection no matter the cancer.

There’s always reason to be wary of bureaucrats seeking credit for the successes of private entities. But outcomes like this rely at least in some part on public investment.

It takes an awful lot of screen taps to get to that information from your average Instagram story slide, and that’s only if there’s a link in the first place.

Veteran groups are collaborating on events that increase awareness of resources available and help ease access, the McHenry County Mental Health Board writes.