Carolyn Schofield

The county mental health board is seeking an additional $2.5 million but the county staff has recommended a smaller increase.

The McHenry County Board approved raising its portion of residents' property taxes, which will add about $14 onto a $7,000 bill.

With the polls now closed in Illinois, the count can begin to see which candidates will take the 18 open seats on the McHenry County Board.

The McHenry County Board voted along party lines to send a pair of resolutions voicing opposition to SAFE-T Act and another piece of criminal justice legislation proposed at the state level.

The McHenry County Board unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month, but were split on a vote to fly the gay pride flag.

The resolution to increase the sheriff’s pay will see the position receive $163,200 annually, about $10,000 more than originally planned in 2023 and 2024.

“She is a wonderful person and everyone loves her, regardless of political affiliation,” the McHenry County Board vice chair said. “She is a hard-working, intelligent person who will be an asset to the County Board.”

For the second time in a year, McHenry County Board Chairman Michael Buehler snubbed the Democrats’ choice to fill a board vacancy and nominated someone else.

McHenry County Board Vice-Chairwoman Carolyn Schofield would be an equal partner in the governor's office, gubernatorial candidate Paul Schimpf said.

The McHenry County Board will ask Illinois lawmakers to repeal a 2019 law that makes McHenry County the only one in Illinois where voters can dissolve a township through a referendum.

“It was surprising to me the change and openness and free flowing conversation that has taken place since he’s taken office,” said the board's vice chair Carolyn Schofield, R-Crystal Lake

County officials originally proposed a larger property tax levy increase for 2022, but many board members were uncomfortable with the idea

“At this point in our trajectory, I think it’s not going to send a proper statement to the residents at this time in the middle of a pandemic to raise taxes,” board member Jeff Thorsen, R-Crystal Lake, said

Committee members recommending Lapinas for a new term said his previous experience on the board will be important as the board searches for a new executive director

McHenry County and Cary officials have approved an agreement allowing the county to take ownership of the Cary Village Hall and convert it into a police training center.

McHenry County Board members are considering establishing a new committee specifically to oversee Valley Hi Nursing Home in a move that would give the County Board more direct oversight of the county-run facility.

McHenry County Board members have debated if they should be eligible for the same benefits as the county's full-time employees

McHenry County Animal Control employees could receive a bonus of $3,700

Further discussion on the redistricting proposal could take place during the County Board’s June meeting

County Board officials will put contract to house U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees to a vote at May 18 meeting

Resolution will be considered by second committee next Thursday; activists say action at the local level is sends an important message

McHenry County’s four newly elected County Board members as well as new County Board Chairman Mike Buehler raised their right hands and took their oaths of office during a special meeting Monday morning along with the rest of the board

The McHenry County Board will soon have two vacant seats, one left by a Democrat and one left by a Republican, that will need to be filled in the coming months.

At the start of Tuesday evening’s McHenry County Board meeting, District 3 board member Joseph Gottemoller filed a motion to remove two new resolutions from the meeting’s agenda.

The McHenry County Board understands the devastation that many in our community are facing, be it financial insecurity, food insecurity, the physical or mental health of ourselves or a loved one

At Thursday's Committee of the Whole meeting, McHenry County board members were given the chance to discuss two new resolutions proposed by Board Chairman Jack Franks.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law giving voters in one Illinois county an option to more easily dissolve township governments. It is an initiative of two state lawmakers to ease residents’ property taxes by reducing levels of government.

Several Republican candidates in close Tuesday primary races are holding their leads with the counting of vote-by-mail and early-voting paper ballots in McHenry County.

The McHenry County Board gave final approval to a system by which to seat its committees with a popularly elected chairman.

Like any physical education teacher, Fred Kaiser’s purpose at Lundahl Middle School in Crystal Lake is to keep kids fit and make them realize the importance of health.