Chuck Wheeler

Appointment will need to be confirmed by full County Board; one more vacancy remains

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.

McHenry County Board member Charles “Chuck” Wheeler, the first Black man to serve on the board, died overnight Wednesday to Thursday at the age of 63.

Donald Trump Jr., son of President Donald Trump, and Fox News personality Kimberly Guilfoyle visited Woodstock last week to speak at a Trump rally at Bull Valley Golf Club.

The McHenry County Board will consider to formally encourage the McHenry County Sheriff's Office to start using body cameras and request that the agency run a cost-benefit analysis to see if the idea would be financially feasible.

A resolution to end McHenry County's contract with ICE was shot down in a Law and Government Committee meeting of the McHenry County Board Tuesday morning.

A recurring theme emerged among the member comments at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the McHenry County Board, with nearly every member who spoke compelled to take a side in a recent controversy between County Board Chairman Jack Franks and county auditor Shannon Teresi

One of the biggest stories to come out of Tuesday’s election in McHenry County was the systemic problems with the voting process