Carolyn Starks

The list of candidates vying to become the county's first finance director has been narrowed to 13 people. They will be interviewed in June. County Administrator Bill Barron said the...

The future of a 70-year-old bridge and the private road it was built on has split a peaceful neighborhood in two. The residents of Bay View Lane in McHenry Township...

The future of a 70-year-old bridge and the private road it was built on has split a peaceful neighborhood in two. The residents of Bay View Lane in McHenry Township...

It was a warm spring day and Sarah Chambers, a high-spirited teenager with plenty of friends, could have been doing many other things on a Saturday afternoon. Instead, she held...

No words were changed in an ordinance that allows developers to build in agricultural/rural areas, but the two responsible county government boards want to keep communication open. The planned-development ordinance...

McHenry County officials hope an 18-month traffic study of Algonquin Road and Illinois Highway 31 may lead to solutions to traffic congestion at the intersection. Members of the county's Transportation...

The county's Community Development Block Grant Commission heard nine requests Thursday from communities seeking financial help for public infrastructure projects. The projects included a water main extension in Richmond, road...

Complaints from employees about the air in the correctional facility have prompted the McHenry County Board to consider checking the air quality in the entire McHenry County Government Center. The...

The McHenry County Board will choose a replacement soon for Larry Schnulle, highway maintenance superintendent, who is retiring after 34 years. The Management Services Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that...

McHenry County is considering changing its manual voter registration system to an automated system, at a cost of $829,000. Members of the Legislative and Public Affairs Committee voted Monday to...