Steve Stanek

The McHenry County Sheriff's Department plans to pay $87,600 over the next year to Centegra Health System in Woodstock to provide medical care to county jail inmates. The County Board's...

The McHenry County Board is supporting a bypass of Marengo instead of widening U.S. Highway 20 to five lanes through the city. Last week the County Board approved a resolution...

The McHenry County Housing Authority will accept applications for $500 college scholarships from income-eligible residents beginning Jan. 4. Interested county residents should telephone Sue Rose at the authority at 815-338-7752....

The McHenry County Board this week delayed spending $50,000 for an upgrade to its telephone system as required by state law. Instead, the board decided to throw the matter back...

The McHenry County Board voted 15-7 on Tuesday night to approve a Hooters restaurant in unincorporated Crystal Lake. The Hooters chain is more widely known for its waitresses in tight,...

The next time a telemarketer calls asking for a donation to the McHenry County Sheriff's Department's fight against drunken driving, hang up. At least that's the advice from Sheriff Keith...

Fewer cases ended up in McHenry County Juvenile Court this fiscal year than last year, according to a report released Monday by county Court Services Director Phillip Ulmer. He said...

A committee of county and municipal officials expects to recommend an engineer for the largest road project in McHenry County Highway Department history Jan. 31. The West McHenry Bypass Technical...

The first meeting of the McHenry County Transportation Advisory Committee for the proposed Western Bypass of McHenry--the most expensive project in county Highway Department history--is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday...

McHenry County's labor attorneys cost $24,000 more than expected in 1999, the result of a protracted contract dispute with county correctional officers and negotiations with Teamsters Local 301, according to...