Steve Stanek

County officials would have more say about the construction of cellular phone towers under legislation proposed by State Sen. Dick Klemm (R-Crystal Lake). Klemm told County Board members last week...

Owners of buildings of 40,000 square feet or more would have another year to install costly new equipment to improve emergency 911 telephone services under a bill recently introduced by...

Two McHenry County Board committees may meet to discuss ways to encourage real estate developers to save open space and protect natural areas. Donna Schaefer, chairman of the Planning and...

The county's Merit Commission will begin deliberating Feb. 3 on whether jailer Brenda Goodwin is guilty of participating in a payroll fraud scheme. Testimony ended this week with attorney James...

Bars and restaurants in unincorporated McHenry County no longer will be able to stay open extra hours for special events. The County Board this week voted 22-0 to amend the...

The McHenry County Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to give pay raises to certified nursing assistants who provide home health care through the county Health Department. The move raises starting...

The McHenry County Board is considering pay raises for certified nursing assistants who provide home health care through the county health department. The board's Human Resources Committee voted unanimously last...

Parents who need to appear in court and have children who need supervision soon might get help from the McHenry County Sheriff's Department, which won support from a County Board...

One week after the McHenry County Board delayed spending $50,000 to upgrade its telephone system, a board committee has taken a step toward buying the upgrade. The Management Services Committee...

McHenry County may owe up to $60,000 for law library reference materials the county purchased nearly three years ago. The bills are from West Law Publishing Co., a national firm...