"No doubt that downtown and the riverwalk are beautiful, but it is time to explore the rest of our city," Carl Hurtig of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.

"I am in full agreement with the residents of the Maplewood School area who are objecting to the proposed building of 200 apartments and 50 townhomes," Linn DeBoo of Cary writes in a letter to the editor.

"I join other voices who have written to the Northwest Herald concerning the decision to limit the content of letters to the editor to purely local affairs," Toni Weaver of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.

"Growth and development are important, but some proposed buildings simply do not fit the character of our beloved downtown," McHenry Ald. Frank McClatchey writes in a letter to the editor.

"Although my election as Algonquin Township supervisor will not be official until after the April 1st general election, I am deeply honored and grateful to have been elected as your Algonquin Township supervisor," Richard Tado of Fox River Grove writes in a letter to the editor.

"As a current member of Johnsburg’s school board, a former educator and a proud parent of four Johnsburg graduates, I write to encourage you to vote for our ticket," Cathy B. Neiss of Johnsburg writes in a letter to the editor.

"I wholeheartedly endorse Tim Carone for Algonquin Township highway Commissioner. Tim has the knowledge, experience and leadership to bring positive change," Prairie Grove Trustee Lisa Behm said in a letter to the editor.

"I am voting for Danijela Sandberg for Algonquin Township highway commissioner in the upcoming Republican Primary to be held Feb. 25," John Bobrytzke of Cary writes in a letter to the editor.

"Randy Funk has done so many great things for the area over the years. Someone needs to stand up to the attempted political smear by current" township trustees, Hans Goll of Woodstock writes in a letter to the edit.

"Randy Funk has done a lot for the township. Imagine what he could do if he had a team willing to work with him," Dylan Hakansson of Crystal Lake write in a letter to the editor

"No amount of Wayne Jett signs littering McHenry since November can detract from Jett’s eight years of failure as mayor," Tony Esposito of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.

"The Crystal Lake Lions would like to thank all the supporting local businesses that offered raffle prizes and paid endorsements for our largest fundraiser of the year," Rob Parrish, president of the Crystal Lake Lions Club, writes in a letter to the editor

"As voters, haven’t we had enough of politicians who think they know better how to spend our money and who push their agenda on us?" Sue Lambrakis of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.

"How many of you living in Marengo-Riley Township are aware of the current petition for more gravel pit gimmes – the addition of a ready mix plant for the 114 acres adjacent to the already existing pits along Maple and Coral?" writes a letter to the editor.

"There is only one way to view the Herald’s new policy on only accepting Letters to the Editor on local issues … that they are trying to limit information and discussion among citizens," Jeff Varda of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.