Several McHenry County-area mayors and village presidents faced and fended off ballot-box challenges – but not all. Here's a look at who won and lost and who got a free pass for another term.

Cary's mayor of 12 years, Mark Kownick, appears to be on the path toward another term as he polls ahead of challenger and local business owner Randy Scott.

The Village of Cary is looking for developers to transform the Maplewood property after a yearslong battle over the land with School District 26.

Cary School District 26 will sell its Maplewood property to the village for $5.5 million and develop a new transportation site at another location after a years-long dispute over the land.

The Cary Village Board agreed to provide some infrastructure money for a townhouse local developer but balked at funds for landscaping.

The Cary Village Board approved to cover nearly $38,000 of infrastructure costs for the Ridgefield Landing 10-unit townhome property.

A new development at the vacant lot in Cary neighboring the Goddard School and Village Hall is proposed after a previous 98-unit apartment plan dropped out for financial reasons.

The Cary Village Board officially denied School District 26’s plans for creating a new transportation center at the Maplewood property, but promised to continue to work with the district.

Cary School District 26 has halted plans to tear down Maplewood School and build a transportation center next to it after the village board rejected the plans. A second vote is expected.

A week after voting down a proposed transportation center, the Cary School District 26 Board of Education reversed course on Wednesday and unanimously approved a modified version of the plan.

Cary School District 26′s plan to create a transportation center at the old Maplewood Elementary School remains undecided after the Board of Education’s tie vote on the plan.

Now that the Cary Village Board has approved a special tax district for its downtown, not much will happen until developers approach the village with proposals, the village administrator said Thursday.

Cary’s downtown hasn’t seen much new significant development over the years and 43% of structures within the downtown area are more than a century old, Cary Development Director Brian Simmons said.

Question: What projects or infrastructure would you look to address in your community and how would you do it? Answer: I would also like to work with other members of the board to attract new businesses to some of the neglected and vacated properties in Cary.

Question: What projects or infrastructure would you look to address in your community and how would you do it? Answer: We currently have numerous projects in process in our community and I am always open to future developers. Read Ellen McAlpine's questionnaire here.

Cary is taking a renewed look at its downtown area, including potential redevelopment opportunities, with the help of a consultant.

The village of Cary is moving forward with plans to build a new Village Hall and police department, as village officials say the current facility doesn’t meet their needs.

Cary Mayor Mark Kownick has returned the $60,000 donation his board rejected earlier this month

The controversial Garden Place apartment complex in Cary held its official open house Thursday, the same week it hit 100 percent occupancy

Nearly eight years after buying 0.76 acres of land along Route 14 in order to take down some blighted properties, the village is looking to sell the vacant land at a $500,000 loss.