Jack Franks

Donna Schaefer, 69, of McHenry, the former McHenry Township Supervisor and McHenry County board member, died on Sunday, March 24, 2024. She was remembered as an advocate for townships, seniors and those less fortunate, friends said.

A McHenry County judge ruled last week that a law passed and signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in 2019, allowing residents of only McHenry County to dissolve their townships in a referendum, is unconstitutional.

McHenry County Board Chair Mike Buehler on Thursday called the indictment against former President Donald Trump “politically motivated,” while the county’s Democratic Party Chair Kristina Zahorik said it’s “justice being served.”

Recent proposals to open new gravel and sand mining near homes in McHenry County have left some neighbors eyeing those pitches warily.

After leading a neo-Nazi group for 25 years, Jeff Schoep has spent the past few years spreading the exact opposite message, working not only to prove that his transformation is genuine but that his message is necessary.

Former McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks argues the home addresses of current County Board members should not have been considered in drawing district lines.

‘This merger should be mostly invisible to the customers of both banks,’ First Secure chairman says

New hearing date set for 10 a.m., Jan. 15

Illinois regional health centers are expected to receive the first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 10, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Ngozi O. Ezike told county and municipal leaders from across the state

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office will not enforce Governor JB Pritzker's ban on indoor dining, State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally announced Wednesday.

Business owners facing fines for breaking the state's COVID-19 rules – including the ban on indoor dining – could go through an expedited adjudication process instead of the courts

The health department did come up with an initial proposal last Friday and was planning on running it by the board of health at its Monday meeting, but that meeting was later canceled, Franks said.

McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks called upon the McHenry County Department of Health Thursday to figure out what they would need to enforce COVID-19 mitigation measures more effectively

McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks, an incumbent Democrat, conceded his bid for re-election to his Republican opponent, Mike Buehler, at a meeting of the County Board Thursday morning.

Bars and restaurants in McHenry and Lake counties will be forced to close to indoor dining starting Saturday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced.