Jack Franks

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