McHenry County Department of Health

The COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic located in a former Kmart in McHenry will no longer offer COVID-19 vaccinations starting Saturday, the McHenry County Department of Health said Thursday.

While elementary school-age students are seeing the highest transmission rates of the virus, regular testing in schools is also keeping the positivity rate down.

McHenry County Animal Control employees could receive a bonus of $3,700

“Of the four outbreaks, two outbreaks are related to the bus and the other two are in classrooms where mitigations were not strictly adhered to,” the McHenry County Health Department spokeswoman said.

El Sombrero restaurant has closed voluntarily and is cooperating with McHenry County health officials, the health department said

Crystal Lake Mayor Haig Haleblian said the mask mandate is “a very small price for us to be able to continue to live our lives as normally as possible through through this pandemic.”

Immunocompromised people can get a third COVID-19 vaccine dose through the McHenry County Department of Health.

The state health department reports almost 53% of all county residents, regardless of eligibility, are vaccinated

With the first day of school approaching as coronavirus cases climb, especially among the unvaccinated, school districts like Harvard Community School District 50 are trying to create opportunities for students and community members to get vaccinated.

The CDC and McHenry County Department of Health have different community transmission designations, but the local health department says, regardless, metrics are trending toward “substantial” transmission.