Mike Buehler

While Kane County hopes its neighbors will help foot the bill for its Longmeadow Parkway project and keep it from becoming a tollway, some officials in McHenry County are hesitant about what’s being asked.

With an eye on tourism and boosting the economy, economic officials and political figures across the spectrum in McHenry County called the news of Chicago hosting the Democratic National Convention in 2024 a win.

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.”

Whether it’s concerns about topics such as crime, economic development or public transit, or even the future home of the Chicago Bears, residents across northern Illinois are keeping an eye on this race.

Whether it’s concerns about topics such as crime, economic development or public transit, residents and officials across northern Illinois are keeping an eye on how Chicago’s next mayor might impact the greater region,

Work to expand broadband to northeastern McHenry Count could begin this year, McHenry County Board Chair Mike Buehler announced in the annual State of the County address Thursday.

McHenry County’s new chief financial officer is a familiar face, Assistant Director of Finance Kerri Wisz, who first joined the county’s finance department in 2015 as a senior financial analyst.

A resolution to make McHenry County a gun sanctuary was submitted by the Republican Party of McHenry County, but that may not be what is considered at the County Board's Jan. 31 committee meeting.

Nearly 20 residents spoke for or against making McHenry County a gun sanctuary at the County Board meeting on Tuesday night.

With nine new McHenry County Board members being seated this month, members, both new and old, say their priorities are tackling inflation, making progress on Valley Hi, and doling out federal money

Half of the McHenry County Board is new, with seven incumbents losing their seats in November. Eight of the previous board’s members opted against running for their seat this year.

The latest financial audit of the McHenry County Regional Office of Education show many similar issues seen in previous years.

The McHenry County Board approved raising its portion of residents' property taxes, which will add about $14 onto a $7,000 bill.

Unofficial results for the newly downsized McHenry County Board show 13 Republicans to five Democrats. Of those potential winners, eight new faces could be on the board, making up nearly half of the body.

Around 200 people made their way out to McHenry County College in Crystal Lake on Wednesday to commemorate the groundbreaking of the campus' new Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation.