March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where Grundy County voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where McHenry County voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

The Chicago Bears are poised to move to the suburbs. But are Illinois lawmakers – and local taxpayers – going to help them do it?

Three Illinois lawmakers on Thursday called for reform for the Department of Children and Family Services after the death of a young person in foster care was not reported to lawmakers.

Screenings would begin at public schools in the 2027-28 school year

House Bill 3637 aims to protect medical providers who prescribe drugs that were previously approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration but had the approval revoked, provided the drug is still recommended by the World Health Organization

A bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for cases of involuntary servitude or trafficking passed the Illinois House on Tuesday

Two northern Illinois Republican lawmakers addressed constituent questions this week largely focused on fiscal spending after Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled plans for a $55.2 billion state budget.

Republican state Reps. Jeff Keicher and Steve Reick are inviting residents to take part in a live telephone town hall Wednesday, an opportunity to discuss issues affecting local communities.

A bill soon heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing children with relatives

Mary Mahady, the Democrat challenger in the Illinois House, 63rd District, answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Steve Reick, the incumbent Republican in the Illinois House, 63rd District, answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

State Rep. Steve Reick will host a food drive and free paper-shredding event Saturday in Woodstock.

With a month-and-a-half left in the General Assembly’s spring session, Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration is readying its proposal to address Illinois’ chronically underfunded pension system.

McHenry County board member Mike Shorten, county board chair Mike Buehler and State Rep. Steve Reick hosted a town hall Saturday in Crystal Lake

Members of a state rulemaking oversight committee voiced concerns Tuesday that Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration didn’t sufficiently seek public input on its plan to cap enrollment in Medicaid-like health care programs for noncitizens.

With Tuesday’s election, voters in McHenry County selected candidates for two state senate and five house districts.

The race for Illinois governor won’t be the only one on Tuesday’s ballot. With the redrawing of the state’s political maps, the make-up of the entire McHenry County Board and both the U.S. and Illinois houses of representatives will be determined, along several other races.

More “school choice” and a voucher system is something state Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock, would like to see Illinois move toward while his Democratic opponent, Brian Meyers of Crystal Lake, supports robust public school funding.

Candidates for the Republican Party across local, state and federal races, were in Crystal Lake on Wednesday to meet with residents and talk about the state of Illinois, the SAFE-T Act and other issues.

State Rep. Steven Reick says the top priorities facing the 63rd district include: Property tax reform, General tax reform, Child welfare and reform of DCFS

The McHenry County Board will ask Illinois lawmakers to repeal a 2019 law that makes McHenry County the only one in Illinois where voters can dissolve a township through a referendum.

A 2019 law only allows McHenry County voters to vote to dissolve townships. County leaders say the law has too many issues that need to be addressed and the law should not just single out McHenry County

McHenry County is the only county in Illinois where voters can vote to dissolve a township. County Board members want state lawmakers to either repeal the law or expand it to all counties.

Suburban lawmakers hold 33 seats across five committees related to appropriations or education and six seats on Senate ethics committee

‘There’s a process in place. We should abide by that process,’ state Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock, during a Friday redistricting hearing

Illinois Democrats and their financial backers spent big – much more than Republicans – on races for statehouse districts that include portions of McHenry County in this month's election, but ultimately failed to flip more than one area seat.

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.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law giving voters in one Illinois county an option to more easily dissolve township governments. It is an initiative of two state lawmakers to ease residents’ property taxes by reducing levels of government.

A House Joint Resolution to name the proposed Route 23 and Interstate 90 interchange in Marengo the “Deputy Jacob Keltner Memorial Interchange” was adopted in the House

McHenry resident Dan R. Aylward, frustrated over his increasing property tax bill, visited the county treasurer’s office and paid the first installment in dollar bills – all $5,734.18 of it.