Suzanne Ness

Illinois lawmakers kicked off their spring legislative session roughly three weeks ago, but lawmakers in the House have already filed more than 1,800 bills that could be acted on before the General Assembly adjourns in May.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness’ fourth annual diaper drive is underway and runs through Monday, Nov. 4, with dropoff spots throughout the 66th District she represents.

How would you assess the SAFE-T Act? Suzanne Ness: The data shows that the new system is working as was intended: those most considered a threat are being held regardless of ability to pay, and those who are not a threat, are released until their trial

McHenry County is looking to take over a few pieces of property for an improvement project along Randall Road, and could be helped by a new bill passed by the state.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness will host two mobile office hours and a mobile drivers services event in the coming weeks.

High-powered semi-automatic rifles such as those that have been used in mass killings across the country would be outlawed in many cases in Illinois, and people who currently own such weapons would have to register to keep them, under a proposal filed in the Illinois House.

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.

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.

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.

An outpouring of support from many in the community has followed the vandalism that took place early Saturday morning at UpRising Bakery and Cafe in Lake in the Hills.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness will hold mobile office hours 10 a.m. to noon July 11 at the Huntley Area Public Library as part of an effort to remain accessible and bring services to every part of the district, according to a news release.

Following Tuesday’s primary, unofficial vote totals for the 66th House District show a very close race, Connie Cain is currently ahead of Arin Thrower as they vie for the chance to face incumbent state Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Crystal Lake, in November.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness will host mobile office hours from 10 a.m. to noon June 1 at the Crystal Lake Public Library, 126 W. Paddock St. in Crystal Lake.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness will host a town hall event at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Community Foundation for McHenry County, 33 E. Woodstock St.

A law that allows McHenry County voters to eliminate their local townships could be repealed under legislation considered during a hearing Thursday.

“She is a wonderful person and everyone loves her, regardless of political affiliation,” the McHenry County Board vice chair said. “She is a hard-working, intelligent person who will be an asset to the County Board.”

Tom Pavelko was nominated by the county Democratic Party to fill a seat left open by the departure of state Rep. Suzanne Ness last year, but John Collins was selected to fill the seat instead.

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 judge last week ruled in favor of Nunda Township Highway Commissioner Mike Lesperance, saying the township Board of Trustees could not change the property tax levy from what Lesperance proposed.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness, D-Crystal Lake, will be hosting a town hall meeting Wednesday in Crystal Lake to discuss her legislative priorities for 2022.

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.

“It was surprising to me the change and openness and free flowing conversation that has taken place since he’s taken office,” said the board's vice chair Carolyn Schofield, R-Crystal Lake

A chance to renew a driver’s license and other DMV tasks is coming to Lake in the Hills as part of a Mobile Driver Service Unit.

Fact sheets are to point recipients to information on diabetes, elder abuse and neglect, elder financial exploitation, Social Security and Medicare benefits

Town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, via Facebook Live

Bill is now under consideration by the Illinois Senate after passing the House unanimously

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

Bill would allow those students who aged out during the pandemic to keep receiving services in their IEP through the 2021-22 school year

Collins is a proud father, grandfather, a moderate Democrat and owner of Omni Supply, an Elgin-based grease containment company

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

Democratic members say the chairman’s process of selecting a candidate did a disservice to residents

McHenry County Board chairman recommends John Collins, a Crystal Lake resident who owns Elgin-based Omni Supply, to fill the seat

Seat needs to be filled by Democrat who lives in County Board's District 2

Madigan ‘cast a dark cloud over the entire assembly,’ Ness said

Appointment will need to be confirmed by full County Board; one more vacancy remains

Daugherty will serve until Jan. 13 when Democrat Ness sworn in

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.

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.

The McHenry County Board understands the devastation that many in our community are facing, be it financial insecurity, food insecurity, the physical or mental health of ourselves or a loved one

At Thursday's Committee of the Whole meeting, McHenry County board members were given the chance to discuss two new resolutions proposed by Board Chairman Jack Franks.