McHenry County
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McHenry County Board to decide whether to put tax hike on ballotDec 17, 2023 7:54 am - McHenry County voters could decide in March whether to hike the county’s sale tax to change how local mental health services are funded. The county board is expected to v...
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Objection filed in McHenry County Board race over letter left off the word ‘Republican’Dec 15, 2023 10:04 am - An objection has been filed in the only contested McHenry County Board primary race featuring an incumbent. County board member Eric Hendricks, a Lake in the Hills Republ...
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McHenry man pleads guilty in drug-induced homicide to lesser charge in fatal overdose, gets 10 years in prisonDec 08, 2023 12:00 am - A McHenry man initially charged with drug-induced homicide pleaded guilty to a lesser offense Thursday in the fentanyl-overdose death of a 29-year-old man and was senten...
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McHenry County sheriff addresses deaths of 4 jail inmates this yearDec 08, 2023 12:00 am - Following the deaths of four McHenry County jail inmates since July - including three since Nov. 21 and two this week - the sheriff's office released a statement Thursda...
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Another inmate death reported at McHenry County jailDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - Authorities have identified a 74-year-old Johnsburg man as the McHenry County jail inmate who died after being found unresponsive in his cell. Timothy Mumford was pronou...
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Randall Road project gets big boost from federal grantNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - The McHenry County Division of Transportation has received a $20 million federal grant for the Randall Road project. The grant announcement Wednesday came less than 24 h...
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Divided McHenry County Board OKs small property tax increase in new levyNov 23, 2023 12:00 am - The McHenry County Board narrowly passed its annual budget Tuesday night, ahead of the county's fiscal year starting Dec. 1. The roughly $247 million budget is similar t...
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Inmate found dead in jail cell in McHenry CountyNov 21, 2023 12:00 am - A 51-year-old male inmate was found dead in his jail cell at the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility Tuesday morning, the McHenry County sheriff's office said. A ...
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Local Republican Party seeks ban on providing gender-affirming care in Huntley District 158Nov 21, 2023 12:00 am - The Grafton Township Republican Central Committee has passed a resolution to ask the Huntley Community School District 158 board to ban gender-affirming care in the dist...
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McHenry County jail could take in detainees from Lake County under proposed dealNov 17, 2023 12:00 am - McHenry County soon might house Lake County inmates in the McHenry County jail if an agreement between the two counties is approved. Lake County has a severe corrections...