McHenry County Business
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McHenry shopping center with Aldi, Kohl’s sells for $13.7MMar 25, 2026 9:45 am - The McHenry Town Center strip mall recently sold for $13.74 million, according to a news release from the real estate brokerage that made the deal.
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Several suburban small businesses awarded $10K enhancement grantsMar 25, 2026 9:41 am - A dozen Illinois small businesses will receive $10,000 Backing Small Business enhancement grants from American Express and Main Street America.
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Waste transfer station proposed to replace Countryside landfill operationsMar 24, 2026 7:08 pm - The process to replace the Countryside landfill in Grayslake with a waste transfer station is set to begin.
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Kane County expands public access to naloxone dispensersMar 23, 2026 1:18 pm - The Kane County Health Department partnered with healthcare providers, community organizations, libraries and government agencies over the past year to install publicly accessible naloxone dispensing boxes, making the life-saving medication easier for residents to obtain quickly and discreetly, officials announced in a news release.
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McHenry County denies solar farms — then gets sued for turning them downMar 20, 2026 10:59 am - McHenry County is facing a lawsuit over the County Board’s denial of a pair of solar farms, according to court records. The board turned down four solar farms in ...
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Federal disaster loans now available to homeowners and businesses affected by August 2025 stormsMar 19, 2026 3:09 pm - Residents and business owners in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties whose properties sustained damage during last August’s severe weather can now apply for U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans.
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‘There was never a holistic look at the campus’: Police buildings redesign gets green light in Vernon HillsMar 18, 2026 5:50 pm - The Vernon Hills village board gave the green light for the design of a new police campus putting a needed project on track for work to begin.
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Potential battery storage facility stirs controversy in McHenry CountyMar 15, 2026 3:34 pm - Developers eyeing the construction of a battery storage facility near far northwest suburban Prairie Grove say they might come to the village with a formal proposal within the next few months.
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Crystal Lake downtown townhouses get nod, completing project on hold for 30-plus yearsMar 13, 2026 10:45 am - The Crystal Lake City Council has given the go-ahead to builders to finish a townhouse development in the downtown area that was put on hold for more than 30 years.
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Lake County creates reserve fund to deal with fluid federal funding environmentMar 11, 2026 6:11 pm - Lake County has established a $2 million reserve to deal with potential federal funding interruptions.