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Republicans running for McHenry County Board's District 3 all agree on keeping taxes low
Apr 18, 2022 12:22 PM - The race to represent District 3 on the McHenry County Board features three Republican candidates -- an incumbent, an auto mechanic, and an attorney. Bob Nowak, Bob Reining and Eric Hendricks are running in District 3's Republican primary. The district includes parts of Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Crystal Lake and Lakewood.
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McHenry County Board chairman again rejects Democrats' top choice to fill seatFeb 13, 2022 10:50 AM - For the second time in a year, McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler has snubbed Democrats' choice to fill a board vacancy and nominated someone else.
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McHenry County allowed to keep holding ICE detainees for now
Dec 30, 2021 5:25 PM - Just days before a new state law requiring McHenry County to end its contract to house federal immigration detainees was to take effect, a federal appeals court put the issue on hold.
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McHenry County Board seeking to fill District 2 vacancyDec 22, 2021 12:15 PM - McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler is seeking applications to fill the vacancy left by former District 2 county board member Jessica Phillips, who resigned Nov. 19 because she is moving out of the district.
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McHenry County Board passes budget without inflationary property tax increase
Nov 19, 2021 2:03 PM - McHenry County will collect more in property taxes last year, but only part of what it's allowed to under state law. The 2022 budget, totaling $215.8 million, and the accompanying $70 million property tax levy, was approved in two 14-9 votes Tuesday night following a tense, hourlong debate.
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McHenry County Board to consider pay increase for themselves
Aug 23, 2021 8:44 AM - As McHenry County administrators begin work on the fiscal 2021-22 budget, county board members have been asked to evaluate how much the county spends on their salaries and benefits, including a possible salary increase. The county board is asked consider how much they are paid every 10 years to go with the redrawing of county board districts after the census. This year's budget for board member salaries and benefits comes with an extra twist, however. Beginning with the November 2022 election, the board will be reduced from 24 members to 18, which the board approved in September 2018.
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Time for a raise? McHenry County Board considering pay hike for membersAug 22, 2021 9:47 PM - With the size of panel shrinking, McHenry County Board members are weighing whether to give themselves their first pay raise in a decade.
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McHenry County Board rejects flag policy, adds truancy officer
Aug 19, 2021 9:41 AM - The McHenry County Board voted Tuesday evening to postpone consideration of a flag policy that many board members and residents saw as an attempt to stop the county from flying the gay pride flag.
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McHenry County considers adding truancy investigator
Aug 10, 2021 10:31 AM - After last school year saw a dramatic increase in truancy cases among McHenry County students, the McHenry County Board is considering adding a truancy investigator to the regional office of education. Currently, just one person handles all the truancy cases throughout McHenry County, which includes about 47,000 students. A new hire would take some of the work away from McHenry County Regional Office of Education truancy officer Tim Dempsey.
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McHenry County considers adding memory care unit at Valley Hi Nursing Home
Aug 6, 2021 7:38 PM - Future additions, including new memory and dementia care units, could be coming to Valley Hi Nursing Home, the Woodstock-based, county-run nursing home.
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