Khristopher Flack Stories

2nd West Nile virus case confirmed in McHenry County

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 15, 2015

The McHenry County Department of Health said Tuesday it has confirmed a second case of West Nile virus this year. The latest case involves a Lake in the Hills man, who county officials did not name.

Woodstock seeking members for Old Courthouse Advisory Commission

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 15, 2015

Deadline to apply for advisory commission is Nov. 6.

McHenry receives grant to extend city bike path

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 15, 2015

McHenry received a $358,840 grant this week to connect the existing bike path to the new recreation center.

Hultgren-sponsored Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act signed into law

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 14, 2015

President Obama signed a bill into law late last week, co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14), that adjusts certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act to favor mid-size businesses. The Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act keeps the threshold for “small group” companies to 50 employees or less, instead of forcing businesses with 51-100 employees into the small-group market in 2016.

Hultgren, Lipinski help launch prize caucus to spur private-sector innovation

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 13, 2015

U.S. Reps. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) and Dan Lipinski (D-Dist. 3) recently announced the formation of the Congressional Prize Caucus to encourage more private citizens to get involved in large-scale innovation. The caucus will work with legislators and federal agencies to promote public prize competitions as a means of generating big ideas on issues that would otherwise be addressed through typical channels such as grant funding and private research and development.

Barrington Hills seeks input on pension bond

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 13, 2015

The Barrington Hills Finance Committee will hold a meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 112 Algonquin Road, to discuss the proposed police pension board obligation bond.

Durbin calls for congressional action on gun violence

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 13, 2015

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) took to the Senate floor recently to deliver a speech in which he urged fellow lawmakers to work harder to craft gun-reform legislation. “We can stop the gun lobby from gutting the laws on the books, and we can close the loopholes that allow guns to flow into the hands of criminals,” Durbin said.

House votes to reauthorize religious-tolerance commission

By Khristopher Flack | Oct 13, 2015

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Dist. 14) recently voted with the majority in reauthorizing the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Reauthorization Act of 2015.