Plenty of hands reached out to help McHenry County residents who fell victim to the recent record rainfall and flooding of the Fox River, according to a press release.

Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign committee has hired Matt Besler, president of the Illinois Opportunity Project, as its chief adviser, the non-profit advocacy announced on Monday.

The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.

Illinois did something this week that no state has ever done: received a downgraded credit rating to near-junk bond status.

The United States must not allow Iran to establish a permanent military presence in Syria, U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) said in a recent letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis, according to a press release.

Local environmental issues will be the main focus when Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) hosts presentations on bees, food and milk at the Randall Oaks Recreation Center on May 20.

The bipartisan effort to rein in the federal government practice of seizing funds without charging taxpayers with a crime continues this week, with U.S. Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Joseph Crowley (D-NY) leading the charge.

Karen Lukasik might be new to her role as Algonquin Township clerk, but she has enough political experience to know there are candidates who truly care about their constituents and others who want to use a post as a way to move up the political ladder.

The bill weakens the Puppy Lemon Law; Trustee Rehberg and Rep. Skillicorn oppose it.

Incumbent Algonquin Township Trustee Dan Shea shared his experience and qualifications for re-election with the McHenry Times recently.

Algonquin Township Trustee Melissa Sanchez-Fischer faced a challenge after filing her petition to run for township clerk because she and eight other candidates downloaded and filled out the wrong form in December.

Michael Rogers, Republican candidate for Dundee Township highway commissioner, recently made a stand for term limits and the tax freeze referendum via Facebook.

Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Bob Miller recently announced his endorsement by every McHenry County highway commissioner.

Thanked voters for sharing their concerns at event last Thursday night.

Allen Skillicorn, who was recently elected to the state House seat in District 66, spoke out regarding the continuing exodus of Illinois residents, blaming high property taxes for driving families and businesses out of the state.

The battle for the 66th District House seat ended, with Allen Skillicorn emerging victorious over Democratic opponent Nancy Zettler Tuesday night.

Three Illinois daily newspapers are hosting on-demand screenings of the "Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics." video. The documentary will be available on the Northwest Herald (nwherald.com), Herald-News (theherald-news.com) and DeKalb Daily Chronicle (daily-chronicle.com) websites from 7 p.m. today until 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Steven Reick, Republican candidate for the District 63 state House seat, spoke about the Illinois out-migration trend and the reasons why it has continued unabated in a recent article in the Northwest Herald.

Algonquin's Allen Skillicorn, the Republican candidate for the state House seat in District 66, questioned House Speaker Mike Madigan's (D-Chicago) low property taxes in his blog last week.

Steven Reick, the Republican candidate for the District 63 state House seat, has been endorsed by three more Illinois newspapers.