Illinois Congressman says rule would prevent many retirees from getting investment advice.

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren and some Democrat senators want to repeal the ACA's Cadillac tax.

Led by U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, House subcommittee explores increasing costs for higher education.

The act introduces two fixes to the health program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Deadline to apply for advisory commission is Nov. 6.

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.

After a summer of construction, the City of McHenry Recreation Center has reached what it calls phase one of development.

McHenry County has joined a short list of finalists for the 2015 Governor's Sustainability Award.

Resurfacing project on Willow Road, Sunset Drive and Van Buren Street expected to be done by Oct. 31.

Waste Management, the private waste disposal service, will take over collection of garbage and recycling services in Johnsburg on Nov. 1.

The Village of Johnsburg released its 2014 water quality report this week, detailing both of the village's groundwater sources.

For-profit college will no longer be allowed to recruit service members

Senator suggets potential interference from banking industry

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) called on the leaders of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Education recently to reconsider their relationships with the University of Phoenix, following a recent Department of Defense report on the school's inappropriate recruiting practices.