November, 2016 Stories | McHenry Times

McHenry County Regional Planning Commission hears public comments

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The McHenry County Regional Planning Commission met Aug. 5 to hear public comments.

McHenry County Planning & Development Committee presents 2017 budget

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The McHenry County Planning & Development Committee met Aug. 9 to present the 2017 budget.

Illinois Interagency Committee on Pesticides reviews incident reports

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The Illinois Interagency Committee on Pesticides met June 23 to review incident reports.

Illinois Fire Advisory Commission introduces new members

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The Illinois Fire Advisory Commission met June 2 to introduce new members.

Woodstock City Council plans baseball tournament

By Louie Torres | Nov 9, 2016

The city of Woodstock City Council met July 19 to plan for the upcoming youth baseball tournament.

Reick win ends two decades of Democrat control of House District 63 seat

By Emily Moore | Nov 9, 2016

Republican Steven Reick won the 63rd House District seat, which has been a Democratic stronghold for almost two decades, after garnering 56.7 percent of the vote over Democrat John Bartman’s 43.3 percent.

Skillicorn views wide margin of victory in District 66 race as reform mandate

By Ruth de Jauregui | Nov 9, 2016

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

Hultgren easily retains District 14 U.S. House seat

By LocalLabs News Service | Nov 9, 2016

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Plano) retained his seat in the 14th Congressional District on Tuesday by an approximately 20 percent vote margin over Democratic challenger Jim Walz of Gurnee.

Analyst: Legislators love constitutional amendments -- that don't affect them

By McHenry Times | Nov 7, 2016

On Tuesday, voters in Illinois will vote on a constitutional amendment aimed at locking away transportation funds and preventing those funds from being spent for other purposes -- a measure that has opponents.

Illinois taxpayers must demand that legislators reform pension system, analyst says

By Karen Kidd | Nov 7, 2016

Illinois taxpayers need to send a clear message to the General Assembly to work with the governor and tackle the state's trillions of dollars in unfunded pension liabilities, the president of a government advisory group said during a recent radio interview.

Tribune gives Duckworth low marks for tenure at state veterans agency

By McHenry Times | Nov 7, 2016

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's (D-IL) record was assessed recently by the Chicago Tribune as largely ineffective.

If Illinois Dems win big, they risk owning way more than just victory

By Karen Kidd | Nov 7, 2016

While online campaigning and phone polling are changing the way elections happen, Democrats in Springfield may find themselves in an unfamiliar position if they should win a super-majority next week, a Chicago-area political reporter said during a radio interview.