May, 2017 Stories | McHenry Times

McHenry County Liquor & License Commission met May 22.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

McHenry County Liquor & License Commission met at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 22.

Harvard City Council will meet May 23.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

Harvard City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 23.

City of Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission will meet May 22.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

City of Woodstock Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, May 22.

Village of Island Lake Budget met May 16.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 22, 2017

Village of Island Lake Budget met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Departing township highway boss accused of taking Algonquin for a ride

By Charmaine Little | May 21, 2017

Bob Miller has been making the most out of his last days in office at taxpayers' expense, the McHenry County Blog alleged recently.

McHenry women's basketball team calls for an assist

By Brent Zell | May 21, 2017

The McHenry County College (MCC) women's basketball program is looking for an assistant coach, who will be required to attend all games and practices, the school has announced on its website.

Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 Board of Education met May 17.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 20, 2017

Richmond-Burton Community High School District 157 Board of Education met Wednesday, May 17.Here is the agenda provided by the Board:1.

City of Crystal Lake Sustainability Committee met May 17.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 20, 2017

City of Crystal Lake Sustainability Committee met at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17.

Village of Cary Board met May 16.

By Noddy A. Fernandez | May 20, 2017

Village of Cary Board met Saturday, May 6.Here is the agenda provided by the Board:I.

GOP rep chides chamber: Pick a revenue number and get budget going

By Hoang Tran | May 19, 2017

Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) chastised the House for its lack of progress on a state budget estimate, calling it a failure of the chamber.

Critics pan $5,000 fine over Mautino financial reports, request criminal inquiry

By Glenn Minnis | May 19, 2017

The Illinois State Board of Elections slapped a $5,000 fine on Auditor General Frank Mautino's campaign committee on Monday for failing to comply with board order to update financial disclosure reports filed in 2014 and 2015.

Thirteen McHenry County school districts lose, five win in state Senate funding revamp

By LGIS Newsfeed | May 19, 2017

McHenry County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate on Wednesday.

Village of Cary Committee of the Whole met May 16.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2017

Village of Cary Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, May 16.

Alden Hebron School District 19 Board of Education met May 16.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2017

Alden Hebron School District 19 Board of Education met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Village of Johnsburg Economic Development Committee met May 17.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2017

Village of Johnsburg Economic Development Committee met at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 17.

Village of Johnsburg Board of Trustees met May 16.

By Lhalie Castillo | May 19, 2017

Village of Johnsburg Board of Trustees met at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Small businesses have big role to play in saving Illinois, Rauner says on tour

By Caitlin Nordahl | May 18, 2017

Illinois can't grow unless its small businesses grow, Gov. Bruce Rauner told owners and employees of several of the state's 1 million such businesses on a brief tour recently.

'Absurd' math used to calculate 'Comeback Agenda,' financial pro says

By Karen Kidd | May 18, 2017

There won't be any coming back for high-wage earners who will exit Illinois in a hurry if the so-called "Illinois Comeback Agenda" passes, a financial services professional said.

Report: 18 percent of homes in McHenry "seriously underwater" on their mortgages

By LocalLabs News Service | May 18, 2017

Nearly 18 percent of homeowners in McHenry have a mortgage that's 125 percent or more of their home's value as of March 31, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions, a California-based provider of property data.