Brittany Keeperman
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McHenry Township Board moving forward with study on township elimination costs
Township Board proceeding with possible elimination cost study analysis → Read More
McHenry City Council to consider reduced impact fee schedule for developers
Developers could pay less to build residential property → Read More
Driver critically injured after fiery crash in McHenry Friday night
A driver was critically injured following a fiery rollover crash in McHenry Friday night, police said. → Read More
Telephone pole fire causes Virginia Road shutdown
South Virginia Road between James R. Rakow and Pingree roads was shut down for about a half-hour Friday morning after telephone pole wires caught on fire, police said. → Read More
Police: Terrorism charges for man accused of driving SUV through Woodfield mall
Schaumburg police have charged the man accused of driving an SUV through Woodfield Mall with terrorism, police announced Sunday. → Read More
Woodstock OKs plastic bag tax at major retailers
The seven largest retail stores in Woodstock include Walmart, Jewel-Osco, Woodstock Harley Davidson, Walgreens, Menards, Kohls and Farm and Fleet. Representatives from those stores were mostly supportive of the effort, according to city documents. The stores will keep 3 cents from the 10 cent fee, with the rest of the money going to Woodstock’s environmental management fund, according to city… → Read More
Queen of Hearts revealed at first draw in McHenry VFW game
It was a quick Queen of Hearts game at McHenry Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6400 this time around. → Read More
Kitchen fire leaves Algonquin apartment uninhabitable
A kitchen fire left an Algonquin apartment uninhabitable Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said. Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Battalion Chief John Greene said the district was called to the 100 block of S. Main Street for a reported fire around 12:20 p.m. Wednesday. A fire had begun in a second-floor apartment, he said. No one was home at the time and there were no… → Read More
Light Up the Night event to show off improvements at Miller Point in McHenry
McHenry Riverwalk Foundation, city to host event in September → Read More
Woodstock OKs eminent domain for properties near proposed roundabout
Woodstock entered into “good faith” negotiations with the property owners, but the two sides have yet to come to an agreement for several parcels, according to city documents. Negotiations have stalled with the owners of 219 Madison St., a piece of property that is three-hundredths of an acre, plus a 0.017-acre area that temporarily would be used for easement before being returned to the owner… → Read More
Fire causes $135K of damage to Huntley home Sunday
Firefighters rescued dog, bird and gecko from home → Read More
Man injured following Saturday night motorcycle crash in Marengo
A man was injured following a motorcycle crash Saturday night. → Read More
GriffoNest Games to open next week in Woodstock
A haven for gamers is opening in Woodstock. → Read More
McHenry Ethics Commission dismisses allegations against Mayor Wayne Jett
Ethics Commission rejects complaints against McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett → Read More
Retired Alden-Hebron District 19 superintendent to serve as own part-time replacement
Debbie Ehlenburg takes on part-time, interim superintendent role → Read More
McHenry City Council talks traffic, drainage concerns related to District 156 expansion
City concerned about traffic, drainage related to West campus overhaul → Read More
Former Del Webb Sun City finance manager pleads guilty to theft
A former finance manager for Sun City Huntley by Del Webb pleaded guilty to stealing more than $30,000 from the business, according to a news release from the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office. → Read More
McHenry Ethics Commission to consider allegations against Mayor Wayne Jett Tuesday
Commission will consider complaints against Mayor Wayne Jett → Read More
McHenry Ethics Commission to consider complaints against Mayor Wayne Jett
Meeting set Tuesday to address alleged ordinance breach related to campaigning → Read More
Woodstock OKs $1.7M street resurfacing plan
The resurfacing of Lincoln Avenue from Dacy Street to Tryon Street and Wheeler Street from First Street to Third Street were eliminated. The increased Illinois fuel tax and oil price changes likely are why construction costs went up, city documents said. Crystal Lake-based Curran Contracting Co. bid $2,522,210 for the work, and Schaumburg-based A Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc. bid $2,504,343.… → Read More