McHenry County’s highest-ranking employee, longtime Administrator Peter Austin, announced Friday that he will retire at the end of the year.

Here are the official results for the 2024 November election for the McHenry County Board and referendum questions for McHenry County, the village of Cary, the Marengo Park District and Harvard Fire Protection District.

State's Attorney-elect Randi Freese is scheduled to become the first woman to serve in that role Monday. Several new county board members are set to begin their terms Monday as well.

Mike Buehler got appears to have won reelection as McHenry County Board chair, fending off a challenge from Democratic county board member Kelli Wegener.

McHenry County officials overestimated how much the new mental health sales tax would take in, using calculations that included vehicle sales tax, which doesn't apply.

The Republican head of the McHenry County Board recently told the crowd at a pro-Trump rally that McHenry is the last collar county around Chicago whose voters still predominantly back the GOP. That's a big shift in recent years in collar counties long previously red.

There will be more contested out races in November election than in the March primary, but some Republicans running in countywide races face no opposition.

McHenry broke ground Monday on workforce housing development. Residents who work in McHenry County and make 30% to 80% of the median income in McHenry County will be eligible for housing in one of the 50 units planned.

A Republican member of the McHenry County Board took issue with language in the Women's History Month proclamation that mentioned diversity, equity and inclusion

What comes next now that the sales tax appears to have passed?

McHenry County Board members decided to give the public more time to weigh in the proposed speed reduction.

Raises are being sought for prosecutors and public defenders in McHenry County to make them more competitive. But the discussion led to accusations of politicking.

McHenry County Board Mike Buehler highlighted upcoming work like the widening of Route 47 and the opening of the Longmeadow Bridge.

McHenry County board member Mike Shorten, county board chair Mike Buehler and State Rep. Steve Reick hosted a town hall Saturday in Crystal Lake

The list of candidates for next year’s elections began to take shape this week. On the ballot next year are countywide offices, two county-level judicial vacancies and seats on the McHenry County Board and in the Illinois House and Congress.

Those filling up in McHenry County will see more expensive gas starting Jan. 1.

The trail would be built between McHenry County and Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Once done, it would link trails in Illinois to ones in Wisconsin.

McHenry County is looking to take over a few pieces of property for an improvement project along Randall Road, and could be helped by a new bill passed by the state.

While Kane County hopes its neighbors will help foot the bill for its Longmeadow Parkway project and keep it from becoming a tollway, some officials in McHenry County are hesitant about what’s being asked.

With an eye on tourism and boosting the economy, economic officials and political figures across the spectrum in McHenry County called the news of Chicago hosting the Democratic National Convention in 2024 a win.

McHenry County Board Chair Mike Buehler on Thursday called the indictment against former President Donald Trump “politically motivated,” while the county’s Democratic Party Chair Kristina Zahorik said it’s “justice being served.”

Whether it’s concerns about topics such as crime, economic development or public transit, or even the future home of the Chicago Bears, residents across northern Illinois are keeping an eye on this race.

Whether it’s concerns about topics such as crime, economic development or public transit, residents and officials across northern Illinois are keeping an eye on how Chicago’s next mayor might impact the greater region,

Work to expand broadband to northeastern McHenry Count could begin this year, McHenry County Board Chair Mike Buehler announced in the annual State of the County address Thursday.

McHenry County’s new chief financial officer is a familiar face, Assistant Director of Finance Kerri Wisz, who first joined the county’s finance department in 2015 as a senior financial analyst.

A resolution to make McHenry County a gun sanctuary was submitted by the Republican Party of McHenry County, but that may not be what is considered at the County Board's Jan. 31 committee meeting.

Nearly 20 residents spoke for or against making McHenry County a gun sanctuary at the County Board meeting on Tuesday night.

With nine new McHenry County Board members being seated this month, members, both new and old, say their priorities are tackling inflation, making progress on Valley Hi, and doling out federal money

Half of the McHenry County Board is new, with seven incumbents losing their seats in November. Eight of the previous board’s members opted against running for their seat this year.

The latest financial audit of the McHenry County Regional Office of Education show many similar issues seen in previous years.

The McHenry County Board approved raising its portion of residents' property taxes, which will add about $14 onto a $7,000 bill.

Unofficial results for the newly downsized McHenry County Board show 13 Republicans to five Democrats. Of those potential winners, eight new faces could be on the board, making up nearly half of the body.

Around 200 people made their way out to McHenry County College in Crystal Lake on Wednesday to commemorate the groundbreaking of the campus' new Foglia Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation.

A year after Marengo's mayoral race drew attention to development of the I-90/Route 23 corridor, both city and county officials are optimistic that the area could seen be a hub of industrial activity.

The McHenry County Board unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month, but were split on a vote to fly the gay pride flag.

After opting to not hold a vote on a proclamation to recognize June as Pride Month at its last meeting, the McHenry County Board will have a special meeting on Monday to do that very thing.

The McHenry County Board did not have a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month on its agenda Tuesday, causing backlash from Democrats and some residents.

For the first time in two years, the rainbow pride flag may not fly at the McHenry County administrative building to mark Pride Month.

The program includes resurfacing work and new equipment being installed at various intersections.

The McHenry County government once again earned a national recognition for excellence in financial reporting.

Voting information cards with new polling locations went out before the McHenry County Board voted on the changes

A law that allows McHenry County voters to eliminate their local townships could be repealed under legislation considered during a hearing Thursday.

McHenry County political candidates lined up Monday morning outside the county clerk’s office for their chance to have their name first on the ballot, as part of the tradition tied to the first day of election filing.

High-speed broadband internet may be coming soon to McHenry County’s rural and underserved areas after officials announced Friday a new initiative geared toward expanding the county’s current fiber network.

“She is a wonderful person and everyone loves her, regardless of political affiliation,” the McHenry County Board vice chair said. “She is a hard-working, intelligent person who will be an asset to the County Board.”

For the second time in a year, McHenry County Board Chairman Michael Buehler snubbed the Democrats’ choice to fill a board vacancy and nominated someone else.

One public safety iniativie being pursue by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is a police-social worker program, McHenry County Board Chairman Buehler said in his State of the County address Thursday.

McHenry County officials welcomed the announcement Wednesday from Gov. JB Pritzker that the indoor mask mandate will be lifted for most public places starting Feb. 28.

The Crystal Lake train yard is on track move to Woodstock following the bipartisan infrastructure deal signed by President Biden in November, a project highlighted by U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth in a visit to McHenry County Friday.

“I’m going to bring a lot of changes to that office and a lot of services are going to be amped up,” said Diana Hartmann, McHenry County's new regional superintendent of education