Government - Local

LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Lake in the Hills Police Department is looking to terminate one of its officers who has not worked since August 2010.

LAKEWOOD – Commercial development near the intersection of Routes 47 and 176 is so crucial to the future of Lakewood that the Village Board agreed to buy 43.8 acres there for $600,000.

A bill aimed at stopping expensive, taxpayer-subsidized special prosecutions in McHenry County and throughout Illinois is on its way to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk.

McHenry County is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the board of the McHenry County Housing Authority.

A fledgling affordable housing group led by McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler’s son has found itself without a sponsor because of a second alleged conflict of interest.

WONDER LAKE – Bob Anderson took his frustrations with ever-rising property tax bills to the Harrison School District 36, urging school officials to place a referendum for a lower tax rate on November’s ballot.

ALGONQUIN – Riverside Plaza officials plan to share an update on the property at the village’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday.

A state arbitrator awarded the union representing McHenry County’s six deputy coroners most of what they wanted regarding wages and benefits.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board approved a three-year contract with the union representing its nonmanagerial circuit clerk staff.

WOODSTOCK – A request for $1.2 million in federal community development funding will move forward despite two McHenry County Board members not filling out conflict-of-interest forms.

WOODSTOCK – It’s now up to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development whether granting funding to a senior housing project led by McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler’s son constitutes a conflict of interest.

FOX RIVER GROVE – The chairman of the village’s Public Works Committee said he expects the circumstances of recent water main breaks to be reviewed by village trustees.

CARY – The village board Tuesday approved a three-year deal with its police union.

WOODSTOCK – A majority of the McHenry County Board crushed opposition to a winery ordinance like a grape Tuesday.

CARY – School District 26, which has cut several teaching positions in the past few years, is looking to bring back five classroom teaching positions.