Government - Local

CARY – Whether District 26 will help pay for a study on the future of the closed Maplewood School property is uncertain.

Views split on Health Board vote

CARY – A proposed ordinance to prevent littering, motivated by the distribution of unwanted publications, is being considered by the village.

CARY – The village needs to fill one seat on its police pension fund board.

A bill stripping pension and insurance benefits from future appointees to Chicago-area mass-transit boards is on its way to Gov. Pat Quinn’s desk.

WOODSTOCK – A vacant Mental Health Board seat has sparked a showdown between County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill and the committee in charge of filling it.

McHENRY – For the first time in her life, Pauline Applegate was excited to mow her lawn.

McHENRY – The city of McHenry inched closer Monday to a new aquatic and recreation center.

CARY – Village Board members are working on a plan to replace Police Chief Steven Casstevens, who is leaving for a new job.

The McHenry County Board could have two competing candidates to choose from to fill a vacancy on the embattled Mental Health Board.

The McHenry County Board could have two competing candidates to choose from to fill a vacancy on the embattled Mental Health Board.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – In a five-minute farewell address, Ed Plaza thanked trustees, staff members and residents for their help during his 12 years as village president.

The McHenry County Board gave its seal of approval to a McHenry County Conservation District budget that holds the levy flat and holds a line on spending.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – The changing of the guard is scheduled to take place Thursday, as Ed Plaza ends his final term as village president and Trustee Paul Mulcahy takes over.

The floodwaters may be receding, but with it, emergency officials are getting a better idea of the damage April's rains did.