Government - Local

CARY – The day-to-day leader of the village has a new four-year deal.

Former Republican McHenry County Board member Robert Bless has been fired from his job as a Cook County Sheriff's deputy after its disciplinary board concluded that he violated several rules regarding his other employment.

WOODSTOCK - The McHenry County Board granted Chairwoman Tina Hill one of her two requests regarding the embattled Mental Health Board.

WOODSTOCK – McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill will not pursue a vote tonight to replace a member of the Public Health and Human Services Committee.

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.