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The McHenry County Board has voted to repeal restrictions that it had placed on a dozen solar farms when they were approved in June and August. The vote last week came as the county is facing a lawsui...

McHenry County voters will now have a say on whether to approve a 0.25% sales tax increase on the March ballot. If approved, the measure would not just increase the sales tax countywide but would also...

The McHenry County Board narrowly passed its annual budget Tuesday night, ahead of the countys fiscal year starting Dec. 1.

McHenry County soon might house Lake County inmates in the McHenry County jail if an agreement between the two counties is approved.

It doesn't take much effort for Lou Ness to imagine a world where politicians are primary care physicians.

A residential house being pitched as a possible care center for older adults will not be allowed to move forward after McHenry County Board members voted almost unanimously against it at their meeting Tuesday.

A residential house being pitched as a possible care center for older adults will not be allowed to move forward after McHenry County Board members voted almost unanimously against it at their meeting Tuesday.

Words matter. Lou Ness weighs in on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict and the grief that can't be brushed aside.

Two recent tragedies afford Lou Ness the opportunity to appreciate life in a very real —and realistic — way.

As Memorial Day approaches, I found myself thinking back to when I was a child and marched in the Memorial Day parade. In my American Legion uniform, I