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A resident at Valley Hi Nursing and Rehab in Woodstock works on creating a card to send to Illinois lawmakers asking them not to cut Medicaid funding to nursing homes.
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Woodstock seniors battle massive Medicaid cuts

By Nathan Brown | May 1 at 2:22 p.m.

Statewide tour highlights devastating impact on elderly care and safety WOODSTOCK, IL – The Health Care Council of Illinois (HCCI), a leading voice for the … Read more ›

Illinois congressman Joe Walsh, ex-wife ‘working toward a settlement’

March 6 at 12:32 p.m.

A lawyer for U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh’s ex-wife told a Cook County judge today that he and the congressman’s attorneys are still trying to arrive … Read more ›

New county task force focuses on budget process

By Lawerence Synett | Jan. 27 at 6:00 a.m.

A new McHenry County Board task force will develop policies aimed at smoothing out the upcoming budget process. The Budget Task Force was created after … Read more ›

Proposed bill to let voters to choose county board chair draws mixed reviews

By Lawerence Synett | Jan. 17 at 6:00 a.m.

A proposed bill in the House would allow voters in larger counties the opportunity to elect their county board chairman. House Bill 3953, filed by … Read more ›

County regional superintendent search continues

By Lawerence Synett | Jan. 6 at 1:42 p.m.

McHenry County administrators have identified a candidate to fill the long-vacated position of regional superintendent of schools — the trick now, obtaining the OK to … Read more ›

McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi hugs his attorney, Terry Ekl, during a press conference following his not guilty verdict outside the McHenry County Government Center in August. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

County settles Bianchi defense bills, focus now on special prosecutors

By Lawerence Synett | Jan. 5 at 1:55 p.m.

McHenry County is on the hook for less than half of the legal fees accrued to defend the county’s top prosecutor and his administrative assistant … Read more ›

US Rep. Joe Walsh to announce re-election plans

Dec. 8, 2011 at 2:35 p.m.

CHICAGO—U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh plans to announce his plans for re-election at a Chicago Tea Party meeting. Walsh is to make the announcement Thursday evening … Read more ›

Rep. Joe Walsh to announce Monday where he’s running

Dec. 3, 2011 at 10:13 p.m.

Freshman Republican Rep. Joe Walsh said today he’ll decide on Monday which congressional district he’ll seek re-election from next year. Walsh, a tea party favorite … Read more ›

Judges weigh Illinois GOP challenge to U.S. House district map

Nov. 19, 2011 at 7:54 a.m.

While a panel of federal judges weighs a Republican challenge to Illinois’ new U.S. House district boundaries, lawyers for the state and the GOP said … Read more ›

Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry, is captured on video angrily talking with constituents at Uno Chico Bar & Grill in Gurnee. YouTube video image

Freshman GOP Rep. Joe Walsh, of Illinois, is shown on video using coarse language with constituents

Nov. 10, 2011 at 6:56 a.m.

Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., who was captured on video using angry, coarse language with constituents, said Wednesday that he was “a bit too … Read more ›

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