According to the joint statement, low levels of PFAS chemicals were detected at some of the water production sites in both LITH and Cary in early 2021.

According to the IEPA (Illinois Environmental Protection Agency), per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and thousands of other chemicals.

(Huntley, IL – Thursday, January 20, 2022) — At the Wednesday, January 20, 2022 Board of Trustees monthly meeting, the library board made the difficult decision to extend the library’s current closing period to up to Monday, February 7, 2022.

Additional time is needed to complete the building program. This decision was based from a few factors. The first was a roof issue that needs to be addressed at once.

The petitioner requested for the Plan Commission to approve of amending the Preliminary Planned Unit Development for Huntley Crossings Phase I, while also approving of the Final Planned Unit Development for the construction of a new 10,400 square-foot child care center, including any necessary relief under the plans that have been submitted to and are on file with the Village of Huntley.

Upon their arrival, the suspect opened fire on the deputies and an adult female on the scene. Deputies returned fire, striking the suspect, according to a statement from the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene.

Following the incident, McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein identified the deceased suspect as Nicholas D.

Kenneally states that the settlement proceeds will be received by McHenry County and “are to be spent on abatement programs designed to combat the opioid crisis and its devastating effects.”

As for Purdue Pharma, that litigation is still pending, according to Kenneally.

Dr. Daniel Campagna, MD, director of emergency medicine at Northwestern Medicine Huntley, McHenry, and Woodstock hospitals, spoke with My Huntley News on the first steps residents should take when trying to decide where to go for care should they suspect they have contracted COVID-19.

Algonquin-based Community School District 300 (D300) Superintendent Susan Harkin advised parents and guardians that students would not be returning to class after winter break as intended on Jan.

Last month, the Belvidere Police Department updated the public on a crime that took place on Dec. 19. At approximately 9:43 p.m., law enforcement found the bodies of Andrew, Benjamin, and Sebastian in a house located at 628 Union Avenue in Belvidere.

The Red Raiders won three of four dual matches, as individual efforts included two series scores that topped 600 pins.

The Red Raiders resume KRC-FVC matches by hosting Burlington Central Jan. 8 at Bowl-Hi Lanes, at Johnsburg Jan. 9 and host Jacobs Jan. 11. Head coach Eric DeBello summed up the 2023 portion of the schedule.

“Overall I’m pleased and proud of my bowlers through the first half of our season,” coach Eric DeBello said.

As of recent, with the omicron variant of the coronavirus having caused a spike in COVID-19 infections, counties across Illinois have seen an influx of residents requesting COVID-19 tests.

This has led Curative, the organization responsible for COVID-19 testing at the McHenry-based clinic, to discontinue walk-in testing due to being unable to accommodate the high demand from residents.

SB 667, otherwise known as the Illinois Way Forward Act, would force the termination of contracts local prisons have with the U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and prohibit local police from collaborating with ICE on civil immigration enforcement, making Illinois the second state in the nation to require local officials to end partnerships with ICE.

However, the Hampton Inn, which will be located at 13000 Route 47 and will occupy 3.7 acres of Lot 2 of the Huntley Crossings corporate park, has come forward to ask the village for a six-month extension on the previously agreed upon opening date.

However, there is a new challenge on the rise across multiple social media platforms that is causing a great amount of concern for parents and school administrators across the nation.

Various school districts, including McHenry County-based Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 (D200), have been hit with a disturbing trend that calls on school-aged children to post threats of gun violence towards their school.

Sheriffs Hain and Mendrick signed the agreement on Nov. 4, which will now consolidate the efforts of their street-level tactical teams.

According to a joint statement from the two sheriff’s offices, in the past, both agencies have been hampered by staffing issues when it came to being able to track down the sources of illegal narcotics.

Palmer earned a bachelor’s degree in from Western Illinois University and a master’s degree in the subject from Aurora University, both in Parks and Recreation Administration.

White Silo Media, which publishes MHN, takes an annual editorial break for the holiday season (which we’ve been doing for eleven years). During which time, stories are pre-scheduled to post to our news site. When the story mentioned above was written, it was current and contained accurate information.

Haley told village board members that all three tax levy options abide by the village’s financial policies and are based on the current estimated assessed valuations or EAV reports from McHenry and Kane counties.

McHenry County is estimating about a 4.85% increase in valuation of which 1.82% is attributable to new construction and Kane County is estimating an increase of about 1.88% of which 0.44% is attributable to new construction, according to Haley.

McHenry County has held a contract with ICE since 2005 but later modified their agreement in 2015 to remove any verbiage relating to long-term commitments.

Despite a victory for supporters of the ICE contract in McHenry County, this would not be the end for those looking to fully dissolve any involvement Illinois has with that agency.

The Shulfer family, which consists of Shulfer’s wife Amy and their three kids Aiden, Kiersten and Jocelyn, established their first holiday lights and music display back in 2018.

“It started with a Light-O-Rama controller which is a device to quickly turn single color lights on and off, sparkle, shimmer, fade and produce different effects like that.

“Parts of the collection are being relocated, new equipment is getting set up, staff are moving into their new spaces, and the countdown is on to explore your FRESH, new library,” said the HAPL.

As previously reported in My Huntley News, this upcoming closure will be to accommodate phase two of HAPL’s construction plan which involves renovating the old library building.

Despite True North Properties making some changes to their plans from when they first presented in front of the board on Sep.