The media company partnered with the Aetna Foundation, a philanthropic affiliate of CVS Health, to survey more than 3,000 communities nationwide. McHenry County came in at 233 rd most healthy, with a median score of 70 percent; the average for Illinois counties was 52 percent, and 48 percent nationally.

“It’s no secret that McHenry County is one of the best places in America to live, work, raise a family or start a business,” County Board Chairman Mike Buehler, R-Crystal Lake, said.

The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) considers an outbreak as two or more cases “linked epidemiologically that do not share the same household and are not listed as close contacts of each other outside the outbreak setting.”

Martin Elementary, a D158 school in Lake in the Hills, also joined the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) list of schools in McHenry County recognized to have had an outbreak.

The implementation of this planned development is blocked by the current zoning of the property. Presently 30 acres are zoned “BP” for Business Park and the remaining acres are zoned “C2” commercial.

All health care workers, including nursing home employees, all pre-k through 12 teachers and staff, as well as higher education personnel and students are among the group of individuals required to get vaccinated.

Employees who are unable or unwilling to get vaccinated will be required to get tested for COVID-19 at least once a week, according to a statement by Pritzker’s office.

Alex was also recognized at the July 15 Huntley Community School District 158 (D158) Board of Education meeting, where Jennifer Garza, one of the track and field coaches, spoke of Alex’s accomplishments.

“This year, Alex set the school record in the long jump early in the season and then proceeded to re-break it throughout the season, and again at the state meet.

HDLP’s plan would involve rezoning property at the northeast corner of Route 47 and Freeman Road from a “C-2” Regional Retail District to a “BP” Business Park District.

Parcels located at the northwest corner of Route 47 and Jim Dhamer Drive would be rezoned from “O” Corporate Office Districts and a “P” Park and Open Space District to allow more Regional Retail Districts, a Business Park district, and a new Park and Open Space District.

Survey results concluded that the majority of parents with students at the elementary level were either comfortable with masking or uncomfortable.

“There was very little wiggle room in the middle and it really did hover at that 50/50 range. It told us just where we are in the community, is divided.

Most of the violations cited against Tipsy’s involved police officers observing amplified music being played at a volume and/or in a manner that violated Village Code section 130.09 entitled “Noise.”

Since that time, Tipsy’s owners Gino DeFrancisco and Taras Lun decided to forgo additional hearings related to violations that occurred between Feb.

The Covington Project is 85% complete, said Timothy Farrell, director of public works and engineering for the Village of Huntley.

He said the project was broken into two phases.

“The northern phase — phase one — is 95% complete.

The decision to provide a third dose to this small pool of eligible individuals was made after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a formal recommendation on Friday, August 13. According to the CDC, “emerging data suggest some people with moderately to severely compromised immune systems do not always build the same level of immunity compared to people who are not immunocompromised.”

Despite masking controls being taken away from schools at the local level, Huntley Community School District (D158) was prepared to present the plans the district was hoping to implement, after Pritzker’s masking mandate is lifted.

D158 Superintendent Scott Rowe, revealed at the Aug. 5 Committee of the Whole meeting, that the district still plans on maintaining certain mitigation strategies like utilizing the three feet of social distancing whenever possible, and allowing students to “Zoom” into their classes if they are in quarantine.

Sometime in July, a now deleted Facebook post on the BBQ King page stated the following:

“BBQ King Smokehouse will be closed for the next two weeks due to the fact that we have been trying to hire for over 6 months and no one shows up for interviews. On top of that the people we had feel they can do nothing and still keep their job.”

Crowe explained to My Huntley News that the Minor Division can only compete at the state level versus being able to play against international teams in the LLWS, an event that is televised. The international games are reserved for kids ages 10 to 12 that are in the division above the Minors.

Authorities are still on the lookout for Peter Stoyshich, 30, of Belize, Central America.

According to public court records, Doporcyk’s next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 19 at 9 a.m.

His status hearing will be heard by Associate Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo Jr. in courtroom 211 of the Kane County Judicial Center.

MCDH recommends that everyone in McHenry County follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance including wearing a mask when indoors regardless of their vaccination status.

Like the CDC the MCDH uses two indicators to determine community transmission: past seven-day incidence rate of cases per 100,000 persons and test positivity.

Renters and landlords who qualify are eligible for up to 18 months of assistance, and up to 12 months in arrears. A federally mandated halt on evictions, imposed last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expired Aug.

According to Carpentersville Police Deputy Chief Todd Shaver, officers responded to the scene at approximately 3:15 a.m., where upon arrival, located a deceased male in the north hallway of the apartment complex.

The deceased male was identified as 30-year-old Jorge Sanchez of Elgin who was found with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.

On Monday, August 2, The Elgin Police Department announced that Hugo R. Avila, 21, of Elgin had finally been apprehended in Hanover Park at approximately 2:00 p.m. with the assistance of the Hanover Park Police Department.

No further information is expected to be released from the police department at this time.

ELGIN - The Elgin Police Department reported on an incident that occurred on July 27, at around 1:05 p.m.

Officers were transporting 21-year-old Hugo R. Avila of Elgin, to the Kane County Sheriff’s Department on charges related to felony traffic offenses.

According to a statement from the B&N Spring Hill Mall team, the Algonquin area bookstore will be opening on October 6 and will be located at 1802 S.

MCDH uses two indicators, incidence rate and test positivity, to determine community transmission rates at the local level. If the indicators suggest different transmission levels, the highest level is selected. Information about local indicators is available on the School Metrics Dashboard.

The program was developed back in 2019 in response to the increased opioid overdose health burden experienced by McHenry County residents. Public health professionals, community partners and county residents will benefit from utilizing this program to help identify significant increases in opioid overdose clusters in the county.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “opioids are a class of drugs that include the illegal drug heroin, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and pain relievers available legally by prescription, such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine and many others.”