The deadline to apply for assistance under the McHenry County Emergency Utility and Rental Assistance Program has been pushed back an entire year, to Sept. 30, 2022. Renters and landlords who qualify are now eligible for up to 18 months of assistance, and up to 12 months in arrears.

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The news was seemingly confirmed by the Democratic Party of McHenry County via their Twitter page, in which they stated that “President Biden will be visiting McHenry County College this Wednesday (July 7) to highlight some of the benefits of the American Families Plan.”

Walgreens pharmacy will be providing and administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at both July clinics from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Eligible family members may also sign up for the clinic, with D158 stating that students from other districts may be accommodated if space allows.

The additional event will be held from 9 - 11:30 a.m., or until the shred truck reaches capacity, on Saturday, July 10, at the McHenry County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road in Woodstock. This event is open to McHenry County residents only. No businesses will be accepted, and there is a four banker box limit per vehicle.

Paper Tiger Document Solutions will provide the onsite secure document shredding. 

“To refresh your memories, the conversation centered around registration fees. Specifically on registration fees, should we reimburse families for a portion or all of the registration fees from this current year…Should we consider an abatement on the property taxes for the coming year and just what options exist to do something special given the challenging year we had since we had favorability unlike really any year we’ve seen,” Rowe told the board members.

The news came as Gov. J.B. Pritzker had announced a similar incentive back in May, where 50,000 Six Flags tickets were donated to local health departments and other community groups throughout the Chicago region for newly vaccinated Illinois residents.

MCDH did not state how many tickets they received, but said tickets are “available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Kathy Fosser, KCHD’s interim executive director, was ecstatic to announce how the county had surpassed President Joe Biden’s goal of vaccinating at least 70% of the adult population by July 4.

Typically there's precipitation in the winter and spring, and then a drought period in the summer, but the county does not usually begin summer in a drought, which has raised concerns this year, said Scott Kuykendall, water resources specialist at the County Department of Planning and Development.

While the snowfall in February helped bring moisture up, higher winds sucked moisture from the ground, as did high temperatures, causing a drought, Kuykendall said.

The police department responded to a call for a motorist assist at approximately 8:30 p.m. near the area of Route 47 and Del Webb Boulevard.

According to Huntley Police Deputy Chief Michael Klunk, as an officer was enroute to the location, another caller “reported what was allegedly gunshots being fired from a person that had left the disabled vehicle, that had been left in the roadway.”

At the May 28, 2020 Village Board meeting, trustees voted to approve of an outdoor dining plan in an effort to aid local restaurants during the time in which dining in was not permitted due to Gov.

It is known to some residents that certain developments in the area receive a type of tax break from the village, such was the case with the Weber Grill project. Dave Johnson, Huntley’s village manager, elaborated further on if this would be the case for Amazon.

“Regarding Amazon, there was no tax break, property tax abatement nor business development agreement approved as part of the project…In addition as you know, the Village does not establish the assessed values of property (this holds true for Amazon, Hampton and all property),” Johnson said via email correspondence.

Juneteenth commemorates the day federal troops marched into Galveston, Texas to liberate African Americans who were still enslaved in 1865 after Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation on Jan.

District 158 (D158) superintendent Scott Rowe, explained to the Board of Education (BOE) at the June 3 Committee of the Whole meeting that due to ISBE’s resolution, the district is forced to change their approach in how they will offer online learning for students that qualify for it.

Schlichter explained that the program had been investigated by the district for over five years and the BOE would only need to vote on the intergovernmental agreement between D158 and MCC.

“Essentially the vision for our Dual Degree Program is that Huntley 158 students will have the opportunity to earn an associate of arts degree concurrently with their high school diploma.

“It’s like a large party,” said Mike Stojak, club manager of The Huntley Legion. 

The Huntley Legion will ask for donations at the door. Charities that the legion collaborates with to help veterans will set up tables with their information at the fest to collect money for local veteran organizations.

Shortly after, Huntley Investment Partners LLC (HIP) submitted an application to the village, for a zoning change from Regional Retail to ORI-Office/Research/Industrial District.

Additionally, HIP also requested a Special Use Permit for a Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) and a Preliminary Plat of Subdivision to allow the 60 acres of land to be divided into three separate lots for the development of warehouse/distribution buildings.

One of the selling points for installing a lawn irrigation system was a lower cost to watering your lawn. A separate meter could be installed that would measure the water used for outdoor purposes and a sewer charge would not be applied. Huntley charges for water is $3.67 per 1000 gallons while sewer charges are $4.85 per 1000 gallons, $8.52 total.

The Board of Trustees were slated to vote on the motion to approve of the name change at the May 27 meeting. However, it was discovered by Linda Byrne (whose maiden name is Kreutzer) and her husband Bill, that four out of the five signs once bearing the Kreutzer name, had already been changed to Charles H.

This was the first major public event in Huntley since the pandemic began over a year ago. The parade kicked off at 11 a.m. from the Municipal Complex and traveled west on Main Street, continuing all the way to the Town Square.

In 1925, Keller attended the Lions Clubs International Convention where she challenged Lions to become “knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness,” according to the Huntley Area Lions Club president Jim Saletta. Since that time, the Lions have accepted her challenge, leading to the Board of Directors of Lions Clubs International to declare June 1 as Helen Keller Day in 1971.