For the third consecutive year, Illinois has lost more residents than any other state, losing 37,508 people in 2016, which puts its population at the lowest it has been in nearly a decade, according to U.S. census data released Tuesday. Illinois is among just eight states to lose residents, putting its population at 12,801,539 people, [Read More]

Published: Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 5:30 a.m. CST To the Editor: The McHenry County Board is a clown show, apparently. In December, 18 supposedly conservative Republican members voted to raise the county tax levy by $80,000. Then last week, newly elected board Chairman Jack Franks tried to place a referendum on the ballot of the upcoming [Read More]