Vote-by-mail ballots swelled the McHenry County turnout this month to record numbers, but Illinois might not want to follow a handful of other states that vote exclusively by mail, according […]
Vote-by-mail ballots in McHenry County heavily favored Democratic candidates in the Nov. 3 election. And they apparently helped to save first-term U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood. When local voting results were […]
McHenry County, being a reliably Republican suburb in a decidedly Democratic state, exposed its red roots last week when Democrats had little success locally in the Nov. 3 election – […]
Reick headed back to General Assembly as state faces difficult issues
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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