Taking the podium at the McHenry County State of Addiction annual meeting, Sgt. Adam Carson said he asks two questions when people are arrested on drug-related offenses. The first is: “How old were you when you started using drugs?” The second: “What is the first drug you tried?” The response to the second question, the […]
Consolidated election early voting gets underway Early voting for the April 4 consolidated election begins this week at the office of the McHenry County clerk. Starting Thursday, voters may visit the clerk’s office at the county Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, to cast a ballot during office hours, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through […]
No one cheers when reporting that McHenry County had 42 opioid overdose deaths (with two more pending toxicology reports) in 2021. But knowing that the number of overdose deaths in the county fell from 51 in 2020 – and is nearly half the worst toll of 79 in 2017 – provides hope that the county’s […]
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