YouTube removes, then restores Illinois school board video sfgate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfgate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Apartments at former Johnsburg school site fill need for affordable senior housing Kinnley Young, left, and Alex Borisenkov of Norman Mechanical in Elgin work on the third floor of the new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building Monday, in Johnsburg. The new Berkshire Johnsburg apartment building will have 68 total units, all of which qualify as affordable housing for seniors. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
Updated 2/11/2021 9:22 AM
A transformation of a former Johnsburg elementary school property into 68 affordable apartments for people 55 and older is underway, with construction set to be completed later this year.
The $20-plus million redevelopment is just one of many projects that would be necessary to fill the dearth of housing available to McHenry County seniors with limited incomes, though, said Kim Ulbrich, the executive director of the McHenry County Housing Authority, which administers local affordable housing programs.
McHenry Township Fire Chief Huemann retiring this week, one of current deputy chiefs selected as replacement McHenry Township Fire Protection District Chief Tony Huemann, front, and Deputy Chief Rudy Horist pose for a portrait on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in McHenry. Huemann is retiring Thursday and Horist will take over as chief Friday. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
Updated 1/6/2021 10:29 AM
Tony Huemann s family got very used to hearing emergency dispatch radio traffic from scanners and pagers throughout the house and listening to calls on fires, crashes and rescues over the years, his family members recalled Tuesday ahead of the fire chief s retirement. Many friends and visitors that came to our house would question the noise. It became second nature to our family, said Huemann s daughter, Laura.
Johnsburg High School special needs student discovers artistic passion during remote learning Kailey Annesser, a 17-year-old Johnsburg High School senior, draws on paper during an online class in her home in McHenry. Annesser has cerebral palsy and has recently begun creating drawings after it was suggested by a teacher. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media Some of the drawings done by Johnsburg High School senior Kailey Annesser. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
Updated 12/14/2020 9:59 AM
While some McHenry County special needs students have been struggling with remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, one Johnsburg High School student has discovered a new creative passion that has already started generating some cash.