McHenry Township Clerk Danielle Aylward paid her taxes in single dollar bills in 2016 as part of a tax protest. She says that sparked her run for McHenry Township Clerk.
Suspicious fire destroys former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry A fire May 27, 2021, destroyed the former Just For Fun Roller Rink, 914 N. Front St. in McHenry. Provided by Lisa Duncan/Courtesy Shaw Media
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Updated 5/28/2021 12:18 PM
The former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry is a total loss and has collapsed after a fire the McHenry Township Fire Protection District described in a news release Friday morning as suspicious and . under investigation.
Former business owner Lisa Duncan said she is heartbroken and had plans with a local investor to take back the building, restore it and reopen it for skaters in January.
McHenry County businesses struggle to hire workers as reopening continues Kayla Caccamo, 18, of McHenry Township, left, is trained by cook April Etheridge on May 6, in the kitchen at Grinders Ale House in McHenry. Caccamo has reentered the workforce during the pandemic in hopes of paying for cosmetology school with her earnings. Matthew Apgar/Shaw Media
Updated 5/11/2021 3:02 PM
John Macrito, the owner of Grinders Ale House in McHenry, had never considered offering hiring bonuses to employees who start work in his bar and restaurant.
But he is thinking about it now, as it might be necessary to bring on more workers.
Election law certification of referendum
Posted May 6, 2021 11:25 AM
Where a clerk is asked to certify a referendum for placement on the ballot, the clerk is limited to the face of the filing in determining whether to refuse to certify, and may not consider whether other referenda or elections outside the face of the filing render the referendum improper.The 2nd District Appellate Court reversed and remanded a decision from McHenry County Associate Judge Kevin G. Costello.The electors of McHenry Township (Township) submitted a referendum for the March 2020 primary ballot proposing that the …
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Updated 5/4/2021 8:15 AM
For decades, those closest to Danielle Aylward, McHenry Township s clerk, have known she was transgender.
Late last week, Aylward, who is in the process of transitioning from a male to a female and prefers the pronouns she and her, made everyone else aware of how she has long identified to her family and friends by coming out as trans on social media.
Danielle Aylward, who won reelection last month as McHenry Township s clerk while on the ballot as Dan Aylward, became McHenry County s first openly transgender elected official when she came out on Facebook.
While many would call Aylward s decision to come out at 72 as courageous, she credited her late twin, who was also transgender and died by suicide years ago after transitioning from male to female, with far more bravery.