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Legislation seeking to ban red-light cameras in non-home rule communities in Illinois was voted out of the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday.

The bill – which was filed by state Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills – passed by a 84-4-5 vote. McSweeney and state Reps.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the U.S. is “very, very ready” for whatever the coronavirus threat brings, and he put his vice president in charge of overseeing the nation's response.

Trump sought to minimize fears of the virus spreading widely across the U.S. But he said he was ready to spend “whatever's appropriate,” even if that meant the extra billions of dollars that Democrats have said is necessary to beef up the U.S. response.

The McHenry County College Board of Trustees will vote on whether to increase tuition for fiscal 2021 at its meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday.

On the agenda is a recommended $1.50 per-credit-hour increase for tuition.

Fans of McHenry Outdoor Theater, the only remaining drive-in in the suburbs, can rejoice that its owner has long-term plans for the future with a bunch of upgrades and improvements.

Scott Dehn, who has operated the theater for years, announced on Feb.

McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett announced to 200 attendees at the State of McHenry Luncheon at the McHenry Country Club Wednesday that the old Town Club tavern will be demolished and replaced by a restaurant and bar. Jett also announced the redevelopment of Main Street as his top priority for 2020.

The Town Club, located at 1401 N. Riverside Drive, has stood as a historical establishment since 1840, when it started out as the original courthouse in the county.

Country Delight Inc., which is planning to operate out of the former Dean Foods plant in Huntley, will be seeking a special use permit to allow for the outside storage of vehicles on the property during the Village Board’s Thursday meeting.

The approval of this permit is required before the dairy distributor – which transports about 52 million pounds of milk a year and serves about 400 stores in the Chicago area – occupies the building.

Currently, the company has been operating out of the transportation facility on

Six GOP candidates for the 14th Congressional District reached consensus on a number of health care-related issues – including the protection of individuals with pre-existing conditions and the repeal of the Affordable Care Act – during a round of interviews with Northwest Herald editorial staff.

However, very few strategies were provided on how to achieve these goals.

On Friday, Kendall County Republican Chairman James Marter, Catalina Lauf of Woodstock, Jerry Evans of Warrenville and Anthony Catella of St.

A boil order issued by the village of Cary Monday night ended on Wednesday morning.

A "significant water main break" near True Value Manufacturing earlier this week caused many properties in the areas south and west of downtown Cary to experience low water pressure or a complete loss of water.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law.

The bill, introduced by Illinois Rep.

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois state health department says it is taking proactive steps against the spread of novel coronavirus as federal authorities warn that a spread of the virus in the U.S. is imminent.

“It's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but more really a question of when it will happen and how many people in this country will have severe illness," Dr.