With all the talk about consolidating government, I’ve been wondering why McHenry County still has a Tuberculosis District. It is financed with $250,000 of property tax dollars a year. TB Districts were the first public health districts in Illinois. McHenry … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Health Department: McHenry County reports second west nile virus case WOODSTOCK IL – McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) reports its second case of human West Nile virus (WNV) in a man from … Continue reading
This is on the agenda of the McHenry County Board’s Finance and Audit Committee on October 15th: With the potential for Ebola Virus Disease to enter the United States, as demonstrated in 2015; it is important for local health departments, … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog has been denied access to an internal audit conducted by County Auditor Pam Palmer. When a similar request was sent to the County Department of Public Health, the reply indicated that all records were with the State’s … Continue reading
A press release from Crystal Lake High School District 155: MCDH Confirms Student Case of Bacterial Meningitis by Shannon Mortimer in Cary-Grove The McHenry County Health Department has just informed us that a Cary-Grove High School student has a confirmed … Continue reading
The minutes of the McHenry County Board of Health reveals that restaurant inspection reports are being made available on the internet. Here is the relevant portion of the March 23, 2015, minutes: A. Food Establishment Inspection Search On The Web … Continue reading
The political grapevine was alive this past weekend with the word that State Representative Mike Tryon was retiring. That certainly was the juiciest rumor at Saturday night’s Galati’s Hideaway pizza party hosted by the Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee. Going … Continue reading
Heard a recorded robo-call this evening that urged people to attend the McHenry County Board meeting at which another attempt will be made to pass something under $500,000 to finance people to help other people figure out Obamacare. The text … Continue reading
Led by McHenry County Board members Donna Kurtz, John Hammerand and Paula Yensen, the Public Health Committee supported having restaurant inspections made more public than they are now. Opposing the proposal were Mary McCann and Anna May Miller. You may … Continue reading
The McHenry County Board of Health is ready to offer its top job to Mike Hill. Hill is currently Executive Director of the Paso Del Norte Health Information Exchange. It serves nineteen counties in West Texas. Prior to that, he was CEO … Continue reading
The career of the current McHenry County Health Department Director Pat McNulty and predecessor Mike Bacon are in sync. McNulty is retiring this month. Now the Beloit Daily News is reporting that former McHenry County Health Department Director Mike Bacan … Continue reading
McHenry County made the news in Boston Sunday. The story was about how social media identified the whooping cough outbreak “about two weeks before local health officials issued a public statement.” The gist of the story is that public health … Continue reading
The McHenry County Department of Health is again taking a survey of county residents. The results will help guide policy decision, so you might want to fill it out. Opinion Survey for McHenry County Residents McHenry County residents can fill … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Health Department: West Nile virus found in mosquitoes Latest trap from McCullom Lake WOODSTOCK IL – McHenry County Department of Health reports another batch of mosquitoes has tested positive for West Nile virus … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Health Department: Mosquitoes in Fox River Grove Test Positive for West Nile Virus WOODSTOCK IL – McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) has reported that mosquitoes from a mosquito trap in Fox River … Continue reading
The McHenry County Department of Health is set to get $18,000 from the Illinois Department of Health. It’s to be used for testicular and prostrate cancer screening, education and awareness. Such grants are very limited, the memo to Public Health … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Health Department sent through the Sheriff’s Department’s emergency notification system: McHenry County Department of Health Educates Community of Pertussis (WHooping Cough): 31 confirmed cases in McHenry County Pertussis (or whooping cough) cases now … Continue reading
A press release from the McHenry County Health Department: Minnesota Forest Fire Affecting Air Quality in McHenry County WOODSTOCK, IL – McHenry County is experiencing the affect of smoke from the Pagami Creek forest fire burning in Northeastern Minnesota. The … Continue reading
An idea I first heard in the fall of 2007 from Democratic Party candidate for County Coroner David Bachmann is taking over big time under the DEA’s leadership. I first noticed the DEA program in New Jersey in September, 2010.. … Continue reading
Imagine my surprise to see that the McHenry County Health Department is again floating the McHenry County Republican Cat Tax in its FY2011 “Goals.” Don’t believe me? Take a look at the 2011 Draft Budget, a link for which can … Continue reading
