Deadline to apply for a Advance McHenry County grant is June 30th. There is more money to get! Hurry to apply.
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Resume McHenry County Update!
Through our collaboration with McHenry County, we will continue to share important information on services, programs to help our citizens, and events in our county through Resume McHenry County Updates.
Please take a moment to scroll down to see new advancements this week as we move forward in McHenry County. If MCEDC can be of any help, please call. Forward this email to your friends and family to help get the word out!
We’d like you to meet Big AI!
In honor of the Illinois primary next Tuesday, we’d like to introduce you to Big Al.
Purchased in 2000, the ballot-sorting machine makes processing vote-by-mail ballots a lot easier for the McHenry County Clerk’s Office. How easy, you ask? Easy as in the ability to process up to 18,000 vote-by-mail ballots an hour, with the help of only one or two people.
Click on the video above to watch a brief McHenry County news clip of Big Al in action.
As a reminder, 11 early voting stations are up and running across McHenry County through next Tuesday – click here for a list of locations and hours. If you wish to vote at your polling place on June 28, click here to find your location, as well as generate a sample ballot to see your races, referendum and candidates.
MCC Foglia Center project is advancing
One of McHenry County’s first community investments through its Advance McHenry County grant program is moving forward toward construction.
McHenry County College is working with architects and the Illinois Capital Development Board on final details before they put out the bid to build the new Foglia Center for Advanced Technology.
The center, which received a $1.69 million Advance McHenry County grant in January, will provide state-of-the-art facilities to greatly expand MCC’s workforce training programs. The construction bid is expected to be put out in the next few weeks, with ground on the 41,000-square-foot facility anticipated to be broken in the fall.
McHenry hosting broker/lender symposium Thursday
The City of McHenry is hosting a broker and lender symposium regarding fostering entrepreneurs, building a diverse and robust economy, and filling vacant buildings.
The event takes place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 23, at McHenry City Hall, 333 S. Green St.
Guest speakers are Coldwell Banker Designated Managing Banker Sue Miller, Heartland Realtor Organization CEO Jim Haisler, and First Midwest Bank Senior Vice President Steve Rankins. A roundtable discussion and networking will follow.
To RSVP, email Dorothy Wolf at dwolf@cityofmchenry.org, call her at 815-363-2175, or call Doug Martin at 815-363-2110. To learn more about the City of McHenry’s economic development department, click here.
Wonder Lake Water Ski Team going strong after 60 years
It’s hard to put the show put on by the talented daredevils of the Wonder Lake Water Ski Show Team into words. You just have to see it for yourself.
For more than 60 years, the team has dazzled audiences with free shows on Wonder Lake every Friday night between the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. The team, ranging in age from young children to senior citizens, entertains audiences of all ages, and is a force to be reckoned with at national championship tournaments.
Shows are free to the public, but the team actively seeks, and appreciates, donations to cover its expenses.
Time running out to apply for Advance McHenry County grants
Time is running out for eligible agencies to apply for project funding through Advance McHenry County.
The County Board has set a deadline of June 30 to submit applications for most eligible projects. Applicants for water, sewer and infrastructure project funding have until July 30.
Since January, the County Board has approved 14 grants totaling more than $10.3 million of the nearly $29.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding it intends to invest directly into infrastructure capital projects, workforce development and jobs programs, nonprofit agencies, special districts, and local governments. The County Board tonight will review another six projects totaling $3.64 million.
You can learn more about Advance McHenry County, and eligible entities can apply for project funding, by visiting mchenrycountyil.gov/advance.
McHenry County Patriot Run set for Sunday
This Sunday, be sure to double-time and get some cardio to help local veterans!
The McHenry County Patriot Run is returning on June 26 to McHenry County College with a 7:30 a.m. start time. Available options are a 5K run/walk, a 5-mile run, and a 1-mile walk/run. There are also options for a virtual 5K run/walk and a virtual 5-mile run, meaning you sign up and do the run/walk at the time and location of your choosing.
Registration ends tomorrow, so get moving soldier! Click here to sign up, and be sure to visit the Patriot Run’s Facebook page to learn more and watch highlights from previous races.
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