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Rule overhaul enters final stretch County Board eyes term limits for chairman, more power for committees By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Recent controversies surrounding the current and former McHenry County Board chairman have resulted in the most significant proposed changes to the board’s rules in recent memory. They include imposing term limits, stripping the
chairman’s authority to recommend appointees to boards and commissions in most circumstances, and increasing the number of votes needed to remove a County Board member from a standing committee. The Management Services Committee, which is tasked with reviewing board rules and recommending changes after each November election, is scheduled to vote
to move them forward Monday morning. This latest review started shortly after a failed referendum during the end of former Chairman Ken Koehler’s eight-year reign to change to a county executive form of government. During the review process, a number of County Board members accused current Chairwoman Tina Hill of overstepping her authori-
ty regarding her conflict with another committee over an appointment to the embattled Mental Health Board. While the committee has discussed proposed changes openly, the draft version had not been publicly released as of last week because it was undergoing review by the state’s attorney’s office. “It’s been a team effort in working on the board rules,
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and I think it’s very important to listen to every point of view of the people who serve on Management Services, and I think that process has occurred,” committee Chairwoman Paula Yensen, D-Lake in the Hills, said Friday. If the committee votes to move the changes forward, they will be reviewed Friday
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What’s next The Management Services Committee is scheduled to make a final recommendation on the rules Monday morning. If they do, the rules will go on Friday to the Committee of the Whole for review. The County Board would vote to approve the rules at its July 2 morning meeting.
Ill. counties face shortage of physicians Newly insured Illinoisans may not find doctors By CARLA K. JOHNSON The Associated Press
Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane reacts Saturday after scoring against the Bruins in the first period during Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final in Chicago. AP photo
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CHICAGO – As hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans become newly eligible for health insurance next year, their search for adequate medical services will be most difficult in pockets of the state where a shortage of primary care physicians could be made more acute by the federal health overhaul. Illinois is slightly above average compared to other states in its overall supply of primary care doctors. The problem – as in most states – is that doctors aren’t evenly distributed, leaving some areas relying on nurses and physician assistants to provide care. Doctors don’t necessarily go where need is greatest. Instead, studies have shown, they cluster in affluent areas. Gov. Pat Quinn has requested a statewide strategy to address the need for more health professionals – not just doctors, but nurses and other providers. Illinois Department of Public Health Director LaMar Hasbrouck, a physician leading a workgroup studying the gaps, said solutions in Illinois may include delivering health care through real-time video hookups, a fast track to credentials for military veterans who gained medical experience at
Illinois health system n Twenty-two counties in Illinois have primary care doctor shortages. n Another 200 pockets of Illinois have shortages, both in urban and rural areas. n It would take nearly 1,000 new primary care doctors, according to a government estimate, to bring all those areas up to a healthy supply.
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TRAFFIC ON RIVER ROAD TO SHIFT Traffic on River Road will be shifted again as construction progresses on the Charles J. Miller Road project. Southbound traffic north and south of the Miller Road intersection is expected to be shifted from the existing pavement to the newly constructed roadway Tuesday. The first phase of this project is expected to wrap up in mid-October. For more, see page B1.
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