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Advantage Group’s future in limbo Director: Political event was ‘innocent mistake’ By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com Two members of the McHenry County Mental Health Board involved with the latest controversy to
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hit The Advantage Group said they hope it doesn’t further hamper its ability to stay afloat. The agency, which helps young adults with substance abuse problems, had its Mental Health Board
funding suspended last year after an audit revealed numerous irregularities. A state investigation started shortly thereafter and is ongoing. And it was revealed last week that
the real reason why The Advantage Group abruptly withdrew a $49,000 emergency funding request is because it likely violated its nonprofit status by endorsing local political candidates. Mental Health Board President Robert Routzahn privately persuaded
“My main concern is a continuity of services for kids who need to see someone that very day. Right now, TAG is truly the only game in town.”
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Barrington Hills fire displaces family No one injured, but several dogs were unaccounted for as of Sunday
Tea party continues fight against Obamacare By ANDREW TAYLOR The Associated Press WASHINGTON – With the government teetering on the brink of partial shutdown, congressional Republicans vowed Sunday to keep using an otherwise routine federal funding bill to try to attack the president’s health care law. Congress was closed for the day after a post-midnight vote in the GOP-run House to delay by a year key parts of the new health care law and repeal a tax on Rep. Chris medical devices, in Van Hollen exchange for avoidD-Md. ing a shutdown. The Senate was to convene Monday afternoon, just hours before the shutdown deadline, and Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., had already Sen. Ted promised that majorCruz ity Democrats would R-Texas kill the House’s latest volley. Since the last government shutdown 17 years ago, temporary funding bills known as continuing resolutions have been noncontroversial, with neither party willing to chance a shutdown to achieve legislative goals it couldn’t otherwise win. But with health insurance exchanges set to open on Tuesday, tea-party Republicans are willing to take the risk in their drive to kill the health care law. Action in Washington was limited mainly to the Sunday talk shows and a barrage of news releases as Democrats and Republicans rehearsed arguments for blaming each other if the government in fact closes its doors at midnight Monday.
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ABOVE: Several area fire agencies battle a fire Sunday at 1 Algonquin Road in Barrington Hills. BELOW: Family members react while firefighters combat the blaze. By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com BARRINGTON HILLS – A Barrington Hills family was displaced Sunday and a number of their pets missing after a fire started in their home that required numerous fire departments to fight. The Fox River Grove Fire Department requested aid around 6 p.m. for a residential fire near 1 Algonquin Road, between Hillview Drive and Hilltop Lane. As of 9:30 p.m., firefighters were still battling the blaze within the home, while at least 15 area fire departments were
on scene providing help. No one was harmed in the fire, said Barrington Hills Police Sgt. Todd Borck. The family was away when the fire started. A woman, who was in the house and knew the family, escaped unharmed, Borck said. The brick home was still standing but damaged. The fire had destroyed at least the roof, Borck and firefighters on the scene said. Neighbors and firefighters said the house was large and rested on multiple acres. A gated driveway
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