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Congress votes to end shutdown Legislation permits Treasury to borrow; more than 2M federal workers to be paid day partial government shutdown, the culmination of an epic political drama that placed the U.S. economy at risk. The Senate voted first, a bipartisan 81-18 at midevening. That cleared the way for a final 285144 vote in the Republican-controlled House about two hours

By DAVID ESPO The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Up against a deadline, Congress passed and sent a waiting President Barack Obama legislation late Wednesday night to avoid a threatened national default and end the 16-

later on the bill, which hewed strictly to the terms Obama laid down when the twin crises erupted more than three weeks ago. The legislation would permit the Treasury to borrow normally through Feb. 7 or perhaps a month longer, and fund the government through Jan. 15.

More than 2 million federal workers would be paid – those who had remained on the job and those who had been furloughed. After the Senate approved the measure, Obama hailed the vote and quickly signed the bill early Thursday. “We’ll begin reopening our government immediate-

ly, and we can begin to lift this cloud of uncertainty from our businesses and the American people,” the president said. In the House, Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Ky., said, “After two long weeks, it is time to end this

See SHUTDOWN, page A7

McHENRY COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE COALITION FORUM

A response to the heroin crisis

Inside The bipartisan compromise cast a spotlight on Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah. PAGE A7

County’s balanced budget on review By KEVIN P. CRAVER kcraver@shawmedia.com

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Peggy Djus of McHenry makes a comment Wednesday during a heroin abuse discussion sponsored by the McHenry County Substance Abuse Coalition at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. Djus’s daughter is a recovering heroin addict and spoke at the discussion.

Forum addresses prevalence of drug in McHenry County By JIM DALLKE jdallke@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Michelle Djus remembers rock bottom. She was in a house in Fox Lake with no hot water and barely any electricity. There were lice in her hair and bedbugs in the furniture. There were burn holes and blood stains

munity’s Crisis.” A crowd of roughly 200 people packed the McHenry County College auditorium to learn about the prevalence of heroin in the county and ask questions to a panel of local drug experts. Djus detailed her struggle from addiction to sobriety and described

on almost everything she owned. She was a heroin addict. But on Wednesday night, she was the voice of recovery. Djus, along with professionals from Northwest Community Counseling, Centegra Health System, Rosecrance and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, spoke at a community forum titled, “Heroin, a Community’s Response to a Com-

“It is just completely a squirrel cage in your brain and you’re just obsessing, obsessing, obsessing. And nothing matters. Nothing.” Michelle Djus Recovering heroin addict

WOODSTOCK – County staff submitted a balanced 2014 budget with no tax levy increase to the McHenry County Board on Tuesday evening. Next year’s budget includes just under $247.5 million in spending, down $4.6 million from this year’s $252.1 million budget. Much of this de- What it crease is attribut- means able to the end of several road conMcHenry struction projects, County staff but the county submitted also has held to a a balanced minimal growth 2014 budget budget plan. T h i s y e a r ’ s Tuesday to budget was down the County $6.7 million from Board that spends $4.6 the 2012 budget. For the second million less year in a row, than this year county govern- and keeps the ment will keep its tax levy flat a property-tax levy second year. flat and not collect the inflationary increase it could collect under the tax cap. The decision means the county will collect $1.35 million less next year than it otherwise would. The budget will be on 30-day review until the County Board votes Nov. 19 to approve it. County government’s fiscal year starts Dec. 1. The cost for McHenry County government makes up about 10 percent of a resident’s property-tax bill. County Board members voted in June to reject the 1.7 percent inflationary increase to its

See HEROIN, page A7 See BUDGET, page A7

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HEALTH BOARD LOSES ANOTHER A McHenry County Mental Health Board wracked by change and resignations over the past year now is losing its interim executive director. Todd Schroll, who has served for about a year since the departure of his predecessor, announced he is stepping down effective Nov. 2 to take another job. For more, see page B1.

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