WOODSTOCK – McHenry County mental health agencies and Gov. Pat Quinn had similar plans Tuesday – both spent the day announcing spending cuts.

Twenty agencies served by the McHenry County Mental Health Board stand to lose at least $6.75 million in state money as a result of the ongoing budget crisis, Executive Director Sandy Lewis told the County Board at its Tuesday meeting. This translates to 6,806 clients who will not be able to take advantage of the agencies’ services.

“There is a human element that cannot be underestimated,” Lewis said. Click here to read the rest of the article at the Northwest Herald's Web site.