Lake County has put out a great video about de-icing roadways, explaining de-icing techniques and road salt reduction. Fortunately our Road Crew has put these practices into effect beginning years ago, working to keep our roads safe while mindfully reducing chloride applied to our roads. THANKS YOU, STREETS & ROADS DEPARTMENT AND TRUSTEES! View video...

Offices for three Village Trustee positions are up for Election in April 2019. Incumbent Trustees Dawn Cillo, Ryan Thomasson and Keith Vogeler plan to run for re-election to fill these positions at this time. If you are also interested running for one of these positions, petition packets are available at the Village Hall and on county and state websites with links below: McHenry County         Lake County The Candidate Guide at...

Please view the Fox Waterway Agency website for up to date information on the state of the Fox River. www.foxwaterway.com Please be sure to view our particular stretch of the river for conditions in our area.

 NOTICE:  2018 MEETING SCHEDULE The Village of Port Barrington holds regularly scheduled meetings at Port Barrington’s Village Hall, 69 S. Circle Avenue, Port Barrington, IL 60010-1001. Persons wishing to address the Village Board of Trustees at these meetings should call the Village Hall at 847-639-7595 or e-mail villagehall@portbarrington.net to be put on the agenda. Committee Meeting Schedule 1st Wednesday of each month, 7:00PM 1st Wednesday...

Imagine a full glass of water. That glass has a straw in it. Where ever you place the straw within the glass, you are still drinking from the same container of water. That glass/straw scenario is how a well relates to an aquifer.  Our Village has two aquifers, unfortunately the first aquifer has a surface water to ground water connection. What’s that mean?  That means: Whatever goes into a storm drain, a pond, or a ditch will eventually make...

The Village of Port Barrington and the Village of Wauconda have teamed up to answer resident complaints in code enforcement.  Resident complaints regarding overnight parking, unleashed dogs, yard maintenance and other ordinance violations have been addressed with the intergovernmental agreement between Port Barrington and Wauconda. The agreement is two-fold:  First, it will provide a Code Enforcement Officer or Uniformed Officer from the...