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After 8-year absence, Charles Amrich mayor again in Island Lake

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Charles Amrich is sworn in Thursday as the new Island Lake mayor by McHenry County Judge Michael Feetterer at the village hall.

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Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com A packed house breaks into applause Thursday after Charles Amrich is sworn in as the new Island Lake mayor at the village hall.

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Charles Amrich, Island Lake's elected leader from 1985 to 2005, was sworn in Thursday at village hall, along with four of his political allies. "It feels good," Amrich told the Daily Herald moments after taking the oath from McHenry County Judge Michael Feetterer in a boardroom filled with supporters. "It feels like it did a long time ago."

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