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Consignment shop in new digs

Your Best Friend's Closet has moved to a new and larger location, just a few doors down from their original location.

This upscale Women's and Junior's Consignment Boutique will be celebrating its ribbon-cutting Grand Re-Opening Ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Join them for some great raffles and some surprises.

The store is at 3955 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin, corner of Square Barn and Algonquin roads. (847) 458-9530, www.yourbestfriendscloset.biz.

Sale on microchip, rabies shots for pets

McHenry County's Animal Control and Adoption Center will hold a low-cost rabies ($10) and microchip ($15) event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday at its newest facility in Crystal Lake at 100 N. Virginia St.

Pet owners also can save on one-year registration fees for animals who are spayed/neutered and microchipped ($8); senior citizens pay only $4.

For more information, contact Animal Control at (815) 459-6222 or visit www.mcdh.info.

Join North Kane's Relay For Life

The Relay For Life of North Kane is looking for individuals and teams to participate in the annual event. The Relay is an indoor, 12-hour event and will take place on May 2-3. The event begins at 6 p.m. May 2 at Dundee-Crown High School in Carpentersville.

Participants raise funds for the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research and other ACS programs in our area. This is a community event for all ages. Everyone is welcome enjoy the fun and festivities.

For more information on the event, fundraising ideas or to register for the Relay, go to Web site www.relayforlifenorthkane.com or call Liz Evans at the American Cancer Society office in Batavia at (630) 879-9009.