Algonquin
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.
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Bower’s 4th quarter TD pass lifts Huntley over HampshireSep 28, 2024 12:03 am - With the wind howling at his back, Huntley quarterback Braylon Bower targeted Jordan Oruche with the game on the line. Oruche hauled in the 21-yard touchdown pass as he w...
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Jacobs pulls away from rival Dundee-Crown in second halfSep 27, 2024 10:42 pm - Caden Dumelle can run around an opponent or through one. Dundee-Crown found that out the hard way. Dumelle bulldozed and darted his way to 122 yards and 2 touchdowns to h...
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Filmmaker Jim Merkel to screen ‘Saving Walden’s World’ at McHenry County CollegeSep 27, 2024 2:54 pm - Jim Merkel transformed his work from helping to develop weapons to building sustainable systems. See his film “Saving Walden’s World” on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at McHenry County College.
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Person hit by train near Elgin last week identifiedSep 27, 2024 1:19 pm - The Kane County Coroner’s office has identified John Jacob, 73, of Elgin, as the person killed last week by a train in unincorporated Elgin.
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Corinne M. Pierog: 2024 candidate for Kane County chairmanSep 27, 2024 6:30 am - Corinne M. Pierog is a Democrat running for Kane County chairman.
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Lance Bell: 2024 candidate for Kane County chairmanSep 27, 2024 6:30 am - Lance Bell is a Republican running for Kane County chairman.
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‘I’m just a storyteller’: Meet the St. Charles retiree turned murder mystery authorSep 27, 2024 3:30 am - Glynn Amburgey of St. Charles has written three murder mysteries since retiring from his job at the city of St. Charles in 2012.
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Kane County offers $755,000 Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program to support local growersSep 26, 2024 11:13 pm - The Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program is now open for applications, offering $755,000 in financial assistance to local food-growing businesses and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Casa Tequilas brings real flavors of Mexico to ElginSep 25, 2024 1:51 pm - Casa Tequilas recently opened on Randall Road in Elgin in a space that used to be a Denny’s. Owner Luis Pacheco said the restaurant specializes in real Mexican food like his mother used to make.