Algonquin
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McHenry County College class teaches kids the science behind spa productsJul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - The phrase "Sugar and spice and everything nice" has taken on a new meaning for preteen girls in the Spa Science class as part of the Kids and College Summer Academy at ...
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Images: Life went on despite flooding in The Week in PicturesJul 23, 2017 9:00 pm - ...
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Algonquin pushes back against floodwaters as river begins retreatJul 23, 2017 1:00 am - Bombarded by a record volume of floodwater, Algonquin residents have been punching back all weekend. Barring a significant amount of additional rainfall, their exhaustin...
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Algonquin cancels Founders' Days festival because of floodsJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - Record flooding along the Fox River has forced the cancellation of Algonquin's Founders' Days Festival. "It's upsetting, but it's what's best for the community at this p...
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Constable: Dam on Fox River can't stop flooding, but it helpsJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - From his perch in the cozy control building at the Stratton Lock & Dam along the Fox River in McHenry, lockmaster John W. Palmieri could see trouble brewing as pounding ...
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Algonquin flooding a reminder of tragedy for village's police forceJul 21, 2017 5:30 am - Watching the floodwaters rise in downtown in Algonquin this week got us thinking about one of the most tragic events in the village's history: the drowning of veteran po...
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Flooding relocates Algonquin Founders' Days festivalJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Severe flooding along the Fox River has caused the 57th annual Algonquin Founders' Days to move from its usual riverside spot. With Towne Park closed since last week and...
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McHenry County moves to halt Lake in the Hills Sanitary District land purchaseJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - A legal battle is brewing among board members of the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District regarding a potential land purchase and possible consolidation of the district w...
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Police investigating message on pizza box sent to jurors in murder trialJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - A message in a pizza box threw the Daniel Rak murder trial for a loop Friday. Fifteen jurors were questioned, individually, about whether seeing the phrase “They're inno...
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GOP reps should resign or retireJul 21, 2017 12:01 am - Republican State Representatives Steve Andersson of Geneva and Mike Fortner of West Chicago have so poorly represented taxpayers by voting for a permanent 32 percent inc...