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Two young eagles spotted at 'In Search of Eagles' program along the Fox River, along with a few dozen ducksJan 21, 2023 12:00 am - For the second time in as many years, Cathy Thurston of Crystal Lake found herself behind a spotting scope in search of eagles. This year she only saw about 30 golden ey...
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McHenry County Board denies request to turn single-family home into care facilityJan 21, 2023 12:00 am - McHenry County Board denies request to turn single-family home into care facility
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CHIP IN Batavia to host annual prom dress collection and giveawayJan 20, 2023 10:00 pm - CHIP IN Batavia and the Batavia Public Library are back with their popular Prom Dress Giveaway event on Saturday, March 18. CHIP IN's mission is to assist low income an...
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Guns in peanut butter and a whole chicken: What TSA agents found during a record-breaking 2022Jan 20, 2023 4:00 am - We all know you can't bring a gun aboard a commercial flight, but that didn't stop a record 6,542 failed attempts last year, according to the Transportation Security Adm...
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$2 million federal grant will help make new Boys & Girls Clubs center a realityJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - When the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township's CEO headed to Washington last year to seek funding for a new center in Carpentersville, he figured $250,000 was the most...
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Volo man uses antique popcorn wagon to raise funds for children in needJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Over the past six years, Scott Uglinica of Volo, with a 1928 Ford Model Popcorn Wagon in tow, has raised thousands of dollars to help children in need in McHenry and Lak...
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Elgin man arrested after police chase, crash in St. CharlesJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - An Elgin man has been charged after a Friday morning police chase ended with a crash in St. Charles. Quinelle M. Franklin, 32, of the 1600 block of Mark Avenue, is charg...
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Boys & Girls Club Illinois Alliance names new CEOJan 19, 2023 10:00 pm - The Boys & Girls Club Illinois Alliance recently announced that Awisi Bustos has been appointed the new CEO, effective Jan. 17. Bustos is first-generation Ghanaian Ameri...
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McHenry County woman uses area trails to train sled dogsJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - For dogs that want to race, "they have to love running more than they love you," Hebron resident and dog trainer Hanna Kowal said. Now 22, Kowal has been training her do...
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Protecting rights or ignoring the law? McHenry County residents weigh in on possible gun sanctuaryJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Kathleen Larimer of Crystal Lake held up a picture of her son, killed during the 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater, calling him "the face of gun violence." Carl ...