Crystal Lake
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Lake in the Hills approves ‘forever chemical’ settlementsMay 17, 2026 3:40 pm - One of the wells that serves Lake in the Hills has been offline for about five years because of PFAS, and officials hope to remediate it by the end of the year.
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Man fires gun during domestic dispute; no one injuredMay 16, 2026 4:46 pm - Lake in the Hills man charged after firing a weapon in his house during an argument.
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Cary School District 26, teachers union reach 4-year contract deal with inflation-tied raises in last yearMay 16, 2026 2:57 pm - Cary School District 26 and its teachers, represented by the Cary Education Association, have reached an agreement on a new labor contract with annual pay increases.
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New Trump store celebrates grand opening in Crystal LakeMay 16, 2026 12:14 pm - Owner Lisa Fleischmann cut the ribbon during a grand opening of the new Trump Truth Store in Crystal Lake.
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McHenry man charged after unprovoked knife attack at hotelMay 16, 2026 10:18 am - An unprovoked knife attack at a McHenry hotel caused serious injuries and landed a man in jail early Saturday morning, McHenry police said.
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Baseball: Silvius belts first high school home run as Crystal Lake South walks off Prairie Ridge in FVC finaleMay 15, 2026 9:26 pm - It was a moment Michael Silvius had dreamt of since he was a child. Even in batting practice, Silvius hadn’t hit one out of the park at any point during his high school ...
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Baseball fans unite to fight hunger in Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Step Up to the Plate ChallengeMay 15, 2026 8:08 pm - The Northern Illinois Food Bank launches "Step Up to the Plate Challenge," a fundraising competition between Northside and Southside baseball fans running through May 17 during the Crosstown Classic series. Each dollar donated provides $8 worth of groceries for local families facing hunger across 13 counties.
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Elgin man who caused 4-vehicle crash in Crystal Lake while fleeing Cary police pleads guiltyMay 15, 2026 11:34 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to failing to report a July crash he caused that injured another driver, and fleeing from Cary police in Crystal Lake.
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McHenry’s Rooted Ritual Apothecary offers handmade, refillable, sustainable productsMay 15, 2026 8:42 am - Carrie Ozog, born and raised in McHenry, spent nine years in Colorado building a business delivering frozen, organic and plant-based food to customers on the Western Slope. She came back to Illinois in 2024 to be closer to family, including her daughter, Saige Alexander. Ozog restarted her Colorado business, Mindful Roots, in McHenry, delivering foods to customers in McHenry, Lake and parts of Cook counties.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank raises $300,000 at 13th annual Fight Hunger RunMay 13, 2026 5:41 pm - Over 1,600 participants and 100 volunteers gathered at Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 13th annual Fight Hunger event. Last year, the nonprofit provided 93 million meals. They expect to serve 35,000 additional neighbors in May and June due to SNAP requirement changes.