Crystal Lake
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Auxier scores three touchdowns in Burlington Central win against Crystal Lake SouthAug 28, 2026 10:39 pm - Final score: Burlington Central 41, Crystal Lake South 7. Records: The Rockets improve to 2-0, 2-0 in the Fox Valley Conference, while the Gators drop to 1-1, 1-1...
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Suburban agencies receive ComEd grant funding for defibrillators, speed radar signsAug 25, 2026 3:55 pm - Five suburban agencies are among 24 recipients of ComEd Powering Safe Communities grants totaling $170,000 in Northern Illinois.
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre revives ever-timely ‘An Iliad’ with all-female castAug 25, 2026 10:59 am - Ten years after it staged Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare’s “An Iliad,” Elgin’s Janus Theatre remounts the play with an all-female cast; TimeLine launches its 30th season with the premiere of “The Birth of the Pill” about the development of the life-changing oral contraceptive; and Promethean Theatre Ensemble stages “Blood of the Lamb,” a Kafkaesque thrill about reproductive rights.
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Algonquin man accused of sexual abuse, grooming childAug 21, 2026 6:32 pm - An Algonquin man is being detained pretrial on charges he groomed and sexually abused a child.
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First-degree murder charge added in fatal boating crash on Fox River in McHenryAug 21, 2026 10:27 am - A Lisle man who has been jailed in connection with a fatal boating crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder.
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Low-interest loans available for July storm damage in Kane, DuPage countiesAug 15, 2026 9:28 am - Residents in Kane and DuPage counties who had damage and losses from the storms that occurred July 2-4 can apply for low-interest loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Proper precautions can keep night bike rides safeAug 13, 2026 2:20 pm - Riding safely at night with 250-300 bicyclists? Seems unlikely, even highly counterintuitive, but two suburban August events own safety records demonstrating it can be done, each with a decade of experience to back that claim.
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Hackmatack Monarch Coalition hosts Monarch Family Fun Fair Aug. 16Aug 12, 2026 9:19 pm - The 11th annual Monarch Family Fun Fair on Aug. 16, features butterfly plant information, a monarch art show, science activities, 16 exhibitors, and pollinator plants for sale.
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Ten McHenry County College students receive Education to Empowerment scholarshipsAug 11, 2026 11:17 am - Ten McHenry County College students received the Education to Empowerment (E2E) scholarship, which provides $10,000 in funding and mentoring support to help them achieve economic independence through education.
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‘A shock wave through our community’: Fatal crash raising questions about boat safetyAug 08, 2026 1:57 pm - The fatal crash July 25 on the Fox River in McHenry has made the possibility of imposing speed limits, expanding no-wake zones or other measures to improve safety a hot topic.