Crystal Lake
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Fox River flooding prompts closures as wary residents await crestApr 21, 2026 7:22 am - Road closures, park closures, more sandbagging and – with a break in the rainfall – the waiting game for waters to top out were the focuses Monday along the Fox River in the McHenry County area.
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Man found dead in Lake in the Hills home after fireApr 21, 2026 7:21 am - A man was found dead Monday inside a Lake in the Hills home by crews responding to a report of a fire.
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Lake in the Hills OKs car wash after skepticism, delayApr 20, 2026 10:40 am - After initial skepticism about a car wash proposed in the Randall Road corridor, Lake in the Hills trustees have unanimously given it a thumbs-up.
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Algonquin asks for resident input for High Hill Park renovationsApr 20, 2026 10:40 am - The village of Algonquin is looking to residents to help draft a renovation plan for High Hill Park and Nature Preserve.
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Drilling down: A look at road construction in your neighborhoodApr 19, 2026 8:45 pm - Driving in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry or Will counties? We pinpoint the local traffic hot spots this construction season.
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As general election showdown begins, Biss has quarter-million-dollar lead in campaign cashApr 19, 2026 8:45 pm - Democratic congressional candidate Daniel Biss started April with more than a quarter-million dollars banked for the general election in the largely suburban 9th District.
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Girls lacrosse: Starr shines bright, scores 6 goals as Crystal Lake Central co-op holds off HuntleyApr 17, 2026 9:32 pm - Senior attacker Anna Starr had Huntley circled on her calendar. In a matchup that players from both sides deemed a rivalry game, Crystal Lake Central co-op fought to rema...
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Dutch Bros Coffee continues to expand in McHenry County with Algonquin locationApr 17, 2026 9:45 am - Coming off a recent approval to open in Crystal Lake, drive-through coffee shop Dutch Bros. now has its sights on opening in Algonquin.
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McHenry County friends create bookstore on wheelsApr 15, 2026 9:04 am - The business idea came to Jacquee McLeod and Cassi Hunn while the two McHenry County women were in a Florida pool. Their families — including their husbands and two children each — were vacationing together, and the two longtime friends were talking about their dream of jointly running a bookstore. On that day last June, mobile bookstore Here for the Plot was born.
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Girls soccer: Crystal Lake Central scores early, shuts out HuntleyApr 14, 2026 10:08 pm - All Peyton McMahon could think about was putting the ball away. Awarded a penalty kick after a hand-ball foul inside the Huntley box, Crystal Lake Central called upon its...