Crystal Lake
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Dining Out: Santa is ready to eat, ‘Wicked’ cocktails and moreDec 10, 2024 9:34 am - Santa has numerous dining dates at suburban restaurants over the next couple of weeks, plus if you want to quench your thirst for all things “Wicked,” head to Bonefish Grill for a pink or green cocktail, depending on which witch you are.
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New Cary bar to feature seasonal outdoor space in new downtown plazaDec 09, 2024 12:08 pm - Another bar is coming to downtown Cary that also will operate an outdoor mobile bar at the future community plaza where the old Metra train station used to be.
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Meridian Health to drop Northwestern Medicine from network in 2025Dec 08, 2024 8:41 am - Health insurance provider Meridian Health no longer will accept Northwestern Medicine health system in network beginning Jan. 1, a health system spokesman confirmed.
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Boys basketball: Crystal Lake South fends off Burlington Central’s late chargeDec 06, 2024 11:08 pm - Crystal Lake South coach Matt LePage could finally breathe a little easier. LePage's Gators fought off every Burlington Central run and eventually pulled out a 66-61 Fox ...
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New Algonquin restaurant The Chick and the Pig aims to feed night shift workers homestyle mealsDec 06, 2024 1:59 pm - Algonquin restaurateur Greg Geigel opened his third restaurant in October with a goal to feed the masses and graveyard shift workers with hearty home-cooked-style meals. ...
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Hunger Resource Network donates 80 tons of chicken to local service agenciesDec 06, 2024 9:45 am - Ask Melissa Luken of Loaves & Fishes if it has been a demanding year for the largest food pantry in the state of Illinois. Serving DuPage, Will, Kane and Kendall counties, the nonprofit has indeed seen a record number of visitors this past year.
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New gourmet tea and spice shop opens in Crystal LakeDec 06, 2024 8:44 am - Cathy and Tom Koch are the new owners of The Spice & Tea Exchange of Crystal Lake. They will host a grand opening celebration Jan. 31 at 57 N. Williams St. in downtown.
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Boys wrestling: Hampshire sees its work pay off with win vs. Prairie Ridge in FVC openerDec 05, 2024 9:34 pm - Hampshire entered the 2024 wrestling season poised to break through to the top of the Fox Valley Conference after climbing toward the top in coach Matt Todd’s first two s...
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A new Christmas classic? ‘House Without a Christmas Tree’ creators, actors hope new musical becomes a holiday stapleDec 04, 2024 5:05 pm - Griffin Theatre Company premieres a musical stage adaptation of the heartwarming, family-friendly, coming-of-age story “The House Without a Christmas Tree.”
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Whooping cough rises sharply in McHenry CountyDec 04, 2024 12:54 pm - Eleven cases of whooping cough were reported in November in McHenry County, according to a newly updated McHenry County Department of Health report.