Fox River Grove
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Olympic coach teaching new generation of karate kids, adults in BarringtonApr 22, 2024 8:17 am - If you want Olympic-style karate training, travel no farther than Barrington. Brian Mertel, who coached one of the athletes in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, recently opened The Garden Dojo.
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‘A McHenry County original’: Former Treasurer Glenda Miller dies at 68Apr 21, 2024 10:57 am - Former McHenry County Treasurer Glenda Miller died Wednesday. She was 68. Miller served as treasurer for two terms, from 2014 to 2022. She served as chief deputy treasure...
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The Biz Week That Was: Teardowns, business closings and new beginnings are among highlightsApr 21, 2024 5:47 am - ‘Something positive is happening’: Buildings torn down at Arlington Heights gateway to make room for apartments and retail A long-shuttered Applebee’s restaurant, dr...
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Robin Hunden of Hunden Partners honored with Jeffrey D. Fisher Real Estate Legacy Award from Indiana University’s Kelley School of BusinessApr 19, 2024 9:48 am - Hunden Partners (Hunden), a full-service real estate development advisory practice, announced that its CEO and founder, Robin “Rob” Hunden, has been selected to receive o...
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BADC to announce 50th Citizen of the Year at Annual Dinner May 15Apr 18, 2024 9:51 am - The Barrington Area Development Council (BADC) will announce the winner of its 50th Citizen of the Year Award at its Annual Dinner on Wednesday, May 15, at Makray Memorial Golf Club.
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Baseball: Jacobs, Cary-Grove still tied through 9 inningsApr 17, 2024 10:31 pm - Jacobs junior righthander Braden Behrens began doing the math and figuring things out late last week. Behrens told Golden Eagles coach Jamie Murray that he wanted to pitc...
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How police, fire departments help first responders cope in the wake of tragediesApr 16, 2024 5:24 pm - Fifteen years ago today, Shelly Engelhardt, her daughter Amanda and son Jeff experienced an unimaginable tragedy when Amanda’s then-boyfriend - in a jealousy-fueled attack - stabbed to death three Engelhardt family members in their Hoffman Estates home. They weren’t the only ones traumatized. The heinous attack also affected first responders, including Kasia Cawley, one of the Hoffman Estates police detectives assigned to the case. “It always stays with you,” said Cawley, now Hoffman Estates chief of police. “You’re never going to forget it.”
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Democrats to meet May 11 to choose Gillespie’s successorApr 16, 2024 4:15 pm - Northwest suburban Democratic leaders will meet in Arlington Heights on May 11 to choose a successor for outgoing state Sen. Ann Gillespie. Gillespie, an Arlington Height...
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Demolition of downtown Fox River Grove block to start this monthApr 16, 2024 1:30 pm - A full block of empty buildings in downtown Fox River Grove will be demolished and turned into a grassy lot by the summer. All of the buildings along a stretch of Route 1...
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Officials: Felon fled McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy, crashed his vehicle, then ranApr 15, 2024 8:12 pm - Authorities say a Hampshire man drove 90 mph in a 55 mph zone, disobeyed a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s signals to pull over, crashed his vehicle and then ran from t...