Island Lake
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Wauconda High School fall production premieres online FridayNov 06, 2020 4:20 am - Given restrictions due to the coronavirus, the question for Wauconda High School theater teacher Scott Metzger was how to produce and present a fall play with meaning fo...
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Lake County forest preserve deer management program benefits food banksNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - The deer population in Lake County forest preserves is thinned annually to keep ecosystems balanced, but there also is an ancillary benefit for area food banks. As a con...
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Questionable signatures, mail-in vs. in-person: More than 1,700 McHenry County voters had issues casting ballotsNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - McHenry County voters who may have encountered problems casting their ballot have a narrowing window of time to make sure their votes are counted. Specifically, those wh...
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LCFS: COVID-19 hasn't stopped the adoption journeyNov 05, 2020 10:00 pm - Even with a pandemic, families continue to successfully navigate the adoption journey to grow their families. National Adoption Awareness Month in November is a time to ...
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McHenry County health dept. braces for increase in noncompliance following indoor dining banNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - An estimated 90% of restaurants and bars in some neighboring counties are not complying with the ban on indoor service handed down with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's increased CO...
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Server issues interrupt vote counting in McHenry CountyNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - After a problem with a server that runs the election management application, the McHenry County clerk's office temporarily ceased ballot processing about 11:30 a.m. Thur...
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Former DCFS employee who handled AJ Freund investigation can see prosecution's evidence, judge rulesNov 05, 2020 12:00 am - The former Illinois Department and Children and Family Services employee accused of putting 5-year-old AJ Freund at risk by allowing the boy to remain with his parents b...
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McHenry High School alum Madison Loewe sets example for success in manufacturing careersNov 04, 2020 10:00 pm - When Madison Loewe of McHenry was a freshman in high school, one of the elective classes she wanted was full. So she ended up in Metals 1. "I walked in and I was the o...
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Symposium shows young people have a passion for birdingNov 04, 2020 5:00 am - Those of us working through the COVID-19 era may be tiring of video conference calls. It's easy to get Zoomed out, dreading the next "virtual" meeting. But a Zoomer abou...
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'A very stressful situation': Why election night results were delayed in DuPage, Lake countiesNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - A technical snafu, voting machine errors and an onslaught of data contributed to election night reporting delays in DuPage and Lake counties, where unofficial results re...