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McHenry County Board at odds over whether to keep jail contract with ICE
May 14, 2021 8:27 AM - A contract between the McHenry County sheriff's office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house immigration detainees at the McHenry County Jail prompted more than a dozen people to speak at a Thursday meeting in support of canceling the deal.
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outside
May 14, 2021 5:30 AM - For at least a little while this week, the seven men wearing khaki scrubs with "DOC" emblazoned in big black letters across the back weren't just inmates in the Cook County jail. They were representatives of the United States, doing battle with fellow inmates from Russia, Spain and Armenia in an international chess tournament.
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Coalition to Cancel the ICE Contract hosts roadside rally May 15 in Huntley
May 12, 2021 3:18 PM - The Coalition to Cancel the ICE Contract in McHenry County will hold a Roadside Rally on Saturday, May 15, along Route 47 at Deicke Park in Huntley. -
LITH Sanitary District board vacancyMay 12, 2021 2:59 PM - The McHenry County Board is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Lake in the Hills Sanitary District Board of Trustees. The district, governed by the three-member board, provides wastewater treatment for the village of Lake in the Hills, and portions of Crystal Lake and Huntley.
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Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock surpasses 1,000 owner-members
May 12, 2021 1:51 PM - The Food Shed Co-op exceeded a significant milestone on the way to opening a community-owned grocery store in Woodstock. -
Crystal Lake American Legion to host Vets 4 Veterans' Families event June 26May 11, 2021 5:24 PM - Crystal Lake American Legion Post 171 is sponsoring a "Vets 4 Veterans' Families" event on Saturday, June 26. It will showcase the numerous resources that are currently available to veterans that could mitigate this life-threatening issue.
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McHenry County businesses struggle to hire workers as reopening continues
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Girl Scouts turn 300 pounds of bottle caps into playground buddy benches
May 10, 2021 6:41 AM - Members of the Girl Scout Troop 2377 and Troop 134 with the Menominee Service Unit of Girl Scouts Northern Illinois collected 300 pounds of bottle caps and used cookie sales money to have buddy benches installed at two area playgrounds. -
McHenry County Board to consider cancellation of ICE contract after committee approval
May 8, 2021 5:24 PM - Questions about finances and morality were among those weighing on a McHenry County committee confronted last week by nearly a dozen people raising concerns about a contract between the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. -
Baby Blanding's turtles will keep getting a good start on life in Lake, McHenry counties
May 8, 2021 5:33 AM - As turtles of all types deal with the grim prospect of crossing roads this time of year, a Lake County program to boost the population of one endangered species is finding success. And the long-running Blanding's Turtle Recovery Program to give the endearing babies a fighting chance is set to continue for the foreseeable future.
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