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TLC's Irish Oaks Savanna in Harvard is dedicated as an Illinois Nature PreserveMay 16, 2021 11:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County announced that Irish Oaks Savanna, a 40-acre preserve in Hartland Township, was dedicated as an Illinois Nature Preserve by the Il...
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Good News Sunday: Navy veteran to ride 2,500 miles for wounded militaryMay 16, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: "Tough" is one word we'd use to describe...
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More than a game: How Cook County is using chess to prepare inmates for life on the outsideMay 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 Cou...
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McHenry County Board at odds over whether to keep jail contract with ICEMay 14, 2021 1:00 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 mo...
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LITH Sanitary District board vacancyMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - 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...
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Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock surpasses 1,000 owner-membersMay 11, 2021 11:00 pm - The Food Shed Co-op exceeded a significant milestone on the way to opening a community-owned grocery store in Woodstock. The startup food cooperative currently has 1,021...
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Coalition to Cancel the ICE Contract hosts roadside rally May 15 in HuntleyMay 11, 2021 11:00 pm - The Coalition to Cancel the ICE Contract in McHenry County will hold a Roadside Rally from noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 15, along Route 47 at Deicke Park in Huntley. ...
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McHenry County businesses struggle to hire workers as reopening continuesMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - John Macrito, the owner of Grinders Ale House in McHenry, had never considered offering hiring bonuses to employees who start work in his bar and restaurant. But he is t...
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Crystal Lake American Legion to host Vets 4 Veterans' Families event June 26May 10, 2021 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake American Legion Post 171 is sponsoring a "Vets 4 Veterans' Families" event on Saturday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church grounds,...
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Girl Scouts turn 300 pounds of bottle caps into playground buddy benchesMay 10, 2021 6:00 am - A group of Girl Scouts in Lake and McHenry counties would like to see everyone having fun on the playground. And their recent service project is doing just that. Over t...