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MCC awarded multimillion-dollar grant to connect students more directly to workplacesOct 01, 2026 12:54 pm - McHenry County College has been awarded a five-year, multimillion-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help more students explore careers, gain real-world work experience, and build a clearer path to completing their degrees.
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‘She made the world a better place’: Friends, family remember woman killed during Fox River boating accident in JulySep 26, 2026 7:14 pm - Several hundred people gathered to honor Magdalena Jablonska at the McHenry Dam on Saturday. The 48-year-old Des Plaines woman and U.S. Marine veteran who “brought sunshine wherever she went” was killed in a boating accident July 25 on the Fox River.
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McHenry sheriff responds to criticism over river patrols on day of fatal crashSep 24, 2026 6:47 pm - The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is pushing back on a TV news report last week that tied its marine unit’s scheduling to a deadly July 25 crash on the Fox River.
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Midterm voting starts Thursday for many suburbanitesSep 22, 2026 3:54 pm - Early voting for the November election begins Thursday throughout most of the state.
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Woodstock man killed in single-vehicle crash near Crystal LakeSep 20, 2026 10:48 am - The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash just outside Crystal Lake that killed a 23-year-old Woodstock man early Sunday.
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County hosts Native Plant Sale Sept. 18-19Sep 10, 2026 12:04 am - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will have native plants, shrubs and trees available during its in-person fall native plant sale. The sale takes place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the McHenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road in Woodstock.
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Biss, Elleson to face off in congressional forum in SkokieSep 08, 2026 10:47 am - The candidates for Illinois’ 9th Congressional District seat will debate the issues facing the nation in a public forum this month.
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Calls for speed limit come after high-speed fatal crash on the Fox RiverSep 07, 2026 8:03 am - Boaters often wave as they pass each other on the water. Jeff Matheson, a boater on the Chain O’ Lakes, proposed a modest change in honor of the woman who was struck and killed recently by an allegedly intoxicated boater. Instead of waving, Matheson proposed flashing a peace sign to signify safer boating. “Let’s make this tragedy mean something and attempt to make change for the future,” he wrote on Facebook.
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Which Chicago-area lawmakers went on foreign trips funded by special interest groups?Sep 05, 2026 9:00 am - Several congressional representatives serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs traveled abroad last year at the expense of special interest groups.
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Community Connections Summit to explore meaningful conversations Sept. 11 at MCCSep 04, 2026 11:41 pm - The Community Connections Summit, themed “Building Community Through Conversations That Matter,” will take place on Friday, Sept. 11.