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‘We’re going to D.C. this year’: Cary 7th grader wins McHenry County spelling beeApr 01, 2024 1:14 pm - Evan Cochrane of Cary, who attends Immanuel Lutheran School in Crystal Lake, won the McHenry County Regional Office of Education 2024 Spelling Bee and will go on to the national competition in Washington, D.C. in May.
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MCC students, alum team up to create, sell pale ale from hops grown on MCC farmMar 29, 2024 5:38 am - The Center for Agrarian Learning at McHenry County College and Holzlager Brewery in Woodstock have teamed up to create the “Agrarian Pale Ale,” a refreshing brew featurin...
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Less road congestion, safer driving are goals for McHenry County’s 2050 transportation planMar 28, 2024 7:47 pm - McHenry County is working on a long-range transportation plan, and officials expect a draft will be ready next month. The plan touches on all facets of transportation, in...
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Former McHenry Township Supervisor, county board member Donna Schaefer diesMar 28, 2024 7:47 pm - Former McHenry Township supervisor and previous McHenry County Board member Donna Schaefer died Sunday at her vacation home in Florida. Schaefer, 69, of McHenry, “underst...
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NAMI of McHenry County names 2024 Vision of Hope honoreesMar 26, 2024 2:37 pm - A champion for mental health in McHenry County and a team of volunteers who help those in personal crisis are being honored with the National Alliance on Mental Illness o...
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Wildlife refuge gets additional 985 acres, touted as largest open land acquisition in Chicago area in decadesMar 27, 2024 12:08 pm - Just shy of 1,000 acres adjacent to Richmond are set to become part of the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, according to the nonprofit agencies that negotiated its pu...
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‘A perfect storm’: What’s our protection level against measles amid Chicago outbreak?Mar 24, 2024 8:54 am - Considered to be effectively eliminated across the U.S. in 2000, a measles outbreak in Chicago this month is a wake-up call about how easily things can spiral, experts say. How well protected are Illinoisans against the highly contagious respiratory virus?
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And then there were four: A look at the races for the 6th and 11th district congressional seatsMar 23, 2024 2:27 pm - The Republicans taking on Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville in Illinois’ 11th District and Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove in the 6th Distr...
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Why challenges coming at Foster, Casten from the left didn’t workMar 22, 2024 10:58 pm - Despite being victorious in election after election, Democratic U.S. Reps. Bill Foster of Naperville and Sean Casten of Downers Grove both faced primary challenges Tuesda...
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Fewer than 50 votes separate McHenry County Board candidates; race still too close to callMar 21, 2024 5:57 pm - Remaining mail-in ballots could determine the outcome of the Republican primary for the McHenry County Board’s District 3, although the candidate who’s trailing doesn’t e...