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Voters will have their say on sales tax increase for McHenry County; question will appear on March ballotDec 21, 2023 12:26 pm - McHenry County voters will now have a say on whether to approve a 0.25% sales tax increase on the March ballot. If approved, the measure would not just increase the sales...
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Illinois Christmas tree farmers say demand is high this holiday seasonDec 21, 2023 6:00 am - Did you buy a precut Christmas tree or cut one down with your family this year? If you did the latter, chances are you got in before product ran out, said some northern I...
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Misspelling Republican won’t keep McHenry County Board candidate off ballotDec 20, 2023 9:48 am - McHenry County’s electoral board ruled Tuesday that Bob Nowak can stay on the March primary ballot, overruling his opponent’s objection to his candidacy. Nowak, of Algonq...
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Unwanted pets are filling shelters, but advocates caution about adopting them as holiday giftsDec 19, 2023 2:11 pm - It’s a thing that holiday movies are made of. The family comes down Christmas morning to find a snuggly little puppy or kitten under the tree, wearing a big red bow. Chri...
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McHenry County Board to decide whether to put tax hike on ballotDec 17, 2023 7:54 am - McHenry County voters could decide in March whether to hike the county’s sale tax to change how local mental health services are funded. The county board is expected to v...
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Why some congressional candidates could get kicked off the March primary ballotDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - Four congressional candidates running for seats serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs could be kept off the March 2024 primary ballot if formal complaints about t...
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McHenry County College celebrates 2023 graduates during winter commencementDec 15, 2023 10:34 am - McHenry County College recognized 784 graduates at its winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 9 in the college gymnasium. Of this group of graduates, 108 earned h...
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Objection filed in McHenry County Board race over letter left off the word ‘Republican’Dec 15, 2023 10:04 am - An objection has been filed in the only contested McHenry County Board primary race featuring an incumbent. County board member Eric Hendricks, a Lake in the Hills Republ...
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McHenry man pleads guilty in drug-induced homicide to lesser charge in fatal overdose, gets 10 years in prisonDec 08, 2023 12:00 am - A McHenry man initially charged with drug-induced homicide pleaded guilty to a lesser offense Thursday in the fentanyl-overdose death of a 29-year-old man and was senten...
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McHenry County sheriff addresses deaths of 4 jail inmates this yearDec 08, 2023 12:00 am - Following the deaths of four McHenry County jail inmates since July - including three since Nov. 21 and two this week - the sheriff's office released a statement Thursda...