Spring Grove
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Art of the Land show and fundraiser returns to McHenry CountyOct 13, 2025 11:11 am - Attendees will experience art inspired by the local landscape, live music and more at the Art of the Land art show and fundraiser. Proceeds from the event support land preservation in McHenry County.
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‘Living museum’: New generation of volunteers aims to restore rare, ancient prairies in CaryOct 11, 2025 10:15 am - Tucked away in Cary are three separate areas of a rare ecosystem created by melting glaciers tens of thousands of years ago called the gravel hill prairies. These dry grasslands are home to many uncommon, threatened and endangered species that volunteers are trying to ensure won’t vanish due to invasive species taking over the land.
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Signarama opens in Volo, offering custom sign services to local businessesOct 07, 2025 2:26 pm - Lake County resident and entrepreneur Steve Trkla has opened a new Signarama in Volo to help businesses boost visibility and strengthen marketing through creative, high-quality custom signage solutions.
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October adventures await at home of ‘World’s Largest’ Corn MazeOct 03, 2025 6:00 pm - Chances to check out the “World’s Largest” Corn Maze — and all of the other fun to be had — at Richardson Adventure Farm draw to a close the weekend before Halloween.
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Wanna see something really scary? Suburban haunted attractions deliver thrills, chills this HalloweenOct 02, 2025 1:25 pm - “We’re the one and only outdoor scream park,” says Grayslake resident Jason Wright about his haunted venue American Nightmare Scream Park opening this weekend in Spring Grove. “It’s something nobody has done in the Chicago area.”
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2 men arrested in multicounty Walgreens theft spreeOct 01, 2025 3:37 pm - Wauconda police have arrested two men on felony charges related to a string of retail thefts across Lake, McHenry, Boone, Will, and Kane counties.
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McHenry Outdoor raises breast cancer awareness, fundsOct 01, 2025 9:55 am - Oct. 10-11 at the McHenry Outdoor Theater will be all about making some joyful noise on behalf of breast cancer awareness.
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American Nightmare Scream Park to offer scares in Spring GroveSep 30, 2025 2:47 pm - Jason Wright has spent 31 years honing his fright-framing skills, building and staffing scream-soliciting Halloween haunts across the country.This, however, is the first year the Grayslake resident is taking what he knows and dropping it into a cornfield.
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SWAT team finds $300K in cocaine in tow truck at Marengo ranch, prosecutors say; Elgin man chargedSep 27, 2025 12:26 pm - An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.
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A fall tradition with a twist: Marengo’s historic Pringle School hosts its first Fall FestivalSep 26, 2025 10:28 pm - The McHenry County Historical Society and Museum is hosting a new Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12, at the historic Pringle School in Marengo.