Spring Grove
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McHenry County could repeal some solar farm restrictionsJan 14, 2024 10:48 am - Conditions the McHenry County Board placed on a dozen solar farms it approved this past summer could be going away. The board also could repeal a 10-year time limit condi...
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Algonquin Police Department starts snowman competition, encourages ‘community togetherness’Jan 13, 2024 5:29 pm - Neighboring police departments and residents build their best snowmen in friendly competition An Algonquin Police Department Facebook post challenging neighboring towns ...
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Illinois community colleges receive grants to support electric vehicle industryJan 11, 2024 12:29 pm - 25 schools will use funds to build capacity for programs offering EV job training and supporting technology development
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MCC program to explore music, history of blues cultureJan 10, 2024 12:58 pm - Enjoy a lecture and live music presentation of the spirituals, work songs, and slave songs that evolved into the blues at McHenry County College’s next Experts and Insigh...
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Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. in the suburbsJan 10, 2024 12:11 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 15. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader. Jan. 10 Documentary, di...
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Fox Lake man pleads guilty to ramming police car in stolen truck, gets 5 yearsJan 09, 2024 12:20 pm - A Fox Lake man was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges alleging he rammed a Spring Grove patrol vehicle while fleeing in a stolen pickup tr...
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Correctional officer shortage putting crunch on jailsJan 05, 2024 5:15 am - The law enforcement officer shortage that’s plagued police departments across the country in recent years also is having serious consequences for jails and prisons. The p...
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Alice Howenstine, curbside recycling pioneer in McHenry County, dies at 93Jan 04, 2024 12:38 pm - Friends and members of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County remember McHenry resident Alice Howenstine as someone who was instrumental in getting curbside recycl...
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What’s that smell? Officials trace natural gas odor sweeping across state back to IowaJan 03, 2024 2:35 pm - A widespread natural gas odor reported by residents of Lake and McHenry counties, as well as other parts of northern Illinois, is being attributed to equipment maintenanc...
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Recent home and property salesJan 02, 2024 2:00 pm - Algonquin $580,000; 12 Hampton Court, Algonquin; Sold on Nov. 13, 2023, by Carol L Dugger to Brady S Ferris $410,000; 380 Mahogany Drive, Algonquin; Sold on Nov. 22, 2023...