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Volo man uses antique popcorn wagon to raise funds for children in needJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Over the past six years, Scott Uglinica of Volo, with a 1928 Ford Model Popcorn Wagon in tow, has raised thousands of dollars to help children in need in McHenry and Lak...
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McHenry County woman uses area trails to train sled dogsJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - For dogs that want to race, "they have to love running more than they love you," Hebron resident and dog trainer Hanna Kowal said. Now 22, Kowal has been training her do...
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Protecting rights or ignoring the law? McHenry County residents weigh in on possible gun sanctuaryJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Kathleen Larimer of Crystal Lake held up a picture of her son, killed during the 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater, calling him "the face of gun violence." Carl ...
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Fellowship Housing hosts 16th annual gala to empower local single momsJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - The nonprofit organization that exists to empower local single moms will once again host an elegant evening of fundraising while celebrating the extraordinary hardworkin...
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Veterans in suicidal crisis can now seek free care at any hospitalJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Every second matters when preventing veteran suicide. Now, veterans facing a suicidal crisis can get immediate and free treatment at any VA medical facility or non-VA ho...
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois sheriffs should be enforcing gun laws - not defying themJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - The ink was barely dry on the new high-powered weapons ban in Illinois when dozens of sheriffs across the state declared they would not enforce the requirement that curr...
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A long, and rare, winter's nap: The groundhog is one of only a few animals in our area that hibernatesJan 17, 2023 5:00 am - I've been talking about raptors to school groups for decades. At one point, I ask the students what the prey animals - i.e. mice, rabbits, chipmunks - are doing in spri...
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Huntley Knights to host Bags Tournament and Chili Cookoff Feb. 4Jan 16, 2023 10:00 pm - The Knights of Columbus Council 11666 of St. Mary Catholic Church in Huntley is sponsoring a bags tournament and chili cook-off on Saturday, Feb. 4 at The Mission of Cor...
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Party animals can soon rent out barn at Volo MuseumJan 16, 2023 10:00 pm - Brian Grams remembers when a particular building on the grounds of the Volo Museum was the bane of his existence. "Right over there is where I was spit on by a llama," h...
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Things to do Jan. 20-26: Winterfests, Lunar New Year events and moreJan 16, 2023 10:00 pm - Ongoing Winter Bryn Marwkets: 3-7 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Feb. 12 at the Bryn Mawr Historic District, 1052 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicag...