Woodstock
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Explore local history and culture during Museum Week in McHenry and Lake countiesMar 31, 2025 12:27 pm - McHenry and Lake counties launch inaugural Museum Week featuring scavenger hunt across multiple museums. Participants get stamp for each museum visited and prize for 8+ stamps.
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Spring Grove man gets 8-year sentence for gun theftsMar 30, 2025 10:45 am - A Spring Grove man was sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting he stole multiple firearms, including automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns, from a McHenry County home.
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The Wailin’ Mahalias to bring soulful music to April 6 worshipMar 26, 2025 1:36 pm - The Wailin’ Mahalias will bring their rich harmonies to the April 6 worship at Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry.
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Best Bets: Sugary fun with the Hershey Super Sweet AdventureMar 18, 2025 1:47 pm - The interactive Hershey Super Sweet Adventure returns to Water Tower Place in Chicago, “Dancing With the Celts” tours to the Woodstock Opera House, and Salt Creek Ballet presents “The Sleeping Beauty” in Glen Ellyn.
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Sheriff: Woman injured in head-on McHenry County crash diesMar 17, 2025 7:46 pm - One of the three people critically injured in a crash Sunday morning near Union has died, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Five injured, three critically, in McHenry County crashMar 16, 2025 3:11 pm - Five people were hospitalized, three with critical injuries, after a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning near Union in McHenry County.
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Tree of Life hosts screening of documentary ‘Major!’Mar 11, 2025 11:50 pm - Tree of Life in McHenry is hosting a screening of the documentary, “Major!” about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years.
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TLC and American Farmland Trust to host Learning Circles on March 11 and April 3Mar 07, 2025 3:36 pm - The first Learning Circle on March 11 will cover farmland succession planning, with guest speaker Angie Doucette from American Farmland Trust.
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Family magic show to support McHenry food pantryMar 06, 2025 12:23 am - Magician Kevin Sarnwick performs a free, family-friendly show on March 15 in McHenry. Attendees are encouraged to donate to the FISH of McHenry food pantry.
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He bet his life savings on paper straws. Trump may destroy his business.Mar 05, 2025 9:55 am - After 50 years toiling in the country’s paper mills, 75-year-old Guy Spinelli plunked his life savings into creating a “24 hours strong” straw that he manufactures in Woodstock, and sells to more than 1,000 restaurants, bars, coffee shops and casinos. But now, two years in, Spinelli says the party is over.