McHenry County
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Vernon Hills falls behind early at Prairie Ridge, sees season come to an endOct 31, 2025 11:00 pm - Prairie Ridge‘s Hunter Mosolino charged ahead on fourth and 10 from the Wolves’ 11-yard line Friday evening and had a clear view of Vernon Hills quarterback Colin McMurra...
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Fremd routs Huntley, advances to play Lyons TownshipOct 31, 2025 10:55 pm - Fremd came onto its home field in the opening round of 8A playoffs to the theme from the movie “Halloween”. The Vikings then leaned heavily on the spirit of Michael Meyer...
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Barrington scores early, often in win over ElginOct 31, 2025 10:32 pm - Barrington found nothing but the end zone in each of its eight first-half possessions en route to a 72-13 first-round win in the Class 8A playoffs over No. 31 seed Elgin ...
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Three infected bats identified on Cook County’s annual ‘Halloween Rabid Bat Map’Oct 31, 2025 6:54 pm - Cook County has released an interactive map every Halloween for the past eight years showing where rabid bats have been identified.
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‘Overwhelmed already’: Food banks, pantries carry on with SNAP emergency plansOct 31, 2025 5:31 pm - The Greater Chicago Food Depository will set up temporary distribution sites in areas with the highest concentration of SNAP participants starting Saturday. Though a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture must use contingency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the federal government shutdown, nonprofits that were bracing for a cutoff in benefits along with surging demand are still keeping emergency response plans in place.
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Huntley’s Shops on Main retail incubator opens SaturdayOct 31, 2025 5:26 pm - Ten small businesses are among the first group to operate in Huntley’s new incubator market, which opens for business Saturday.
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Route 14, Lake Zurich Road in Barrington reopen amid ongoing underpass projectOct 31, 2025 4:19 pm - Route 14 in Barrington reopened Friday afternoon on its new temporary four-lane roadway along with the temporary two-lane Lake Zurich Road.
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Girls volleyball: Prairie Ridge rolls past Crystal Lake South, advances to sectionalsOct 30, 2025 10:23 pm - The four Mylar balloons − a numeral one and three zeroes – hovered next to a smiling Addi Smith like one of the Prairie Ridge senior setter’s perfectly lofted passes. A l...
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Girls volleyball: Huntley cruises to another regional championshipOct 30, 2025 9:12 pm - Lengthy service runs from multiple players enabled Huntley to find its rhythm and keep the Hononegah offense out of sync during Thursday’s Class 4A girls volleyball regio...
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Is this the season the MSL breaks through in football?Oct 30, 2025 5:11 pm - For all the state titles collectively won in the Mid-Suburban League, it’s been 20 years since the conference last won an IHSA football championship.