McHenry County
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Algonquin discount store Martejo closing; fitness center looks to take over buildingOct 18, 2025 4:55 pm - Martejo Discount will be closing its doors for good at the end of November, while newcomer Crunch Fitness makes moves to take over the building in Algonquin.
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‘Sock monkey movement’: Lake in the Hills man aims to turn custom Lego creation into official setOct 18, 2025 3:09 pm - Sitting at 14 inches tall and made up of more than 1,400 Lego pieces is a custom sock monkey creation that 20-year-old Nathan Lilliebridge of Lake in the Hills hopes to make into an official set sold by the toy company.
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Trump order against ‘harm reduction’ could lead to more drug-related deaths, local advocates warnOct 18, 2025 11:25 am - A Crystal Lake mother whose son died from a fentanyl overdose says a recent order issued by President Donald Trump to restrict federal funds from being spent on so-called harm reduction will only result in more drug-related deaths.
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Dundee-Crown football game against Prairie Ridge suspended after shots fired nearbyOct 18, 2025 10:08 am - Friday evening’s varsity football game between Dundee-Crown and Prairie Ridge high schools was suspended at halftime because of shots fired nearby, Carpentersville police said.
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Cary-Grove wins sixth straight, clinches another playoff berthOct 17, 2025 11:45 pm - Cary-Grove defeated Hampshire 40-7 in a Fox Valley Conference football game Friday night.
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Huntley ends skid, gets much-needed victory against McHenryOct 17, 2025 11:45 pm - Sophomore quarterback Malik Carter threw for 330 yards and five touchdowns, and the Huntley defense came up with three first-half turnovers in a 48-36 win against upset-minded McHenry.
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Carmel crushes Loyola behind Taylor’s 384 yards, 5 TDsOct 17, 2025 10:52 pm - Carmel Catholic football coach Jason McKie knows his team can compete with anyone in the state. After a one-point loss to Montini Catholic two weeks ago, McKie wanted the...
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Barrington blanks Schaumburg, clinches share of MSL West titleOct 17, 2025 10:10 pm - As he prepared to leave the home field of Gary Scholz Stadium last Friday after suffering a tough loss to archrival Conant, Schaumburg coach Mark Stilling made a very sim...
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Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseriesOct 17, 2025 5:31 pm - U.S. Border Patrol agents targeted several businesses in Lake County Friday, briefly detaining several individuals at nurseries and arresting others at a car wash.
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U.S. Rep. Bill Foster to donate salary during shutdownOct 17, 2025 3:06 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville on Friday announced he’ll donate the congressional pay he receives during the federal government shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank.