McHenry County
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Expressway shootings in Cook County at 188 this year, compared to 52 in 2019Oct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Within weeks, shootings on Chicago and Cook County expressways are on course to quadruple 2019's total, Illinois State Police records show. In 2019, there were 52 report...
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Girls volleyball: Barrington wins title at Huntley inviteOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - What a way for Barrington volleyball coach Michelle Jakubowski to celebrate her 48th birthday. Jakubowski's Fillies won the Huntley Invitational Saturday with a hard-fou...
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Help save 3 acres of rare fen habitat at Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve Oct. 17Oct 08, 2021 11:00 pm - A new kind of conservation initiative seeks to restore the threatened Kishwaukee Fen Nature Preserve in the Village of Lakewood at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 17. All are invit...
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Getting them registered: How League of Women Voters brings new voters to the tableOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - It's not unusual to see the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County set up a table inside area high schools or at various events where many potential voters might ...
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Gurnee students learn local history and share facts with forest preserve visitorsOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - A project that fourth-grade teacher Jane Weiland created at Woodland Intermediate School in Gurnee not only teaches her students local history, but also educates visitor...
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Family of slain Elgin teen wants harsher charges. What would it take for that to happen?Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the state's attorney's decision to drop the misdemeanor charge. The family of an Elgin teen stabbed to death last w...
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Kane County food pantries, shelters experience overwhelming demand in wake of COVID-19Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - In the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the line of people waiting for food at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry grew by 400%. The Northern Illinois Food Bank served ...
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Lake County closing COVID-19 vaccination site on Water Street in WaukeganOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - The Lake County Health Department will close its COVID-19 vaccination site at 102 W. Water St. in Waukegan, officials announced Friday. The final day to receive vaccines...
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Hampshire High to go remote-only for two weeks to fight COVID spread, but sports still onOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - Hampshire High School will close for two weeks to fight the spread of COVID-19. The school announced on Friday the Kane County Health Department put it on "adaptive paus...
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Carmel falls to Marmion in nonconference matchupOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - Before every game, Xavier Flores imagines returning an interception for a touchdown. The Marmion junior made it happen during Friday's 49-14 nonconference victory, addin...