McHenry County
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AID's 60th anniversary auction returns to Fishermen's Inn Sept. 30Sep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development will host a 60th anniversary "Shine Bright Like a Diamond" themed benefit auction on Thursday, Sept. 30, at the scenic Fisherm...
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Family fall hike program offered Sept. 25 at Pingree Grove Forest PreserveSep 14, 2021 11:00 pm - We can see amazing natural colors in the fall, but not all those hues are found in the trees! Join a Forest Preserve District naturalist on an early fall hike. During t...
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Festivals Sept. 17-23: Oktoberfests, Depot Days, Fall Fests, Riverwalk Fine Art Fair & moreSep 14, 2021 2:00 pm - This weekend Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins in South Barrington...
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Turkey vultures may not be pretty, but they serve important purposeSep 14, 2021 6:00 am - I've seen as many as four turkey vultures perched in a dead tree here at the nature center, but most of my recent vulture insights come from watching our resident bird. ...
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Book deals, real estate and stock sales: How legislators make money on the sideSep 14, 2021 5:30 am - A book deal netted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth more than $380,000 last year ahead of her memoir's recent publication, federal documents indicate. The Hoffman Estates Democ...
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Kane County approves solar panel farm that may save $5 million in energy costsSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A plan that leverages the state's new clean energy reform bill into $5 million in savings by constructing a new solar energy farm received approval Tuesday from the Kane...
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One person killed in single-vehicle crash in HuntleySep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A 42-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Huntley. Huntley police say the crash happened around 5:40 a.m. along Charles Sass Parkway. A 2...
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Police release image of SUV involved in hit-and-run near St. CharlesSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Authorities on Tuesday released an image of the SUV they're searching for after Monday's hit-and-run near St. Charles. The SUV is red or maroon, possibly a Jeep Cherokee...
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Former special education aide sentenced to 24 years for sex assaultSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A former Lake County special education teacher's aide who admitted to sexually abusing a student was sentenced Tuesday to 24 years in prison. Israel Suaste-Gonzalez, 50,...
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Lake County deputy receives MADD award for making more than 500 DUI arrestsSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County Sheriff's Deputy Ari Briskman was given an award Sunday night by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his long career of arresting suspected intoxicated drivers...