McHenry County
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Fox River Grove train-school bus crash 25 years later: 'Just something we can't forget'Oct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Sunday marks 25 years since the tragic day a train slammed into a school bus in Fox River Grove, and many in this tight-knit community still can't pass the railroad trac...
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Gurnee vet finds new cause in retirementOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Nearing retirement after 43 years as a printer, Gurnee resident Larry Carrier was considering options when his daughter, a probation officer, told him about an innovativ...
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Cross country: Lake Zurich's Myers, Gilboy run strong at Loyola regionalOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - It was almost like a practice day. There were Lake Zurich seniors Jacob Myers and Jack Gilboy nipping at each other's heels as they have so often over the last four year...
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How Oakton College plans to use federal grant to help minority studentsOct 24, 2020 1:00 am - Asian Americans often are viewed as a model minority that's educated and affluent. That stereotype presents a challenge for Asian American students who come from low-inc...
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Saint Viator plans unconventional 'drive-thru' open house on SundayOct 23, 2020 6:00 am - Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Saint Viator High School still plans to host its annual open house - albeit a bit unconventional - on Sunday. In fact, prospective students w...
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Cook County approves tax break for U.S. Waterproofing's move to SchaumburgOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a Class 6B property tax incentive this week for Rybro LLC, enabling U.S. Waterproofing & Construction to occupy the previ...
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Man gets probation after pleading guilty to sexual abuseOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A 27-year-old Lisle man accused of having sexual contact with a minor was sentenced to probation Thursday by a McHenry County judge. Richie E. Okhiria, of the 5400 block...
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Indoor dining ban starts in DuPage, Kane, and so does defiance. How about enforcement?Oct 23, 2020 1:00 am - When a Wheaton gym defied Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order in May, local police issued a cease-and-desist order. That didn't mean Brickhaus Fitness immediately s...
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One person killed in I-94 crash near WadsworthOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A semitrailer truck struck a disabled vehicle late Wednesday on I-94 near Wadsworth, killing one person. A 2011 Black Toyota was stopped in the right lane of eastbound ...
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Aurora man sentenced to prisonOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - A 37-year-old Aurora man pleaded guilty Friday to sexually assaulting a child and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Kane County authorities said in a news release. Ro...