McHenry County
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Friends of the Algonquin Area Library award scholarshipsAug 18, 2020 11:00 pm - The Friends of the Algonquin Area Public Library District have named two recipients for their annual scholarships for higher education. Each year, the volunteer group a...
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Losing track of the seasons? Find your bearings by heading outdoorsAug 18, 2020 6:00 am - The calendar must be wrong. August? It can't be August already! Since March, the pandemic has knocked down one after another seasonal signpost, like the last day of scho...
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Constable: It's reigning cats and dogs in the medical worldAug 18, 2020 5:30 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com As the pandemic rolled through the United States, hospitals cut lucrative elective surgeries and medical tests to focus on C...
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Village cancels Fox Lake Fall Festival due to COVID-19 precautionsAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Fox Lake has canceled its Fall Festival in accordance with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's five-phase Restore Illinois plan, it announced Tuesday. The festival was p...
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3 more test positive for COVID-19 at Kane County juvenile centerAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - One youth detainee and two more employees at a Kane County juvenile detention center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced Tuesday. A second round of te...
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Woman airlifted to hospital after two-vehicle crash in Crystal LakeAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - One person was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries and another suffered injuries that were not life threatening during a two-vehicle accident Tuesday in Crys...
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Drop your vote-by-mail ballot here. Counties installing secure boxes to collect ballotsAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - With concerns about U.S. mail service and election tampering growing, Lake County officials this week said people will be able to deposit vote-by-mail ballots in more th...
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Lake in the Hills woman put devotion to family, faith into actionAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Family and her Greek Orthodox faith were important to Ellen Makarounis of Lake in the Hills. It fueled her desire to serve at St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church in Pala...
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Railroad crossing on Main Street in Barrington will be closed next weekAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - The railroad crossing on Main Street/Lake-Cook Road just west of Lageschulte Street in Barrington will be closed next week for repairs, village officials said. The closu...
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ECC's Project Backpack delivers for students this fallAug 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Project Backpack, a community effort to provide backpacks and supplies for families of Elgin Community College District 509, looked a little different this year. Due to...