McHenry County
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Feels like summer, but the fun in Huntley was all fallSep 28, 2025 2:52 pm - The weather felt like midsummer, but the colors, activities and atmosphere were all about autumn over the weekend at the Huntley Fall Fest.
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Experts, parents push back on misleading Tylenol-autism claimsSep 28, 2025 8:36 am - Illinois parents, doctors and medical associations are among those speaking out against claims made by President Donald Trump that the pain reliever Tylenol is linked to autism.
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‘A sense of comfort and peace’: How some suburban care facilities are using doll therapy for dementia and Alzheimer’s patientsSep 28, 2025 4:00 am - About a month after her mother moved into an Elmhurst memory care facility, Gail Bekin bought her a doll. “She never put it down,” said Bekin. For decades, health care providers have incorporated certain techniques — music, art and pet therapy as well as caring for baby dolls — to help treat people with dementia or Alzheimer’s.
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‘A thorough check is the key’: Cooler weather approaching but ticks still with usSep 28, 2025 12:00 am - Cooler days are coming but that doesn’t mean we’re out of the figurative woods when it comes to ticks, whose bites can cause serious illnesses.
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Rolling Meadows, Hersey, Wauconda, Carmel score winsSep 27, 2025 10:18 pm - A roundup of weekend football games from Cook and Lake counties.
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Cook sparks Barrington to MSL West victory against PalatineSep 27, 2025 8:03 pm - Barrington defeated Palatine 42-21 Saturday afternoon in Barrington in a Mid-Suburban League West Division football game.
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Boys soccer: Checking in on conference races at the midway point of the seasonSep 27, 2025 5:05 pm - Things are beginning to sort themselves out in conference play as we pass the midway point in the season.
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Cross country: York’s Janowski, Neuqua’s Gudauskas lead the pack at Palatine invitationalSep 27, 2025 2:12 pm - When it was all completed at Saturday’s Palatine Meet of Champions Invitational, there were some stellar performances headlined by race winners Karlin Janowski of York and Jesse Gudauskas from Neuqua Valley.
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The Biz Week That Was: A virtual reality escape, industrial and Main Street-like developments, and grants for business growthSep 27, 2025 1:22 pm - ‘A new kind of entertainment’: Rosemont virtual reality venue opens Friday Starting Friday, you’ll only have to go as far as Rosemont to be able to travel to ancient...
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SWAT team finds $300K in cocaine in tow truck at Marengo ranch, prosecutors say; Elgin man chargedSep 27, 2025 12:26 pm - An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.