McHenry County
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‘Get it done. Please’: Father of teen killed by train implores Barrington officials to install safety gatesApr 29, 2025 2:11 pm - The father of Marin Lacson, the 17-year-old Barrington High School student fatally struck by a Metra train early last year, confronted Barrington trustees Monday about the slow progress installing pedestrian safety gates at the crossing where she was killed.
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Iconic ‘castle’ in Fox River Grove cancels all events after village rescinds special-use permitApr 29, 2025 12:32 pm - Fox River Grove’s iconic Bettendorf Castle has canceled all events indefinitely after the village rescinded its special use permit.
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Barrington the latest to adopt local grocery taxApr 29, 2025 6:45 am - Barrington has become the latest village to adopt a local grocery tax to replace the state-collected version that will soon be eliminated.
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Baseball: Hampshire takes early lead again vs. Huntley, finishes strong this timeApr 28, 2025 10:25 pm - Future Bradley University baseball teammates Ari Fivelson, T.J. Jakubowski and Calen Scheider might laugh about it someday soon in a college dorm, or on a ball field. Or ...
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Resident suffers serious burns after cooking mishap in Algonquin garageApr 28, 2025 8:21 pm - An Algonquin man suffered serious burns in a cooking-related mishap inside a garage on the 0-100 block of Tregonwell Court Monday.
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Hanover Township to hold kite festival at Hoffman Estates forest preserveApr 28, 2025 5:33 pm - Hanover Township’s second annual Kite Festival will be 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 10, at the Carl R. Hansen Woods Forest Preserve in Hoffman Estates.
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From the suburbs to the title: Western Michigan’s journey to the top of collegiate hockeyApr 28, 2025 5:06 pm - Led by talent from Buffalo Grove, Naperville and Algonquin, Western Michigan University won the men’s hockey national championship.
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Harper College Theatre Ensemble lurks in the shadows with ‘Gaslight’Apr 28, 2025 4:30 pm - The Harper College Theatre Ensemble will present Steven Dietz’s adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play “Gaslight” April 30 through May 4.
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Signal Hill DAR to unveil Patriot Marker in Barrington for 250th anniversary of American RevolutionApr 28, 2025 4:17 pm - Barrington-based Signal Hill Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution invites the public to an unveiling of a Patriot Marker commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.
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24 new homes with 3-car garages planned to finish Lake in the Hills subdivisionApr 28, 2025 12:48 pm - Two dozen new houses could be coming to Lake in the Hills — a project conceived almost two decades ago.