McHenry County
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Baseball: Crystal Lake South powers past Burlington CentralApr 22, 2025 10:33 pm - Mark Pachla lets his Crystal Lake South baseball teammates provide the power. The senior right-hander retires hitters, just not with a blazing fastball. “I’m definitely n...
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Buddhist monk leads sound healing & meditation at Geneva Unitarian ChurchApr 22, 2025 8:53 pm - On May 17, Buddhist monk and certified sound therapist Bhante Rahula leads a 90-minute sound healing and meditation workshop using singing bowls at Unitarian Universalist Church of Geneva.
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Dining out: Blind wine tasting contest, new menus and moreApr 22, 2025 4:04 pm - Head to a Cooper’s Hawk restaurant for a blind wine tasting contest to be entered to win a prize, check out these new restaurant menus, and The Original Rainbow Cone is offering a Tuesday ice cream deal for its 100th birthday.
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‘A true homegrown talent’ named police chief in Round Lake BeachApr 22, 2025 3:41 pm - The new police chief in Round Lake Beach is a 25-year department veteran who rose through the ranks.
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Island Lake man gets jail time for keeping 46 cats in U-Haul vanApr 22, 2025 1:27 pm - An Island Lake man is serving a 40-day jail sentence after admitting guilt to an animal cruelty charge for housing 46 cats in a U-Haul van for months, records show.
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Best Bets: Laugh it up with Lisa Ann Walter at Zanies RosemontApr 22, 2025 9:10 am - “Abbott Elementary” actress and comedian Lisa Ann Walter headlines Zanies Rosemont, comedian/filmmaker/author W. Kamau Bell headlines The Den Theatre and Long Grove welcomes beer fans to its Craft Beer Fest Saturday.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank’s 12th annual Fight Hunger Run/Walk returns May 3 to Cantigny ParkApr 21, 2025 11:03 pm - Over 1,600 runners and spectators will fill Cantigny Park for Northern Illinois Food Bank's 12th annual 5K/10K run/walk supporting food programs across 13 counties.
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‘We all need music’: Barrington High School orchestra teacher recalls lessons during pandemicApr 21, 2025 4:27 pm - When COVID-19 forced Barrington High School to go remote in March 2020, orchestra teacher Clark Sheldon faced a daunting challenge — teaching a class relying heavily on group participation at a time when students couldn’t be together.
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As the Cincinnati Reds’ official scorer, Doug Feldmann continues writing baseball’s historyApr 21, 2025 3:58 pm - Aside from the 13 books Doug Feldman has written about baseball’s history, he’s also served as a scout for three Major League Baseball teams and worked as a freelance scorekeeper for MLB.com for 14 years. Yet even with all he’s observed, Feldmann is still constantly witnessing things he never has before.
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Kane County specialty courts participants use art to tell their storiesApr 21, 2025 1:41 pm - The artwork of participants in Kane County’s four specialty courts filled the jury lounge at the Judicial Center in St. Charles last week, many pieces telling their lives’ journeys.