McHenry County
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Fire causes $450,000 in damage to McHenry County barnJan 28, 2024 11:00 am - Fire swept through a pole barn in northern McHenry County early Saturday, causing an estimated $450,000 in damage and leaving the structure gutted. Firefighters from more...
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How much property taxes per person does it cost to run your town?Jan 28, 2024 7:47 am - Property taxes used to fund daily operations of suburban municipalities have climbed an average of $44 per resident from 10 years ago. In at least nine suburbs, the amoun...
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McHenry County philanthropist, business leader, MCC patron Charles Liebman dies at 102Jan 24, 2024 7:48 am - Longtime McHenry County philanthropist and business leader Charles Liebman – who has a building named for him at McHenry County College and was Bull Valley’s first villag...
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McHenry County repeals solar farm restrictionsJan 21, 2024 10:53 am - The McHenry County Board has voted to repeal restrictions that it had placed on a dozen solar farms when they were approved in June and August. The vote last week came as...
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Eagles fly high over Fox River at ‘In Search of Eagles’Jan 20, 2024 5:34 pm - Representatives from several organizations were on hand to help visitors spot eagles during an “In Search of Eagles” program Saturday morning at the McHenry Dam, Algonqui...
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Coroner rules cause and manner of McHenry County jail inmate’s July death ‘undetermined’Jan 19, 2024 3:30 pm - The McHenry County coroner has ruled the July death of a county jail inmate to be “undetermined.” Colton Sabo, 31, of Poplar Grove, was found unresponsive in his jail cel...
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McHenry County GOP PAC paid $30,000 for books from Donald Trump Jr.’s publishing house around his fall visitJan 17, 2024 7:17 pm - The McHenry County GOP political action committee spent $30,000 on books from a publishing firm co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. around the time he appeared at the Republic...
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McHenry County could repeal some solar farm restrictionsJan 14, 2024 10:48 am - Conditions the McHenry County Board placed on a dozen solar farms it approved this past summer could be going away. The board also could repeal a 10-year time limit condi...
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Algonquin Police Department starts snowman competition, encourages ‘community togetherness’Jan 13, 2024 5:29 pm - Neighboring police departments and residents build their best snowmen in friendly competition An Algonquin Police Department Facebook post challenging neighboring towns ...
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Correctional officer shortage putting crunch on jailsJan 05, 2024 5:15 am - The law enforcement officer shortage that’s plagued police departments across the country in recent years also is having serious consequences for jails and prisons. The p...