McHenry County
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Girls soccer: Prairie Ridge finally breaks through in 2-1 win over Cary-GroveApr 29, 2025 9:08 pm - For almost two years, Prairie Ridge coach Lindsay Gertz has repeated the same refrain to her team: The Wolves can compete with anyone in the Fox Valley Conference. It was...
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Softball: O’Grady powers Grant past Grayslake NorthApr 29, 2025 8:50 pm - A pair of major injuries forced Riley O’Grady to spend her freshman softball season at Grant as the team manager. Now O’Grady is back and managing to put a big hurt on so...
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Six things you need to know about the Route 53 road construction projectApr 29, 2025 7:21 pm - Here’s the lowdown on what Route 53 work between Lake-Cook Road and Route 62 means for your commute.
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Community colleges renew push for four-year degrees, but universities push backApr 29, 2025 7:07 pm - Harper College and other community colleges are lobbying legislators for the right to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in select fields, but the proposal faces opposition from universities who fear duplication of efforts.
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Kane County Fair board awards two 4-H student scholarshipsApr 29, 2025 5:37 pm - The Kane County Fair board of directors has awarded scholarships of $3,000 each to Samuel Haviland of Elgin and Autumn Kriegel of Hampshire
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Best Bets: Vintage Blonde Chicago’s record release, ESO performs ‘The Planets,’ artists gather in Elmhurst’s Wilder ParkApr 29, 2025 5:09 pm - This week, suburban rocker band Vintage Blonde Chicago releases its debut record with a Sunday concert at Schuba’s, art returns to Elmhurst’s Wilder Park, and the ESO concludes its season with “The Planets.”
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Sheriff: Arlington Heights-area teen missing since MondayApr 29, 2025 2:30 pm - The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Arlington Heights-area teen.
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Barrington approves redevelopment agreement on Golden TriangleApr 29, 2025 2:26 pm - Barrington trustees Monday put the final touches on a redevelopment agreement for a mixed-use project on Hough Street between the Union Pacific and Canadian National Railway tracks.
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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.