McHenry County
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Arlington Heights deputy fire chief hired to lead Wauconda Fire DistrictJan 08, 2025 8:23 pm - Wauconda Fire District Chief Patrick Kane, who started as a part-time firefighter in 1995, is retiring Jan. 20 and will be succeeded by Curt Hanselman, deputy chief with the Arlington Heights Fire Department.
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Prosecutor: Woman charged in fatal hit-and-run of Island Lake man had been drinkingJan 08, 2025 7:53 pm - A McHenry woman charged with fatally striking a young man with her car in September didn’t stop or call police after the crash, had been drinking in bars earlier that night and afterward “concealed” her vehicle in her boyfriend’s garage, authorities alleged Tuesday during the woman’s initial court appearance.
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Waukegan police seek help finding vehicle involved in fatal hit-and-runJan 08, 2025 12:18 pm - Waukegan police are asking for help finding a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash Saturday near Route 41 and Northpoint Boulevard.
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No Memorial Day parade in Huntley this year, but Fourth of July parade plannedJan 08, 2025 12:17 pm - The Huntley American Legion will not hold a Memorial Day parade this year but plans to host a ceremony.
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Girls basketball: Kurth continues nice run, leads Cary-Grove to FVC win over Crystal Lake CentralJan 07, 2025 10:05 pm - Cary-Grove’s Malaina Kurth worked her way into a starting role two years ago as a freshman. The Trojans guard has seen her game – and scoring – grow ever since. Kurth was...
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McHenry woman charged in fatal hit-and-run crash near Island LakeJan 07, 2025 1:51 pm - A 50-year-old McHenry woman is facing charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash near Island Lake last year that killed a pedestrian.
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Batavia police searching for man who robbed gas station at gunpoint MondayJan 07, 2025 12:05 pm - A Batavia gas station was robbed at gunpoint by masked man demanding money and lottery tickets Monday.
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‘Vintage goth’ furniture rehab business moving to bigger space in Crystal LakeJan 07, 2025 10:48 am - McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes’ rehabbed furniture store Edge Designs has moved to a permanent location that’s due to open this week in Crystal Lake at the intersection of Routes 31 and 176.
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Best Bets: ‘Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah’ returns to Chicago’s AuditoriumJan 07, 2025 10:17 am - The jazz-infused “Too Hot to Handel” reimagining of Handel’s oratorio returns to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre, and author Jenniffer Weigel performs her solo stage show in Highland Park.
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Thermal drone locates Charlie, a dog from Crystal Lake who was missing for a weekJan 07, 2025 9:00 am - Charlie, a missing Bernese mountain dog, was found after a week using a thermal imaging drone that detected his heat signature. He was injured but will fully recover.