McHenry County
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Wauconda firefighter facing drug charges after traffic stopAug 27, 2026 4:04 pm - Two Lakemoor residents, including a firefighter on unpaid leave from the Wauconda Fire Protection District, are facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop Saturday night in Lake Zurich.
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Parton’s legacy lives on through Imagination Library initiative in Lake CountyAug 27, 2026 3:55 pm - The Lake County Regional Office of Education Foundation has joined communities worldwide in mourning the loss of Dolly Parton.
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How a suburban prosecutor hopes to close the technology gap with online predatorsAug 27, 2026 2:49 pm - Prosecuting suspected online predators and human traffickers is hard work, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser said. She ought to know — her office has prosecuted 93 of them since 2022. Now she hopes a $1 million federal grant to the county will help her office’s efforts.
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‘Do good in the world’: St. Edward students hold day of service to mark school shooting anniversaryAug 27, 2026 2:34 pm - St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin school held a special “Wave of Service Day” at nine area nonprofits Thursday in remembrance of and in solidarity with the community of Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota on the first anniversary of a shooting that took the lives of two students.
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‘We’re building family’: Harper College’s new Fire Academy cohort makes historyAug 27, 2026 12:35 pm - Harper College's inaugural Fire Academy graduated 16 students after nine weeks of intensive training at the new Emergency Services Training Center, where they practiced firefighting skills including search and rescue, hazardous materials operations, and live-fire scenarios in the four-story fire tower.
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Lake County jail earns national innovation awardAug 27, 2026 10:35 am - The Lake County Adult Correctional Facility has received the Detention Facility Innovation Award from the National Institute for Jail Operations, officials announced Thursday.
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Huntley man dies from injuries suffered in ATV crashAug 26, 2026 6:35 pm - A 47-year-old Huntley man seriously injured in an ATV crash over the weekend has died, authorities said Wednesday.
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Proposed affordable housing project near Lake Zurich advances to a final voteAug 26, 2026 4:15 pm - Rezoning and other approvals needed for a 24-unit workforce housing apartment building near Lake Zurich have cleared another step before heading to the Lake County Board for a final vote.
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‘Our contingency plans have contingency plans’: Officials preparing for potential changes ahead of Election DayAug 26, 2026 1:41 pm - Suburban election officials insist a U.S. Supreme Court decision that preliminarily approves President Donald Trump’s order restricting mail-in voting isn’t affecting their plans for the Nov. 3 midterms.
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‘Helping people find their stories’: Indie bookstore to open in downtown Lake ZurichAug 26, 2026 10:55 am - Politics was the introduction but it was a love of reading, writing and storytelling that fueled and sustained a partnership in an indie bookstore about to open in downtown Lake Zurich.