McHenry County
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Several major Kane Co. roads to undergo bridge inspections week of April 13, traffic delays expectedApr 11, 2026 5:05 pm - Several roadway lanes will be closed across Kane County starting April 13 as construction crews inspect bridges on several major traffic routes. The work is expected to cause traffic delays.
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Everything Expo in Lake Zurich offers ‘perfect opportunity’ for small businessesApr 11, 2026 4:48 pm - Live entertainment including dance demonstrations and a reptile show combined with vendors from 60 local business and organizations at the Everything Expo at the Folglia YMCA in Lake Zurich Saturday.
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5-story apartment-commercial plan for Fox River Grove advances: ‘Never would have imagined’Apr 11, 2026 3:12 pm - The mixed-use development planned for the vacant block along Route 14 in Fox River Grove is one step closer to breaking ground after planning and zoning commissioners gave the plan a thumbs-up.
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‘This group made it happen’: Firefighting training center 25 years in the making opens at Harper CollegeApr 11, 2026 1:30 pm - Harper College in Palatine has opened a $9.3 million firefighter training center featuring a four-story burn tower - a project that fulfills a 25-year dream for Northwest suburban fire departments.
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District 155 softball teams set to move to co-op structure in 2027Apr 11, 2026 11:26 am - The Fox Valley Conference softball landscape will look very different in 2027. Due to declining numbers in participation and an inability to field multiple teams at each ...
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Girls soccer: Hersey ends frustration with Barrington, battles for 1-0 winApr 10, 2026 9:56 pm - Perennial state and league power Barrington has dashed the hopes of the Hersey faithful over-and-over again, many times in postseason games during the first seven years o...
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Baseball: McHenry manufactures runs in FVC win over Crystal Lake SouthApr 10, 2026 8:57 pm - McHenry didn’t have a hit until the bottom of the sixth inning. The Warriors, whose offense entered Friday’s Fox Valley Conference game against Crystal Lake South averagi...
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U of I Extension hosts programs on ticks and livestock managementApr 10, 2026 7:14 pm - The University of Illinois Extension will host two educational programs on May 4 focusing on invasive tick surveillance and small ruminant health management.
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Principal’s resignation is latest administrative shake-up at Hersey High SchoolApr 10, 2026 6:31 pm - John Hersey High School Principal Heath McFaul will resign at the end of the school year and return to Barrington Area Unit District 220 to lead Barbara B. Rose Elementary School.
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Lakes Region Historical Society’s Schoolhouse Museum now openApr 10, 2026 4:18 pm - The Schoolhouse Museum, operated by the Lakes Region Historical Society, is now open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday through November.