McHenry County
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McHenry’s snowy owl gets a musical coda: Where you can hear a song inspired by the birdDec 07, 2025 9:57 pm - The snowy owl seen in McHenry County last year prompted singer-songwriter and Crystal Lake native Cass Cwik to write a song in its honor.
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‘Global home furnishings retailer’ to fill last of three spaces at former Sears Grand at Gurnee MillsDec 06, 2025 1:56 pm - The last of three available spaces at the former Sears Grand store in Gurnee Mills will be built out for a “global home furnishings retailer” hinted as being Ikea’s new smaller store format.
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Chunk of ice from truck smashes through windshield of van near Marengo, injuring driverDec 06, 2025 1:15 pm - A van’s windshield was damaged and a driver hospitalized after a chunk of snow or ice fell onto the van’s windshield Friday near Marengo.
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Boys basketball: Matz stuns St. Viator with buzzer-beating 3, leading Carmel to comeback winDec 05, 2025 10:24 pm - Carmel’s Ethan Matz put St. Viator down on the mat Friday in Arlington Heights. Matz, a 6-foot-3 guard, canned a pair of 3-pointers in just 12 seconds to put the Corsairs...
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Girls basketball: Prairie Ridge holds off HampshireDec 05, 2025 9:27 pm - Free throws weren’t falling for Prairie Ridge late against Hampshire, but senior Zoe Nanos made sure the Wolves’ misses didn’t hurt. Twice with Hampshire within two posse...
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Two men charged in Lake County home burglariesDec 05, 2025 6:48 pm - Two men face felony burglary charges for their parts in a crime spree in late November and early December in unincorporated Lake County, Lincolnshire and Highland Park.
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‘This is a hot topic’: Lake County panel to consider data center impactsDec 05, 2025 2:26 pm - A Lake County Board committee plans to discuss the potential impacts of data centers and possible ways to slow their development.
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Ninth District congressional candidate was convicted of sex crime against a juvenile, records showDec 05, 2025 1:20 pm - One of the Republican candidates running to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the largely suburban 9th District is a convicted sex offender, records show.
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Man faces charges after 8-hour standoff in Round Lake BeachDec 05, 2025 11:28 am - A 35-year-old Round Lake Beach man was charged with domestic battery early Friday following an eight-hour standoff in what was described as an isolated situation.
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Boys basketball: Fremd holds off Barrington’s comebackDec 04, 2025 10:03 pm - A Pinto got off to a fast start and then closed well against the Broncos Thursday in Barrington. Fremd’s Rafael Pinto and the Vikings got off to a hot start as Fremd buil...