McHenry County Business
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‘Living museum’: New generation of volunteers aims to restore rare, ancient prairies in CaryOct 11, 2025 10:15 am - Tucked away in Cary are three separate areas of a rare ecosystem created by melting glaciers tens of thousands of years ago called the gravel hill prairies. These dry grasslands are home to many uncommon, threatened and endangered species that volunteers are trying to ensure won’t vanish due to invasive species taking over the land.
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Program providing food to children gets big boost with $250K check from AbbottOct 09, 2025 5:20 pm - Volunteers stuffed backpacks with food Thursday for the BackPack Program, which aims to help children with food insecurity, at the Northern Illinois Food Bank facility in Lake Forest. The program also received a $250,000 grant from Abbott.
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Huntley approves hundreds of new homes, townhouses on Kane County side after density scaled downOct 09, 2025 2:30 pm - Huntley has approved a new residential development that will brings hundreds more homes to town.
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Cruising on water: Boats made to look like luxury cars available to rent on Chain O’ LakesOct 08, 2025 6:35 pm - As long as weekend forecasts stay pleasantly warm, boaters are expected to remain on the Chain O’ Lakes past the end of the normal boating season and into October. The people behind Luxury Jet Cars hope the extended boating season gives people looking to rent a boat the time to check out one of their models.
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‘A rare and exciting opportunity’: Grayslake hopes building purchase can boost Village CenterOct 08, 2025 9:19 am - Grayslake leaders are making a big investment to determine whether a deteriorating vacant building can become a key element in ongoing efforts to brand the Village Center as a hub of activity.
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Signarama opens in Volo, offering custom sign services to local businessesOct 07, 2025 2:26 pm - Lake County resident and entrepreneur Steve Trkla has opened a new Signarama in Volo to help businesses boost visibility and strengthen marketing through creative, high-quality custom signage solutions.
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Cary District 26 to add solar panels to 3 schoolsOct 07, 2025 1:17 pm - Cary School District 26 plans to add solar panels to the roofs of three schools with the goal of having them installed before financial incentives end with the passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” backed by President Donald Trump.
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College of Lake County graduates first class of energy auditorsOct 06, 2025 8:41 pm - College of Lake County partnered with Lake County Workforce Development and The Community Works to offer an Energy Auditor Program through the CEJA Workforce Hub.
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State Sen. Castro secures more than $12 million for 7 local infrastructure projectsOct 06, 2025 1:10 pm - State Sen. Cristina Castro has secured more than $12 million for construction and road improvement projects in Elgin, Carpentersville, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Barrington Hills, according to a news release.
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Questions about your reassessment? Event Tuesday at Harper College could helpOct 06, 2025 12:06 pm - The Cook County Assessor's Office will host an event Tuesday at Harper College to help homeowners, businesses and other property owners better understand their reassessment notices.