McHenry County Lifestyle
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McHenry County Historical Society to present program on contemporary Native Americans in IllinoisApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - The lands along the western shore of Lake Michigan once were home to the Potawatomi, the Kickapoo, the Peoria, the Sauk and Meskwaki, the Myaamia and the Ochéthi Šakówiŋ...
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Annual 5K/10K Run & Walk helps Northern Illinois Food Bank feed familiesMar 31, 2022 6:00 am - No one should have to go hungry. But that is the reality for many households during these tough economic times. Even in the suburbs. The Northern Illinois Food Bank, wit...
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McHenry County awards $2.7M in American Rescue Plan funding to five nonprofit agenciesMar 17, 2022 11:00 pm - In the third round of funding, McHenry County Board recently approved resolutions to allocate more than $2.7 million of the American Rescue Plan Act grant monies to five...
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Good News Sunday: Courtney Kiolbassa named 2021 Advocate Good Shepherd Nurse of the YearFeb 06, 2022 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: In middle school, Courtney Kiolbassa saw...
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Find your thrill: Check out our list of sledding spots in the suburbsFeb 02, 2022 10:00 pm - Cold, snowy days don't have to mean staying indoors. There are plenty of good sledding and tubing spots throughout the suburbs. Check out our list, grab your sled ... an...
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Norge's 117th ski jump tournament off to a flying startJan 29, 2022 12:00 am - The Norge Ski Club's 117th annual Winter Ski Jump Tournament in Fox River Grove kicked off Saturday with a youth competition. After a limit of 1,000 people last year, or...
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Constable: Blizzard? Prairie fires once were 'demons' in what's now the suburbsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - We suburbanites complain about the cold and snow. We're a few months away from griping about the heat and humidity. We dread droughts, fear floods, carp about coyotes, a...
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Along for the Ride: Find inspiration to make your 2022 biking goals happenJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - Ambitious biking goals, inspirational in January, can fall victim to many obstacles - medical, family, pandemic. That's my take anyway after a spring knee injury slammed...
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Constable: Immigration activists push ICE to #FreeThemAllJan 20, 2022 4:30 am - Upholding a new state law called the Illinois Way Forward Act, a federal court ruling on Jan. 13 required McHenry County to end its contract to house immigrants detained...
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McHenry County College's People in Need Forum returns in virtual formatJan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - The 21st annual People in Need Forum is set to take place in a remote format from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 29 at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. More tha...