McHenry County Lifestyle
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CHIP IN Batavia to host annual prom dress collection and giveawayJan 20, 2023 10:00 pm - CHIP IN Batavia and the Batavia Public Library are back with their popular Prom Dress Giveaway event on Saturday, March 18. CHIP IN's mission is to assist low income an...
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How native animals survive the colder monthsJan 20, 2023 5:00 am - Editor's note: April Vaos, environmental educator for the Lake County Forest Preserves, wrote this story. In your forest preserves, winter is peaceful, the sounds soften...
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Volo man uses antique popcorn wagon to raise funds for children in needJan 20, 2023 12:00 am - Over the past six years, Scott Uglinica of Volo, with a 1928 Ford Model Popcorn Wagon in tow, has raised thousands of dollars to help children in need in McHenry and Lak...
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Neighbors in the news: Advocate Condell medical-surgical nurse receives top honorJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - • Katherine Davey, a medical-surgical registered nurse at Advocate Condell Medical Center, Libertyville, was selected as a 2022 Nurse of the Year for her exemplary demon...
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McHenry County woman uses area trails to train sled dogsJan 19, 2023 5:00 am - For dogs that want to race, "they have to love running more than they love you," Hebron resident and dog trainer Hanna Kowal said. Now 22, Kowal has been training her do...
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Best Bets: The Great DuBois two-person circus, Winter Mini Fringe, Lyric Opera's 'Hansel and Gretel'Jan 18, 2023 5:00 am - Happy birthday, Steve Perry! Journey Recaptured captures the power of the classic rock band's timeless hits (including "Don't Stop Believin'," "Faithfully," "Any Way You...
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Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans Receives Support from DARJan 17, 2023 10:00 pm - Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans received financial support from the Barrington, IL-based Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution...
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Restaurant owner feeds hundreds of seniors for freeJan 17, 2023 5:00 am - Growing up in an orphanage, Balmoral Restaurant owner Colin Smith saw his share of generosity, especially on the part of senior citizens. "Without them, I don't know whe...
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A long, and rare, winter's nap: The groundhog is one of only a few animals in our area that hibernatesJan 17, 2023 5:00 am - I've been talking about raptors to school groups for decades. At one point, I ask the students what the prey animals - i.e. mice, rabbits, chipmunks - are doing in spri...
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Huntley Knights to host Bags Tournament and Chili Cookoff Feb. 4Jan 16, 2023 10:00 pm - The Knights of Columbus Council 11666 of St. Mary Catholic Church in Huntley is sponsoring a bags tournament and chili cook-off on Saturday, Feb. 4 at The Mission of Cor...