McHenry County Schools
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New instruments for Lakewood studentsJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Music students at Lakewood School in Carpentersville no longer will have to play hand-me-down instruments held together with duct tape and glue. The school recently rece...
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Casciaro murder case to go to jury TuesdayJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Both sides rested their cases Monday in the trial of Mario Casciaro, a McHenry man accused of first-degree murder in the 2002 death of 17-year-old Brian Carrick over a d...
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Goodbye bake sales: Schools get creative to rake in doughJan 29, 2012 6:30 am - When it comes to raising money for schools, the old bake sales and cookie drives just don't rake in the dough like they used to. Schools face a double whammy these days:...
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Crystal Lake Marine honored with military funeral, burialJan 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Family, friends mourn Crystal Lake Marine
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Testimony: Teen killed in 2002, body taken to IowaJan 26, 2012 11:00 pm - A friend of Mario Casciaro — the 28-year-old McHenry man on trial for the 2002 murder of Johnsburg teen Brian Carrick — testified Friday that Casciaro told him Carrick w...
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Grant keeps playground project ahead of scheduleJan 23, 2012 11:00 pm - A project to build a new playground at Gilberts Elementary School is ahead of schedule, thanks to the generosity of the community and the hard work of dedicated families...
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Crystal Lake Marine killed in AfghanistanJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - A native of Crystal Lake was among six Hawaii-based Marines killed when their helicopter crashed Thursday in Afghanistan, military officials said. Capt. Nathan McHone, 2...
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Huntley beauty queen vying for Miss America crownJan 13, 2012 4:30 am - The highlight of Zachary Bohn's day is getting a text message or quick phone call from his girlfriend, Hannah Smith, who is in Las Vegas this week vying to become the ne...
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District 220 steeling for next round of budget cutsJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 is about to start its fourth annual process of identifying often painful budget cuts to counter uncertainties in economic growth and state a...
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D300 science fair founder shared passion for music and educationJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - For more than five decades, Robert Hart shared his passion for science and education with students across Community Unit District 300. Hart, for whom the district’s ann...