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A McHenry County Sheriff's patrol boat exploded at a McHenry marina Tuesday afternoon, causing serious injuries to a mechanic checking it for problems.
The 42-year-old mechanic, whose name was not disclosed, was flown by Flight for Life to Advocate ...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 02:34 PM
Driver services in Wauconda:
Secretary of State Jesse White's Mobile Driver Services Unit will be in Wauconda Township on May 15, at 505 W. Bonner Rd. Illinois residents can renew drivers' licenses, obtain a corrected license, duplicate license or s...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 12:05 PM
Boats were still restricted Saturday evening from parts of the Fox and Middlefork rivers.
According to executive orders posted on Illinois Department of Natural Resources Web site, rising water levels, an increase in floating debris and dangerous cu...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 11:20 AM
Coming of age during the Great Depression, Don Hocking of Westmont didn't see much opportunity for a job except maybe as a caddie at the Butterfield Golf Club.
But at age 18, Hocking enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps, the emergency work pr...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 10:43 AM
People will have fewer chances to get from the lower Fox River to the Chain O' Lakes thanks to a cost-cutting measure by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
The Bolger-Stratton Lock and Dam in McHenry will close down on Mondays and Tuesda...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 09:42 AM
The first step in redeveloping North Aurora's riverfront into a community jewel is in motion.
The village board this week hired Copenhaver Construction, for $182,566, to build a sheltered scenic overlook on the east bank of the Fox River, north of S...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 08:01 AM
FARGO, N.D. -- As the Red River rises into "uncharted territory," officials Thursday pleaded for thousands of volunteer sandbaggers, readied their evacuation plans, and vowed to build the dikes a foot higher than planned in an effort to hold back th...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 01:35 AM
BISMARCK, N.D. -- With record amounts of water feeding into the Missouri River from swollen tributaries on top of a blizzard, state officials urged evacuations along the river and were considering using helicopters to dynamite an ice jam to ease flo...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 01:26 AM
Marklund egg hunt
The Mothers Club of Geneva is sponsoring Marklund's Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. April 4 at the Hyde Center, 1S450 Wyatt Drive, Geneva. Children up to age 10 are welcome. Registration is due today, March 23. A $5 donation is suggeste...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 01:02 AM
I didn't pay too much attention to the half-dozen robins flitting in and out of my back yard.
Even though their voices stood out from the din of nearby vehicular traffic, I tried ignoring the melodies of the visiting red cardinals.
The real harbin...
Updated: Nov 07, 2021 at 12:28 AM