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Wauconda restaurant's new menu item supports local food pantry
Sep 19, 2020 8:21 AM - When Joe Kafka, the co-owner of Bulldogs Grill in Wauconda, heard the local food pantry had vegetables that go unused, he created a tasty way to help. For the past few Fridays, Kafka has been using vegetables from the Wauconda/Island Lake Food Pantry as ingredients for a new menu item he sells for $4 a bowl, with proceeds going back to the pantry. -
Over 170 Lake County area students named National Merit semifinalistsSep 15, 2020 4:41 PM - National Merit Scholarship Corp. officials recently announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Sunflowers for scholarships -- Wauconda Garden Club finds fundraising alternative
Sep 14, 2020 4:28 PM - The Wauconda Garden Club is selling sunflowers from an Island Lake farm field to raise money for student scholarships. -
Two former DCFS workers in AJ Freund case now charged with child endangerment
Sep 11, 2020 8:14 AM - The McHenry County sheriff's office took two former Department of Children and Family Services workers with warrants out for their arrest into custody Thursday on charges of child endangerment and reckless conduct. And while the sheriff's office wouldn't say Thursday night what led to the charges and arrests, the two men worked on a 2018 report of injury to AJ Freund of Crystal Lake, the 5-year-old boy whose parents were later accused of killing him. -
Sierra Club-Lake County launches monthly meetings Sept. 13
Sep 9, 2020 4:22 PM - Woods & Wetlands Sierra Club-Lake County is launching regular monthly meetings on the outdoors and the environment, beginning on Sept. 13. It feature Andrew Rutter, wildlife ecologist for the Lake County Forest Preserves, who will speak on mammals living in and along Lake County's rivers, primarily the Des Plaines and the Fox. -
Virtual Latinx Heritage Month celebrates local college collaboration and color
Sep 10, 2020 4:16 PM - Join College of Lake County for a virtual celebration of Latinx Heritage Month. Observed Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 in honor of an abundance of Latin American independence days, Latinx Heritage Month is a celebration of history, culture and community. -
Barrington Area CROP Hunger Walk goes virtual!
Sep 2, 2020 8:25 AM - Over the past 50 years, tens of thousands of walkers cross the country have raised more than $500 million through the annual CROP Hunger Walk. -
New Extension educator offers help to small farms, local food projects
Aug 31, 2020 10:31 AM - Sarah Farley joined the University of Illinois Extension-Lake and McHenry County Aug. 17 She serves as the Local Food Systems and Small Farms Extension Educator. -
Pioneer Center for Human Services opens 70-bed homeless shelter in McHenry County
Aug 28, 2020 10:11 PM - Pioneer Center's McHenry County PADS Homeless Shelter in McHenry is now open. PADS expanded their homeless services from a 34-bed shelter to a new 70-bed shelter to best meet the needs of the community. Last year, PADS assisted more than 220 homeless people including men, women and families. -
Rep. Weber free prescription disposal event on Sept. 2 moved to Woodstock
Aug 28, 2020 8:16 PM - Due to unanticipated circumstances, the location for state Rep. Tom Weber's (R-Lake Villa) free prescription drug drop-off event on Wednesday, Sept. 2, has been moved from Crystal Lake to Woodstock.
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