Articles filed under Counties
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Report: McHenry County needs more housing for its workforceJul 12, 2024 11:49 am - McHenry County has a shortage of workforce housing, and about a quarter of county households are cost-burdened, according to a new report addressing housing in the county.
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Reflections and lessons learned on anniversary of cyclist’s deathJul 12, 2024 7:10 am - July 10 marked the second anniversary of a crash that is hard not to memorialize. Nancy Nozicka, pedaling the St. Mary’s Road shoulder near Libertyville, a frequent route for her — not even a mile from her home — was killed by a motorist drifting right.
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Sentenced to life for gruesome Barrington killing, he’s now free at 49. Here’s whyJul 11, 2024 3:49 pm - Less than three decades after he was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for a grisly suburban murder, Paul Modrowski quietly left the Stateville Correctional Center a free man last week. The release of the 49-year-old convicted of murdering a man found decapitated in Barrington, and the reasons for it, raise complicated questions about equal justice, rehabilitation, disability bias and survivors’ rights.
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Coroner identifies South Elgin man shot by off-duty Kane County deputy MondayJul 11, 2024 2:42 pm - The Kane County coroner released the identity of the person shot and killed by an off-duty Kane County deputy in Elgin on Monday. Tyquaze Nicolas, 18, of South Elgin, died of multiple gunshot wounds, the coroner said in a Thursday news release.
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Death of Wauconda man whose SUV went into retention pond consistent with drowningJul 11, 2024 2:30 pm - The man who died after the vehicle he was driving rolled into a retention pond Wednesday morning in Wauconda has been identified as village resident Joshua Klausing.
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Stories of Local Impact: Shirley & Willis Johnson, cinema moguls and community advocatesJul 11, 2024 10:10 am - Leaders and Legacies, a partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation, continues with Shirley and Willis Johnson who rewrote the script on managing independent movie theaters.
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‘We all love Wauconda so much’: How Wauconda is trying to attract visitors, nurture business and raise its profileJul 11, 2024 9:39 am - Wauconda isn’t called out by name but you may recognize Bangs Lake or local businesses in television spots urging visitors to see what Lake County offers.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank, USDA offer summer food aid for childrenJul 10, 2024 9:36 pm - When summer rolls around, children who qualify for free and reduced breakfast at school lose that opportunity.
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Officials: Driver appears to have intentionally hit IDOT worker with car in MarengoJul 10, 2024 8:35 pm - A driver who struck and injured an Illinois Department of Transportation worker with her car Wednesday morning in Marengo appears to be have done so intentionally, authorities said.
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Aurora man charged in connection with Naperville shootingJul 10, 2024 4:33 pm - According to Naperville police, an Aurora man robbed a woman before shooting her in the chest and forcing her out of his car in late June.