Articles filed under Counties
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Six state police vehicles hit in a week serves as reminder of Scott’s LawJan 19, 2024 11:56 am - Between the foot of snow that fell in some areas and the bitter cold that turned all that precipitation icy, it was a rough holiday weekend on Illinois' roads. That was e...
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Despite tragic crash, Kaneland intersection to remain unchangedJan 18, 2024 8:00 pm - The intersection where a car driven by a Kaneland High School student killed a man on a motorcycle in August does not warrant any new safety measures, according to a Kane...
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Some suburbs planning to opt out of Cook County’s new paid-leave rulesJan 18, 2024 7:35 pm - After opting out of the state’s new Paid Leave for All Workers Act to avoid unstaffed public safety and public works shifts, some Northwest suburbs could soon do the same...
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One killed in 3-car crash in Round Lake, and 2 hospitalizedJan 18, 2024 6:23 am - A 47-year-old man was killed in a three-car crash Tuesday on Route 60 and Bacon Road in Round Lake and two people were hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries, Rou...
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McHenry County GOP PAC paid $30,000 for books from Donald Trump Jr.’s publishing house around his fall visitJan 17, 2024 7:17 pm - The McHenry County GOP political action committee spent $30,000 on books from a publishing firm co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. around the time he appeared at the Republic...
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Recapping the year in birding: Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings in 2023Jan 17, 2024 6:43 am - For birders, the word invasion usually refers to birds from the north coming south. We treasure the occasional winters when large numbers of fleeting species such as cros...
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Wheeling man dead, two other drivers injured in multivehicle Round Lake crashJan 16, 2024 7:50 pm - A 47-year-old Wheeling man died following a three-vehicle crash early Tuesday morning in Round Lake. The Lake County coroner’s office reported Wojciech Jaworski died from...
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Sheriff: Deputy attacked during well-being check near Lake ZurichJan 14, 2024 4:14 pm - A Lake County sheriff’s deputy is recovering after being punched in the face Sunday morning while conducting a well-being check near Lake Zurich , authorities said. The s...
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Kane Co. proposes $39M public health overhaul with remaining COVID cashJan 14, 2024 2:59 pm - Kane County’s unspent federal COVID-19 relief funds soon might transform into a new county health facility geared toward being prepared for the next pandemic, as well as ...
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McHenry County could repeal some solar farm restrictionsJan 14, 2024 10:48 am - Conditions the McHenry County Board placed on a dozen solar farms it approved this past summer could be going away. The board also could repeal a 10-year time limit condi...