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Get growing with indoor kitchen garden
Mar 24, 2022 12:40 PM - Growing food is not limited to outdoors in the summer. With some planning, you can grow food indoors throughout the year. -
East Dundee appoints new police chief
Feb 10, 2022 7:47 PM - East Dundee village board members this week welcomed a veteran chief to lead the village's police department. James Kruger, who most recently served as Oak Brook's police chief, will join the village as police chief Monday. -
Test private wells to ensure safe drinking waterFeb 10, 2022 2:52 PM - A properly constructed and maintained water well can provide many years of trouble-free service, but over time, wells can deteriorate or become damaged, allowing surface contaminants to enter the water in the well. In addition, groundwater can become contaminated.
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McHenry County child advocacy group awarded American Rescue Plan Act funds
Feb 1, 2022 4:39 PM - The Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County recently was awarded funding from Advance McHenry County, a government program administering American Rescue Plan Act funds. -
Crystal Lake-based Not-for-Profit Resources offers 11 ways to help locally
Feb 1, 2022 5:32 PM - Just a little can greatly help a McHenry County nonprofit. To that end, Not-for-Profit Resources, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping other nonprofits grow stronger, has compiled a list of 11 specific and easy-to-do ways to help locally. -
Updated child welfare law leaves McHenry County CASA in need of volunteers
Jan 18, 2022 6:02 PM - An update to the Illinois Juvenile Court Act, effective Jan. 1, 2022, states that all children in abuse and neglect court in Illinois shall be appointed a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate). CASA volunteers give a voice to abused and neglected children by being a consistent, stable adult in the child's life and by providing the court with needed information regarding the child's well-being. -
Join 'In Search of Eagles' at three dams along the Fox River Jan. 22
Jan 18, 2022 11:47 AM - Winter is a perfect time to see eagles in the wild as they congregate to feed near the open waters at dams along the Fox River. -
Leadership Greater McHenry County announces 2022 intern program
Dec 6, 2021 10:42 AM - Leadership Greater McHenry County has opened the application process for the Summer 2022 LGMC Nonprofit Leadership Intern Program. -
Northwestern Medicine emergency departments donate to Turning Point, a local domestic violence organization
Dec 7, 2021 1:06 PM - Five local Northwestern Medicine emergency departments joined together to donate toiletry items to Turning Point, an organization in McHenry that supports families impacted by domestic violence. -
The Land Conservancy hosts Art of the Land art show fundraiser Nov. 19-20
Nov 15, 2021 1:29 PM - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is hosting the 13th annual "Art of the Land" art show and fundraiser Nov. 19-20 at the historic Starline Factory in Harvard. The show includes art for sale from local artists, artisan items for purchase, poetry by the Woodstock-based poetry collective Atrocious Poets, raffles, live music, appetizers, and cash bar.
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