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Elgin man who caused 4-vehicle crash in Crystal Lake while fleeing Cary police pleads guiltyMay 15, 2026 11:34 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to failing to report a July crash he caused that injured another driver, and fleeing from Cary police in Crystal Lake.
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McHenry’s Rooted Ritual Apothecary offers handmade, refillable, sustainable productsMay 15, 2026 8:42 am - Carrie Ozog, born and raised in McHenry, spent nine years in Colorado building a business delivering frozen, organic and plant-based food to customers on the Western Slope. She came back to Illinois in 2024 to be closer to family, including her daughter, Saige Alexander. Ozog restarted her Colorado business, Mindful Roots, in McHenry, delivering foods to customers in McHenry, Lake and parts of Cook counties.
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Girls track and field: Booth wins three events, qualifies for state in four to lead York to sectional titleMay 14, 2026 11:26 pm - It was an unorthodox feeling to end the meet for Jillian Booth. With two sectional titles under her belt, the York junior was looking for her third in the 200-meter dash,...
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Softball: Downers Grove North wins wild one over DGSMay 14, 2026 11:01 pm - Jenna Gordon wondered if there was still more softball to play. The Downers Grove North junior had already recorded two hits during her team’s crosstown softball matchup ...
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Boys track and field: Dundee-Crown ends Huntley’s FVC dominanceMay 14, 2026 10:43 pm - Before Dundee-Crown’s track and field team tried to finish off the program’s first Fox Valley Conference championship in a quarter of a century, Kyle Brents sought a chan...
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Softball: Fearless Hampshire topples Huntley, wins share of FVC titleMay 14, 2026 10:16 pm - Not even Hampshire would have predicted its rise to the top of the Fox Valley Conference. Not after graduating seven seniors, including one of the top players in the conf...
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Bears’ 2026 schedule paints a picture of several prime-time opportunitiesMay 14, 2026 7:51 pm - The Chicago Bears will play during a prime-time holiday spot in the 2026 season. The NFL announced Thursday morning that Chicago will travel to take on the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26.
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Island Lake man wins $1 million from $50 scratch-off lottery ticketMay 14, 2026 5:36 pm - An Island Lake man has won the grand prize of an Illinois Lottery scratch-off ticket.
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Baby bison born at Kane County forest preserveMay 14, 2026 11:45 am - Huddled close to its mother, the first bison calf born in a Kane County tallgrass prairie in over 200 years represents more than restoration: Something lost. Something returned. Something reborn.
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Silvy: The NFL schedule release really is a football holiday for fans to celebrateMay 14, 2026 6:00 am - Columnist Marc Silverman writes about the NFL schedule release.