Officials caution boaters about debris, invasive species

A turtle sunned itself on a tire Friday morning as Thor Forsberg of Barrington pulled his 1973 Trojan F25 away from the dock.The tire was one of the few remaining remnants of flood debris that littered the Fox River. A few broken piers, uplifted trees and demolished duck blinds dotted the river’s ed ... Read More ť

Johnsburg girls soccer falls in state semifinal

Young runners take on 24-Hour Challenge at Lundahl Middle School

Veterans invited to SEDOM for Bringing Heroes Together event

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Students at SEDOM Honor Veterans

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Samuelson to appear at Harvard Diggins Library

HARVARD – Orion Samuelson, the American farmer’s best friend for more than 60 years and the voice the farming community heard every morning, will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursd ... Read More ť

District 26 hires new finance director

CARY – From a pool of 21 applicants, Cary District 26 hired a new finance director this week. Jeffrey Schubert will replace T. Ferrier, who was the district’s top finance offi ... Read More ť

State Dems: Deal would keep school funding level

SPRINGFIELD – House and Senate Democrats said Friday they’ve agreed on a proposed Illinois budget that avoids another cut to education funding and immediately pays bills owed ... Read More ť

Quinn signs moratorium on online charter schools

CHICAGO – Virtual charter schools in Illinois are being placed on temporary hold. Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed legislation placing a one-year moratorium on any new online c ... Read More ť

Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

WASHINGTON – Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the ... Read More ť

No bail for Pa. parents in faith-healing death

PHILADELPHIA – After their 2-year-old son died of untreated pneumonia in 2009, faith-healing advocates Herbert and Catherine Schaible promised a judge they would not let anoth ... Read More ť

Amy LePeilbet tweets, inspired Prairie Ridge soccer team responds

FREEPORT – At 12:48 p.m., former Prairie Ridge soccer player and U.S. Olympic gold medalist Amy LePeilbet sent out a good luck tweet to her former team before the Wolves' Class 2A Freeport Sectional final against Freeport. ... Read More ť

Cubs blow lead, lose 5th straight

CINCINNATI – One awful pitch ended Scott Feldman’s streak of solid starts and kept the Cubs in their downward spiral. Feldman hung a curve to Reds catcher Ryan Hanigan with tw ... Read More ť

MUSICK: History not on Blackhawks' side

CHICAGO – Let the record show that the first person to mention the Blackhawks’ daunting 3-1 series deficit Friday was a player, not a know-nothing writer or a loudmouth broadc ... Read More ť

Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout

NEW YORK –This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish vacation hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are headed to places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At ... Read More ť

Our View: County Board errs in vote

The Northwest Herald Editorial Board offers this week’s thumbs up and thumbs down: Thumbs down: To the 16 McHenry County Board members who voted in favor of adding Cathy Fergu ... Read More ť

Jones: Memorial Day founder largely escapes notice in 2st century

In 1868, John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued General Order No. 11 directing its members to decorate the graves of Union veterans on May ... Read More ť

Vote ‘no’ on Senate Bill 2187

To the Editor: I am a board-certified psychiatrist. I strongly urge a “no” vote on Senate Bill 2187 to grant prescribing privileges to Illinois psychologists. 1.) In medicine, ... Read More ť

Fair Diddley success

To the Editor: The Mental Health Resource League for McHenry County would like to thank the city of Woodstock, the wonderful volunteers who gave their time, our sponsors (Maje ... Read More ť

10 notable summer albums

Kanye leads our list of notable albums of the summer ... Read More ť

Remembering Memorial Day

For a list of nearby Memorial Day events, click here. ... Read More ť

Get this look: Furnishing the bathroom

The bathroom is one of the humblest and undoubtedly hardworking rooms in the house. But just because the space is utilitarian, doesn’t mean it should be lacking in style. ... Read More ť

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Eating pizza? Keep portions in mind

So here’s a funny story. This dietitian has an extensive history with pizza. Not only has it been recorded as my favorite food since age two, but I worked at numerous pizza joints as a pizza delivery girl for a number of years before becoming a dietitian. There were a couple years of my life where pizza was the majority of my daily meals. And I never got sick of it.

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