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Blame irregular weather for nightmarish allergies

A mild winter gave McHenry County residents plenty to be happy about.

But then came an early spring and an extremely dry summer. And soon it wasn’t just farmers who were in pain. Those who suffer from outdoor allergies faced a nightmare.

“This has been a very strange year for allergies,” said Dr. David Chudwin, an allergist with Allergy and Asthma Associates in Crystal Lake. “It’s been the strangest year in the 30 years that I’ve been practicing.”

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