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  • It’s Tax Time, And Home State Bank Can Help You Choose The Best IRA

    A 401(k) plan through an employer isn’t always enough when planning for retirement.  An individual retirement account (IRA) is a personal retirement s ...
    March 6, 2015 - 10:12 am

  • Why is Ringling removing elephants from the circus?

    POLK CITY, Fla. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Thursday it will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances ...
    March 5, 2015 - 11:54 am

  • Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus phasing out elephant acts by 2018

    POLK CITY, Fla. — The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show's iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The ...
    March 5, 2015 - 11:49 am

  • Berggren: Don't waste vacation days

    Visit McHenry County staff and board members joined hundreds of travel professionals at the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism held in Chicago ...
    March 5, 2015 - 12:13 am

  • From Pizza Hut, electric bicycles to Star Trek 'tricorder,' anti-tagging glasses gadget fair has it all

    BARCELONA, Spain — The pervasive creep of the Internet from computers and phones to all kinds of objects is the theme of this year's edition of the Mo ...
    March 5, 2015 - 10:21 am

  • Crystal Lake's Regal Showplace movie theater to get recliners in overhaul

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Regal Crystal Lake Showplace Stadium 16 is set for a renovation that will outfit its movie theaters with king-size recliners.
    March 4, 2015 - 9:35 am

  • Which Wich off to busy start in Crystal Lake (with video)

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Which Wich Superior Sandwiches has been consistently busy since it opened in Crystal Lake last week.
    March 4, 2015 - 9:35 am

  • Piershale: Protecting your money in divorce

    When people divorce, their assets are usually split, including their retirement accounts.If mistakes ...
    Feb. 1, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Dave says: It’s a better idea to preplan your funeral

    Dear Dave,My wife passed away last year, and she was only 43 years old. I paid cash for the funeral ...
    Feb. 1, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Catara Skin joins Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber

    The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce welcomed Catara Skin Rejuvenation Spa, 308 S. Main St. in Algonquin, as a new member. Pictured (fr ...
    Feb. 1, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Leann Campbell wins Women in McHenry Co. achievement award

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Women in McHenry County announced Leann Campbell is the recipient of the 2015 Women of Achievement Award in the category of Entrepreneu ...
    Feb. 1, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Caldwell: Applying a good lawyer to yourself

    I recently found myself in a room full of lawyers.I was the only nonlawyer in a crowd of 90 to 100 l ...
    Feb. 1, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Lisa Ryan elected to board of Cosmetologists Chicago

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Lisa Ryan, founder and president of Love My Results Beauty Ltd, a skin care and cosmetics boutique located in Crystal Lake, has been el ...
    Feb. 1, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Gas & Diesel opens in Marengo

    The Marengo-Union Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting on at the grand opening of veteran owned Gas & Diesel Diagnostics, 154 N. State St., Maren ...
    Feb. 1, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Jim McCann assumes CEO, ownership at McCann Industries

    ADDISON – McCann Industries Inc. has announced Jim McCann was named chief executive officer of the company as of Jan. 1.
    March 3, 2015 - 10:35 am

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