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The McHenry Riverwalk Foundation  invites area residents to a ceremony honoring the memory of Dr. Lee Gladstone, founder of the original McHenry Hospital , to be conducted at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

McHENRY – In a market characterized by slow recovery, HR Green continues to ascend the annual Engineering News Record list of the Top 500 design firms in the United States. ENR recently released its 2013 list of top firms, showing HR Green at number 185. This represents a three-point climb for HR Green from its 188th place ranking in 2012. The rankings are based on previous years’ revenues.

BARRINGTON – Liz Doyle has joined the clinical team of professional therapists at Samaritan Counseling Center in Barrington.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Board-certified physiatrist Dr. Jing Liang has joined the medical staff of Centegra Physician Care. Liang will see patients at Centegra’s Crystal Lake Medical Arts location.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Hospitals serving McHenry County charge wildly different prices for the same treatment, according to figures released by the federal government for the first time.

McHENRY – McHenry County College Shah Center is partnering with Development Dimensions International for the Advanced Leadership Series beginning May 30.

McHENRY – The McHenry County College Shah Center offers APICS Certified Production and Inventory Management certification preparation courses. Dates are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 4, 11 and 18; and from 8 a.m. to noon June 25. This program will be held at The Shah Center, 4100 W. Shamrock Lane, McHenry.

Government data released last week lists average charges for the 100 most common Medicare services from 2011.

CRYSTAL LAKE – After being closed for more than three months, The Breakers Restaurant is back to doing what it does best – mixing tropical drinks and serving up Chinese food.

After months of making steady progress, the housing recovery in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market kicked into a higher gear in April, according to an analysis by Re/Max.

WOODSTOCK – Seminars and workshops are available to all job seekers and are free of charge at the McHenry County Workforce Network, 500 Russell Court, Woodstock. Seminars are not considered training by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. For more information, call 815-338-7100, email workforcecenterrr@yahoo.com, or visit www.mchenrycountyworkforce.com.

CARY – Ten dynamic young women will be competing for the crown in the 2013 Miss Cary and Miss Fox River Grove Business Scholarship Pageant at 7 p.m. Saturday at Cary-Grove High School, 2208 Three Oaks Road, Cary.

Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois has completed another successful tax season. 

CRYSTAL LAKE – Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Centers encourage community members to plan ahead for summer fun for kids and adults:

MARENGO – One of the reasons Sandy Scott has kept returning to Prairie Community Bank in Marengo for the past 15 years: The staff knows and greets her by her first name.