Johnsburg

Two tiny chairs, two toy strollers, two buggies and two of miscellaneous other play things sit in the living room of the Toussaints’ Johnsburg home.

JOHNSBURG – The Johnsburg Public Library will host a few upcoming programs to help residents beat the midwinter blues.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board will vote this month on an intergovernmental agreement to unite 13 local governments seeking to get lower electric rates for constituents.

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JOHNSBURG – The six-hour search for the angler who fell through ice on the Chain O’ Lakes ended in tragedy as the 29-year-old man was found

JOHNSBURG – The same day that the Petersen family reported their snowmobile and equipment trailer stolen from a lot in Wauconda, the $20,000 vehicle was spotted about 20 miles northeast of the village in Wadsworth.

JOHNSBURG – Authorities have ended the search for a missing angler that fell through the ice into Pistakee Bay on Friday evening after finding the victim's body this morning.

GRAYSLAKE – Johnsburg has proved it can play with any of the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division’s top teams, although closing the deal has been another matter.

JOHNSBURG – In front of a red, silver and blue backdrop, students and teachers wearing red, white and blue answered questions in the Great American Challenge about geography, U.S. history and Catholicism at St. John the Baptist Catholic School.

WOODSTOCK – A hung jury wasn’t the outcome he was hoping for, but Bill Carrick was emboldened by prosecutors saying they will retry the man accused of murder in his son’s death.

JOHNSBURG – For a community that has waited 10 years for closure on a crime that has baffled its residents and jump-started the rumor mill, Wednesday’s hung jury in the Mario Casciaro murder trial left many with more questions than answers.

WOODSTOCK –  At about 9 this morning, jurors began again considering the prosecution's contention that Mario Casciaro was responsible for the 2002 murder of 17-year-old Brian Carrick.

JOHNSBURG – Mike Ward had a pretty good feeling about his jump shot during warmups.

JOHNSBURG – The McHenry B&B Square Dance Club will host a dance Friday at the Johnsburg Community Club.

WOODSTOCK – Closing arguments are scheduled for today in the trial of a man accused of murdering a Johnsburg teen in 2002.

WOODSTOCK – The trial of a man accused of murdering a Johnsburg teen in 2002 could end as soon as Monday.

WOODSTOCK – The convicted felon who prosecutors allege delivered the fatal punches to a Johnsburg teen says he did it because he lost his temper – but he didn’t say the attack was at Mario Casciaro’s direction.

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WOODSTOCK – None of the blood found at the grocery store where prosecutors believe a Johnsburg teen died matched the man accused of murder, a forensic scientist said Wednesday.

Using drums, with students clapping, slapping their thighs, and stomping their feet, poet Bill Buczinsky emphasized the importance of rhythm when writing poetry.

WOODSTOCK – The key witness in a murder trial is a convicted felon and otherwise unlikable man, but that’s the kind of person needed to collect on a drug debt, prosecutors said.

JOHNSBURG – Booth registration is being accepted for the 2012 Johnsburg Area Business Association Annual Business and Craft Expo.

WOODSTOCK – Four jurors have been selected for the trial of a man accused of killing a Johnsburg teen in 2002.

JOHNSBURG – In the mornings after his son’s disappearance, Bill Carrick would wake up in disbelief.

PISTAKEE HIGHLANDS – Firefighters were called at 7:56 a.m. Friday to a house fire at 811 Annabelle St. in unincorporated Pistakee Highlands, northeast of Johnsburg.

The snowstorm that hampered commuters in McHenry County across the region Friday has left the area, with temperatures expected to rise to the 20s today with a possible high approaching 40 on Sunday.

WOODSTOCK – Johnsburg had to feel a little shocked and deflated heading into overtime against Woodstock North.