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Apartment owners face new challenges

CRYSTAL LAKE – Apartment vacancies nationwide hit a 23-year high this year, according to Reis Inc., a real estate research firm.

Woman killed in crash; death ruled a homicide

GENEVA – Jurors have ruled the death of a Woodstock woman a homicide after police said the driver who struck the SUV she was in was drunk and had marijuana in his system.

Homeless man accused in boat theft sentenced to four years

WOODSTOCK – A 22-year-old former McHenry area man accused of storing a stolen boat in a stranger’s boathouse accepted a negotiated agreement Thursday.

Registration under way at ECC

ELGIN – Open registration for spring 2010 credit classes is under way at Elgin Community College.

Youth ministry plans coat drive

CRYSTAL LAKE – The youth ministry of Unity Church of Crystal Lake will collect new and gently used coats Sundays from Dec. 6 through Dec. 20.

Events to ring in holidays

McHENRY – The holiday season will get its official kickoff this weekend in McHenry.

Wyss: Forming informed opinion never easier

In newsrooms across the country, journalists like me – the ones who actually remember dummy and paste-up days – are working with an enthusiastic younger bunch who’ve grown up with the Internet, blogs and the like.

Lyons: A friend with me is a friend in need

Since words are my chief tools, I’m interested in new ones that enter the lexicon. I was particularly interested when the New Oxford American Dictionary this week selected “unfriend” as its word of the year.

Oliver: Creativity pays off in college planning

Coming up with enough money to attend college can be a daunting task.

Thompson: Baby names the name of the game

Politics. Religion. Baby names.

Blogs

» Everymom

For Lucas

A fundraiser this weekend will raise money for a Woodstock family as well as epilepsy awareness.

» Huntley Blog

Christmas coming to the Square

The village's annual 'Christmas on the Square' event is set for Dec. 5, complete with holiday caroling and a Santa sighting.

» Woodstock Blog

Marian Central Catholic High School plans open house Sunday

WOODSTOCK – Marian Central Catholic High School will host an open house Sunday.

» Crystal Lake Blog

Suggested names for Vulcan Lakes recreation area

Residents submitted more than 200 suggestions for the 462-acre recreation center being built at the northwest corner of Pingree and Rakow roads. Here's the complete list, courtesy of the city of Crystal Lake. A few repeats exist, but that's because multiple residents submitted the same name.