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Students meet Skype sergeant

WEST DUNDEE – Todd Niccum’s seventh-grade math students spent their class time with a special guest who recently flew in from Afghanistan.Thursday marked the first time the Dundee Middle School students and the U.S. Army sergeant with the 831st Transportation Battalion met in person. Since November, ... Read More »

Agreement being drafted to unite gov'ts seeking cheap electricity

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

MCC renames conference center in honor of donors

CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County College has named one of its most high-profile facilities for the family of a businessman who has given at least $1 million to fund scholarships

Marengo police, fire: New dispatch arrangements working fine

MARENGO – Nine months into two new emergency dispatch contracts, police and fire officials in Marengo report that the arrangements are working out well.

Government

Marengo police, fire: New dispatch arrangements working fine

MARENGO – Nine months into two new emergency dispatch contracts, police and fire officials in Marengo report that the arrangements are working out well. “We are very happy,” s ... Read More »

Agreement being drafted to unite gov'ts seeking cheap electricity

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. ... Read More »

Crime & Courts

Sheriff's office assists on suspected gang member apprehension

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office assisted in apprehending a suspected gang member who was wanted on firearm charges in Round Lake Beach. Efrain Velazquez, 17, of Round Lake ... Read More »

12 years for father in shaken-baby case

WOODSTOCK – Salvador Avila knows in his heart that he killed his infant daughter, an investigator with the Harvard Police Department said after Avila’s sentencing hearing Thur ... Read More »

Education

Lacrosse club gets green light from D-156 school board

McHENRY – High School District 156 is allowing a lacrosse club to move forward. The club is now working on finalizing paperwork to allow players to begin in the spring. The sc ... Read More »

Clay Academy tries to win $10K for library

WOODSTOCK – Clay Academy has been selected as one of 10 finalists in the nationwide Great American Classroom Makeover contest and has the chance to win up to $10,000 for new l ... Read More »

State

Poll: 54 percent disapprove of Quinn's performance

NEW: 9:29 a.m.
CHICAGO (AP) – A new poll finds that many Illinoisans aren't too happy with Gov. Pat Quinn. The Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll found that 54 percent of Illinois voters disapprove ... Read More »

2 Illinois men accused of shooting gray wolves

NEW: 9:27 a.m.
GALENA (AP) – Two northwestern Illinois men are facing misdemeanor charges after they were accused of shooting gray wolves in Jo Daviess County. State's Attorney Terry Kurt sa ... Read More »

Nation & World

Groups demand new probe into Marine photo

SAN DIEGO — A leading Jewish organization and others outraged by a photo showing Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol are demand ... Read More »

Police Reports

Police reports: Algonquin

Algonquin • Sebastian Skutnik, 19, 10620 Rushmore Lane, Huntley, was charged Wednesday, Jan. 4, with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana ... Read More »

Police Reports – Woodstock, McHenry

Woodstock • Derek G. Richardson, 22, 9006 Vine St., Wonder Lake, was charged Sunday, Jan. 1, with theft. • Frank A. Hernandez, 21, 420 Vine St., Woodstock, was charged Friday, ... Read More »

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