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Blue Lotus Temple buys former Unitarian church

WOODSTOCK – Monk Bhante Sujatha’s face drops when he’s in concentrated meditation. He sits cross legged on the floor on a firm pillow. He’s wrapped in a loose robe. His feet are shoeless. A Buddha statue in a similar pose sits directly behind him.His muscles relax and it’s as if all the day’s proble ... Read More »

Judge strikes some Smith defense testimony

WOODSTOCK – Attorneys for a man accused of murdering a McHenry restaurant owner in 2001 will not be allowed to present some evidence they say points to the involvement of thre

McConnaughay wins backing from Roskam

EAST DUNDEE – U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, R-Wheaton, believes that Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay is the right person to help steer Illinois out of rough financial

McHenry mom who took kids to burglaries gets jail

WOODSTOCK – A McHenry woman who police say brought her two young children along to burglarize homes has been sentenced to 180 days in jail.

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

Man tried to steal gas tank, police say

LAKEMOOR – A Lakemoor man has been charged after police said he tried to steal a gas tank from a car at a dealership. Jose Dolores Gomez, 42, of 3108 S. Waterview Ave., faces ... Read More »

Charges upgraded to first-degree murder in stabbing

WOODSTOCK – Charges against Richard G. Nielsen have been upgraded to include first-degree murder from a stabbing death earlier this week. Nielsen, 52, originally had been char ... Read More »

Education

D47 to discuss moving special education programs

CRYSTAL LAKE – Administrators plan to discuss at their Monday meeting the possibility of moving some of District 47’s special education programs to different schools next year ... Read More »

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 »

State

Ill. man killed, trooper injured in crash

NEW: 11:42 a.m.
ADDISON (AP) – A 42-year-old man has been killed and a state trooper was injured in a crash on a Chicago-area expressway. State police say the trooper pulled over early Saturd ... Read More »

2 toddlers dropped off on Chicago street

NEW: 11:37 a.m.
CHICAGO (AP) – Two toddlers are in state custody after being dropped off on a chilly Chicago street. Police say a white minivan left the boy and girl on a South Side street Fr ... Read More »

Nation & World

Greece's grim choice: Deep budget cuts or default

NEW: 11:36 a.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Why would Greece accept more pain when unemployment is at 21 percent, the economy is enduring its fifth year of recession and rioters are hurling gasoline bo ... Read More »

Staff at The Sun tabloid arrested in bribe inquiry

LONDON (AP) – Britain's biggest-selling tabloid newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five of its employees were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged ... 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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