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  • County begins developing code of conduct for appointees

    WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board is wasting no time developing a code of conduct for its appointees to boards and commissions to follow.
    NEW: July 28, 2014 - 3:45 pm

  • Fighting in Ukraine prompts residents to flee

    SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine (AP) — Panicky residents in an eastern Ukrainian town fled their homes Monday carrying a few possessions in plastic bags and small ...
    NEW: July 28, 2014 - 3:14 pm

  • Illinois: Doctor faked pot paperwork

    CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois regulators say a suburban Chicago doctor misled a 79-year-old patient by issuing a bogus medical marijuana certification for a ...
    NEW: July 28, 2014 - 3:12 pm

  • Cary police reports for July 28, 2014

    • Anthony M. Pierce, 19, 126 Ross Ave., Cary, was charged Friday, June 27, with theft/unauthorized control of less than $500.
    July 28, 2014 - 2:44 pm

  • FAA proposes to fine Southwest Airlines $12M

    WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is proposing a $12 million civil fine against Southwest Airlines for failing to comply ...
    July 28, 2014 - 1:59 pm

  • Sarah Palin launches online subscription channel

    NEW YORK – Sarah Palin has started her own subscription-based online network.The Sarah Palin Channel ...
    July 28, 2014 - 1:35 pm

  • Two people injured in Cary after head-on crash

    CARY – Two people suffered non-life threatening injuries Monday after a head-on crash in Cary, police said.
    UPDATED: July 28, 2014 - 3:40 pm

  • Obama: Female oppression crippling parts of Africa

    WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama spoke out Monday against gender oppression in Africa that he said is "crippling" parts of the continent, urging yo ...
    July 28, 2014 - 12:13 pm

  • Virus drugmaker fights pediatricians’ new advice

    CHICAGO – A costly drug given mostly to premature babies is at the center of a clash between the manufacturer and the nation’s leading pediatrician’s ...
    July 28, 2014 - 12:10 pm

  • Not in my backyard: U.S. sending dirty coal abroad

    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – As the Obama administration weans the U.S. off dirty fuels blamed for global warming, energy companies have been sending more of A ...
    July 28, 2014 - 12:10 pm

  • Illinois fair managers fined for free beer tickets

    SPRINGFIELD – Two Illinois state fair managers have been fined for soliciting and accepting free beer tickets for the events.
    July 28, 2014 - 11:57 am

  • UN chief reinforces call for Gaza cease-fire

    UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reinforced the Security Council's call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire in th ...
    July 28, 2014 - 11:56 am

  • MCC approves preliminary budget with frozen tax levy

    CRYSTAL LAKE – The McHenry County College Board of Trustees has approved a preliminary budget that assumes a freeze in the property tax levy for a sec ...
    UPDATED: July 28, 2014 - 3:39 pm

  • Review: Oakwood Hills and a potential power plant

    A $450 million state-of-the-art power plant could be headed to Oakwood Hills, potentially bringing millions of dollars into the small village but al ...
    UPDATED: July 28, 2014 - 3:41 pm

  • Carpentersville man who threatened Kane County courts pleads guilty

    CARPENTERSVILLE – A Carpentersville man Friday pleaded guilty to several offenses after threatening the Kane County courts last year, according to a p ...
    UPDATED: July 28, 2014 - 3:38 pm

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