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  • Employer exhibitors wanted for MCC Job Fair

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Area employers are invited to sign up for an exhibit booth at the McHenry County College Job Fair that will take place next month at th ...
    Sept. 19, 2016 - 8:50 am

  • Not too early to prep furnace for cold weather

    The changing autumn leaves are a reminder that winter and furnace season are coming.  To prepare your home for the colder months, the U.S. Department ...
    Sept. 26, 2016 - 8:47 am

  • Illinois schools eliminating zero-tolerance policies

    SPRINGFIELD – Illinois schools are required now to limit long-term suspensions and expulsions under a new law that also eliminates the use of zero-tol ...
    Sept. 19, 2016 - 12:41 am

  • Woodstock District 200 program offers student chance to visit Woodstock, Spain

    WOODSTOCK – Teens from Spain had the opportunity to visit Woodstock last week as part of the school district’s dual-language program.
    Sept. 19, 2016 - 12:37 am

  • First National Bank awards $10,000 to Harvard Economic Development Corporation

    HARVARD – The city’s economic development corporation will be able to do more to spur job growth with a new grant award from First National Bank.
    Sept. 19, 2016 - 12:36 am

  • Nonpartisan candidates for April 2017 election can start collecting signatures Tuesday

    With this bitter and acrimonious election still two months away, we’ll understand if you don’t want to read about the one to follow five months later.
    Sept. 19, 2016 - 12:35 am

  • Cary-Grove High School freshman starts band to benefit children’s hospital

    CARY – After Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago saved his life, Cary-Grove High School freshman Matthew Jazwinski is giving back t ...
    Sept. 19, 2016 - 12:35 am

  • ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Veep’ take top honors at Emmys

    LOS ANGELES – “Game of Thrones” conquered the Emmy kingdom Sunday, honored as top drama for the second consecutive year and becoming the most honored ...
    Sept. 18, 2016 - 10:39 pm

  • Letter: Affront to democracy

    To the Editor:It’s time we return the power of Illinois government back to the people. Our current p ...
    Sept. 18, 2016 - 5:30 am

  • At least 25 hurt in explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood

    NEW YORK – An explosion in a crowded Chelsea neighborhood in Manhattan on Saturday night left more than 25 people injured, and authorities called the ...
    Sept. 17, 2016 - 11:28 pm

  • Lake in the Hills police department to offer safety series for women

    LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Lake in the Hills Police Department is offering its third annual Women’s Safety Series starting next month.
    Sept. 17, 2016 - 11:00 pm

  • Algonquin community comes together for It's Our River Day

    ALGONQUIN – About 150 people were in attendance Saturday to clean up and celebrate the Fox River for the ninth annual It’s Our River Day in Algonquin.
    Sept. 17, 2016 - 10:59 pm

  • McHenry County police praise law requiring traffic stop education for new drivers

    New driver’s education students in Illinois will soon have another necessary – and possibly life-saving – lesson to learn.
    Sept. 17, 2016 - 10:54 pm

  • McHenry County health department reports rabid bat in Marengo

    WOODSTOCK – A rabid bat was discovered outside a Marengo home Tuesday, according to the McHenry County Department of Health.
    Sept. 17, 2016 - 10:54 pm

  • Officials: 5 injured in Volo crash on Route 12

    VOLO – Five people were injured in a crash in the southbound lanes of Route 12 near Russell Drive on Saturday, according to the Wauconda Fire District ...
    Sept. 17, 2016 - 10:55 pm

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