Local News

  • Friends of Algonquin library sale brings out bargain hunters

    ALGONQUIN – Willy Stastny came to the Eastgate branch of the library district with two empty bags. When he walked up the stairs from the basement, the ...
    March 14, 2014 - 1:22 pm

  • Dozens shave their heads to support St. Baldrick's cancer research

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Josh Brent was one of the few people immediately comfortable with the new haircuts that were given Thursday in the Crystal Lake South H ...
    March 14, 2014 - 8:48 am

  • Petting zoo owner forfeiture hearing continued

    ST. CHARLES – A petting zoo owner charged with animal cruelty won a small reprieve Thursday, when a judge continued a forfeiture hearing on 93 survivi ...
    March 14, 2014 - 12:52 am

  • Valley Hi privatization not in plans

    WOODSTOCK – Don’t expect to see a “For Sale” sign in front of Valley Hi Nursing Home anytime soon. T ...
    March 14, 2014 - 12:36 am

  • Oliver waives jury trial for next rape case

    WOODSTOCK – Charles Oliver, convicted of raping a woman he met on Craigslist, on Thursday waived his right to a jury trial for the next of his seven r ...
    March 13, 2014 - 4:12 pm

  • Nunamaker delivers annual state of FRG address

    FOX RIVER GROVE – Work continues on improving the quality of life in town, the village president said in his annual state of the community address.
    March 14, 2014 - 12:42 am

  • Johnsburg lowers some impact fees

    JOHNSBURG – In effort to encourage development, the village of Johnsburg has updated the impact fees developers pay, revising some up and some down.
    March 13, 2014 - 11:46 pm

  • Mental-health wellness class to begin April 5

    WOODSTOCK – Just like we all have physical health, we have mental health. Sometimes one or the other, or both, can suffer illness.
    March 13, 2014 - 11:49 pm

  • Cary-Grove Animal Hospital wants to move

    CARY – The owner of the Fox River Grove-based Cary-Grove Animal Hospital is looking to move. Dr. Fri ...
    March 14, 2014 - 12:39 am

  • Centegra to provide free colon cancer test kits

    McHENRY – Free colon cancer test kits will be available at Centegra Health System facilities through next Friday.
    March 13, 2014 - 9:47 am

  • Cambridge Lakes seeks vendors for festival

    PINGREE GROVE – Cambridge Lakes Learning Center is looking for vendors for its third annual "Arts Across the Globe" festival April 5.
    March 14, 2014 - 12:54 am

  • Route 31 re-opens after water main break

    ALGONQUIN - All lanes of traffic have re-opened on Route 31 in Algonquin after a water main break. ...
    March 13, 2014 - 4:11 pm

  • Nunda Township officials seeking to control contracts

    NUNDA TOWNSHIP – Nunda Township officials are looking to streamline waste collection services by asking residents to approve a referendum that would a ...
    March 13, 2014 - 12:35 am

  • Harvard man doesn’t testify in felony drug trial

    WOODSTOCK – The felony drug trial for a Harvard man who prosecutors said had more than 100 grams of cocaine ended Wednesday without a verdict.
    March 13, 2014 - 8:47 am

  • Independent research program gives MCC students edge

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Marla Garrison has known for years the work outside the classroom can sometimes open more doors than the work inside it.
    March 13, 2014 - 12:25 am

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