Local News
June 17, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.
Suzanne Myers is an art teacher at Johnsburg Junior High, where she has four children who just finished the seventh grade.
June 17, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO -
sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com
HUNTLEY – Grafton Township’s tumultuous year that involved a near government shutdown and an overhaul of the township’s leadership has centered on one number.
June 17, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By SHAWN SHINNEMAN
As his classes struggle throughout the year with some denser Shakespeare passages, Brad Fennessy pulls out his secret weapon – comics.
June 17, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By EMILY K. COLEMAN -
ecoleman@shawmedia.com
ISLAND LAKE – A former Island Lake police officer who managed the campaign for the new village president was rehired Thursday night.
June 17, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.
HARVARD – A vehicle fire briefly shut down a downtown Harvard road Sunday morning, a fire official said.
June 16, 2013 - 11:52 a.m.•By NORTHWEST HERALD
A Woodstock man has been arrested and charged with Operating While Intoxicated – Homicide after a crash in Walworth, Wis., that resulted in the death of a passenger.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By JEFF ENGELHARDT -
jengelhardt@shawmedia.com
CRYSTAL LAKE – Before tossing any unused cardboard boxes into a recycling bin, consider throwing them into Crystal Lake.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.
• FLEMING ROAD: Work continues to rebuild the 2 1/2-mile stretch of road between Route 120 and Country Club Road. A posted detour reroutes drivers through Woodstock along Routes 120, 47 and 14.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.
CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake Senior Citizens’ Club and Crystal Lake Senior Services Associates will host a special presentation June 24 about the history of the American flag offered by two Vietnam veterans, John White and Jim Mertz.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.
McHENRY – Traffic on Charles J. Miller Road will be shifted onto the newly constructed lanes Wednesday, according to a project alert.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By NORTHWEST HERALD
McHENRY – Area residents are invited to the annual Day at Petersen Farm on June 23 at 4112 McCullom Lake Road, one mile west of Route 31.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.
JOHNSBURG – A Susan G. Komen for the Cure pasta dinner fundraiser will be from 5 to 10 p.m. June 22 at the McHenry Moose Lodge 691, 3535 N. Richmond Road.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By EMILY K. COLEMAN -
ecoleman@shawmedia.com
McHENRY – The owner of a McHenry microbrewery hopes to recoup some of the costs of installing a handicapped-accessible ramp.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.
HUNTLEY – Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center – Huntley will host the 13th annual RoadRunner’s 5K on June 23.
June 16, 2013 - 5:30 a.m.•By CHELSEA McDOUGALL -
cmcdougall@shawmedia.com
As the concealed-carry bill sits on the governor’s desk awaiting his signature, local communities are preparing for the implications the legislation might have.
