Local News

  • D-200 seeking nominees for Award of Excellence

    WOODSTOCK – The application deadline is about a month away for the District 200 Education Foundation’s 2014 Award of Excellence.
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:12 am

  • Coroner’s 2013 funding request nears approval

    GENEVA – Kane County Coroner Rob Russell’s request for an extra $88,000 for fiscal 2013 is one step away from County Board approval.
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:11 am

  • Special bond with special education aides

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Gwen Taylor knows the day comes once every two years, but it never gets easier for her when it finally arrives.
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:01 am

  • Pregnancy support center helps moms-in-need

    JOHNSBURG – Emma Libby was 20 years old, unsure whether her new job would last – and pregnant. Cons ...
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 8:35 am

  • County Board nixes salary bump for Board of Review

    WOODSTOCK – A majority of the McHenry County Board decided that salaries for the Board of Review should not go up if the number of property tax appeal ...
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 11:27 pm

  • Algonquin refinances bonds

    ALGONQUIN – Looking to save on interest costs, the Village Board proceeded with refinancing bonds it sold for the 2005 wastewater treatment plant expa ...
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:04 am

  • County Board raises Valley Hi private rates

    WOODSTOCK – Daily room rates for private-pay residents at Valley Hi Nursing Home will increase by $5 next year.
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 4:10 pm

  • Lakemoor to decide on new village hall site

    LAKEMOOR – A site on the east side of Lakemoor might be the location of Lakemoor's new village hall.
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:09 am

  • Woodstock man charged with soliciting child pornography

    WOODSTOCK – A Woodstock man was arrested Tuesday on a child pornography charge. Francisco J. Jimenez ...
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 5:15 pm

  • McHenry looks at shuffling space at its city hall

    McHENRY – With plans in the works for a new aquatic center, the city of McHenry is starting to think about changes at its municipal center.
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:02 am

  • Bond reduction denied for McHenry man

    WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County Judge denied a bond reduction for a 19-year-old McHenry man accused of having sexual contact with an underage girl.
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 2:26 pm

  • Huntley vet clinic takes in nearly 30 cats after woman can no longer care for them

    HUNTLEY – The Pet Vet Animal Clinic in Huntley is purring a little louder this week. A lot louder, ...
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 11:58 pm

  • 2 people transported to the hospital after Crystal Lake crash

    CRYSTAL LAKE - Two people were transported to the hospital Wednesday after a two-car accident on Route 14 near McHenry County College.
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 12:18 pm

  • Wonder Lake man charged with sexual assault

    WOODSTOCK – A Wonder Lake man faces sexual assault charges after having a sexual relationship with a minor who was also a family member, according to ...
    Dec. 5, 2013 - 12:08 am

  • Woodstock police reports for Dec. 4, 2013

    • A 16-year-old Woodstock boy was charged Monday, Nov. 4, with retail theft.• Daria Marianna Berkebi ...
    Dec. 4, 2013 - 11:50 am

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