McHenry County emergency rooms treated 1,800 people for flu related-symptoms this flu season. Of these, two were serious enough to warrant Intensive Care Unit treatment. Keri Zeleski, community information officer at McHenry County Department of Health, said it’s not too late to get a flu vaccine. “It takes about two weeks for the vaccine…
Post-Women’s March, some people are exercising their invigorated citizenship with boycotts and demonstrations. But not Kelli Becker Wegener. She’s using the inspiration she gathered in Chicago to fuel her campaign for Nunda Township Trustee. Wegener is one of a team of Democrats running for seats on the township board, along with Nan Kueller, Lori McConville,…
December is the last month of the year to give tax-deductible donations. It’s also the month when many people step up their charitable giving. Besides the holidays of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, several other holidays of giving are celebrated during December. Hanukkah, Bodhi Day, Yule, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Idal-Fitr all fall near the shortest…
December is the last month of the year to give tax-deductible donations. It’s also the month when many people step up their charitable giving. Besides the holidays of Christmas and New Year’s Eve, several other holidays of giving are celebrated during December. Hanukkah, Bodhi Day, Yule, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Idal-Fitr all fall near the shortest…
Eighteen months ago, pastors Lisa and Bill Orris, never dreamed they would personally face the Christmas season as “not the happiest time of the year.” In August 2015, a Huntley teenager drove his car through the nursery and into the sanctuary of Hope Church, 451 Ackman Road in Crystal Lake. Although no one was hurt,…
Colonial Café is, again, helping warm the hearts of the less fortunate this season. In a partnership the Salvation Army that began in 1951, Colonial Café matched the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle collection at its seven restaurants Dec. 10. One hundred fifteen years ago, Simon Anderson borrowed $70 to begin his own business because he…
