Therapist Alicia Marcos Birong has a passion for helping people. However, it wasn’t until she sought help for herself that she found a way to benefit females with low self-esteem. Birong found herself recovering her own self-esteem after a challenging life-experience. Although she spent her time helping a lot of people, she neglected her own…
Cary residents had their say on two proposed projects, during an Oct. 4 meeting at the Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake. Residents had a chance to speak on details to Sage Products’s expansion and Meyer Mining’s request to petition for extended mining operations. Sage Products has been part of the McHenry County landscape for the…
Cary is the latest among several municipalities to allow cottage or home kitchen operations. Under HB 5354, nicknamed the “Cupcake Law,” residents may sell baked goods from their home, at events, at farmers markets, or at roadside stands. Home kitchen operations may not sell over the internet, to restaurants, or to retail stores. The law…
This fall, visitors to Woodstock will see the last of one festival, the beginning of a new film series and the continuation of a festival that is almost two decades old. The 14th Annual Woodstock International Film Festival, Sept. 21-25 was the last for the Classic Cinemas’ Woodstock Theatre. Each year, the Theatre hosts award-winning…
The 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack may seem overshadowed by the colorful Presidential campaigns, but throughout McHenry County people reverently remembered the day. Huntley’s Del Web Sun City residents kicked off its memorial on Sept. 3, by showings the documentary, “9/11.” From Sept. 9-11, they invited the public to visit the Sept. 11,…
Just two weeks in the United States and Thais Souza chose to attend the inaugural Harvard Balloon Fest at Milky Way Park in Harvard Sept. 2-4. Nonprofit organizations from Harvard and surrounding communities got a chance to earn funds for their cause in exchange for volunteering to take tickets, direct traffic, keep the grounds clean,…
