The Summer Lunch Program in Crystal Lake will kick off at 11:30 a.m. June 9 with a taco party at Ladd Park, 500 Coventry Lane. Any child under 18 from Crystal Lake can join in the festivities. Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant in Crystal Lake will provide the tacos, and volunteers from Northern Illinois Food Bank and…
Dunkin’ Donut Cop on Rooftop May 19 was the 15th year in a row where police officers across the state appeared on Dunkin’ Donuts rooftops to benefit Special Olympics Illinois. Hundreds of police officers covered McHenry County Dunkin’ Donuts’ rooftops from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. to heighten awareness and raise money for the Law…
For close to 15 years, the McHenry County Department of Health has encouraged recycling. This year’s Residential Electronics and Recycling Extravaganza is May 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at the McHenry County Administration Building (north parking lot) located at 667 Ware Road in Woodstock. MCDH partnered with Solid Waste Management and several businesses and…
McHenry County College awarded three former students its Distinguished Alumni Award on May 4. Besides preparing students for a four-year college, MCC aligns with McHenry County businesses and industries to help the students get the needed skills and credentials to find rewarding careers in the county. MCC believes it’s important to give to students what…
A road improvement project in Algonquin has become a bee in the bonnet for Algonquin Village President John Schmitt. A week after work on the parkway near Randall Road, which began April 17, District Court Judge Sharon Coleman granted an emergency stop because the planned route included habitat of the rusty patched bumble bee. Since…
Thirty years ago a group of interfaith people, led by the newly ordained the Rev. Phyllis Mueller, began McHenry County’s first shelter for women and children. To celebrate that event, Home of the Sparrow will hold a 30th anniversary gala April 29 at San Filippo Estate in Barrington Hills. Home of the Sparrow became a…
