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Guilty pleas conclude live-streamed hate crime attack
July 23, 2018

The last two defendants have pleaded guilty in a kidnapping and assault case deemed a hate crime by prosecutors against a Crystal Lake teen that was video-streamed live on Facebook…
McHenry County News Briefs
July 18, 2018

McHenry County Department of Health reports cases of Legionnaires’ disease The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) reported that nine county residents, ranging in age from…
Huntley Dean’s Foods Plant to close in September
July 17, 2018

The Dallas, Texas-based Dean’s Foods announced it will close seven of its plant operations across the country, including the 15-acre Huntley complex and taking with it approximately…
McHenry County Calendar of Events July 18 – July 25
July 17, 2018

July 19 Barn Full of Bats 7:30-9:30 p.m. Lost Valley Visitor Center, Glacial Park, Route 31 and Harts Road, Ringwood Free (residents), $5 (non-residents) In this McHenry County Conservation…
County attracting solar energy companies; Marengo site approved
July 11, 2018

In recent years, McHenry County has gained the attention of companies specializing in alternative energy sources, due to the opportunities in rural open farmland areas. It not only…
McHenry County News Briefs
July 11, 2018

McHenry County Jacobson joins team at State’s Attorney’s Office The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office announced that Scott Jacobson has joined the office as an Assistant…

Illinois Republican lawmaker to introduce death penalty bill

August 18, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A Republican state lawmaker is calling for the resurrection of the death penalty in Illinois after two mass shootings in the U.S. and recent gun violence in Chicago….

Pritzker touts expanded coverage of EpiPens, Lyme disease treatment

August 17, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill expanding insurance coverage for Illinoisans suffering from Lyme disease and discussed other health-related measures at a news conference…

USDA cuts forecast for Illinois crop production

August 17, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — This year’s Illinois corn crop could be as much as 17 percent smaller than last year’s crop, while soybean production could fall as much as 21 percent, the U.S….

Pritzker signs bills expanding state’s medical marijuana law

August 16, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated a pair of new laws Aug. 12 that expand the state’s medical marijuana program, including one that gives students more options…

Concerns raised over gas-tax expenditures

August 15, 2019

(Second in a series of stories looking at the pork-barrel extras included in the state gas tax hike of 19 cents per gallon) Along with fixing roads, bridges and crumbling public structures,…