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Pilot’s son dispels myths in U2 spy plane story
July 30, 2018

Aug. 1, 1977: a helicopter crash takes the lives of a traffic reporter and cameraman who had been giving actualities for an NBC media outlet’s coverage of a California brush fire….
McHenry County News Briefs
July 25, 2018

McHenry Township Township earns award for Shred Day event McHenry Township and the McHenry Township Road District were presented with a 2018 Recycling/Sustainability Award in recognition…
GOP leaders: Don’t let Madigan draw maps
July 24, 2018

If Republican-leaning counties in Illinois have more referendums on the ballot this November than other counties, it is not by coincidence. Republican leaders are concerned that some…
McHenry County Calendar of Events July 25 – Aug. 1
July 24, 2018

July 26 Drop-in Summer Storytime 10 a.m. Fox River Grove Memorial Library, 407 Lincoln Ave., Fox River Grove Free As the library prepares to close for renovation (beginning July 28…
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…

Other states snag Illinois’ gambling dollars

October 16, 2019

(Third in a series looking at Illinois’ gambling expansion) Despite Illinois having nearly double the population of neighboring states, its casinos are not reaping the rewards. Casino…

Congressional reps hear ideas to curb gun violence

October 15, 2019

Brenda Mitchell sent one of her sons, Kevin, off for a tour of duty in Afghanistan. It was her other son, Kenneth — living in south suburban University Park — whose life was tragically…

Two McHenry County townships assert consolidation law unconstitutional

October 15, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A new state law allowing voters in McHenry County to more easily dissolve their townships already appears headed for tests in court and on the ballot. Two township road…

State task force recommends merging 649 local pension funds

October 14, 2019

SPRINGFIELD – A task force that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker formed in February is recommending the state consolidate 649 suburban and downstate police and firefighter pension funds…

Pritzker unveils five-year economic plan, touts ‘strong job growth’

October 14, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity introduced a five-year economic plan this week, focusing on six industries that can boost the…