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McHenry County Calendar of Events July 11 – July 18
July 10, 2018

July 13 Family Fun Night 5 p.m. Fox River Grove Memorial Library, 407 Lincoln Ave., Fox River Grove Free In this Family Fun Night program, young and old alike will be entertained by…
Bell tower restored at Volo parish
July 4, 2018

The massive bell now rings out every hour, on the hour, from the tower at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Volo. It is a sound that has not been heard since the late 1950s. Then, a…
McHenry County News Briefs
July 4, 2018

Port Barrington Deadline extended for trade scholarship program The village announced that the deadline to apply for the Mohr Vocational Skilled Trade Scholarship has been extended…
McHenry County Calendar of Events July 4 – July 12
July 3, 2018

July 6 Teen Friday Freestyle 2-5 p.m. Fox Lake District Library, 255 E. Grand Ave. Free Teens can gather with friends and hang out in the library’s Large Meeting Room to partake…
33rd Annual Heritage Fair to be held July
June 27, 2018

The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum will host its 33rd Annual Heritage Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 8, at the museum, 6422 Main St. This year’s theme, “Illinois…
McHenry County News Briefs
June 27, 2018

McHenry County Township offers new mosquito control program The McHenry Township Board has accepted a bid proposal from Clarke Environmental Management, Inc. for mosquito abatement…

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,…