McHenry County Independants keep vintage “base ball” alive
August 15, 2019For many summers now, the McHenry County Independants, spelled with an “a,” have taken to the field of play in the style of an 1860s sport known as “base ball.” Based out of…
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Big Boy steam locomotive brings memories on its journey
August 5, 2019For those people who have never experienced being around a steam-powered locomotive in their lifetime, — the whistle, the sounds — the best example is found in the movie, “The…
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Underwood to hold office hours in Harvard, Richmond
August 2, 2019U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-14th) announced that she will hold office hours Aug. 3 for constituents in the 14th Congressional District. The sessions will be in Harvard and Richmond….
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Lakemoor Woodman’s prepares for soft opening
August 2, 2019Woodman’s Foods, which has been under construction in Lakemoor since last winter, is moving toward a late August soft opening date, while also looming is an Aug. 24 hearing where…
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Accidents at Gurnee mini-roundabout raise safety issues
July 24, 2019When Gurnee formally opened a mini-roundabout at the intersection of Dada Drive and Almond Road August 2018 it was done with the intention of smoothing out traffic back-ups between…
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Underwood seeks to mitigate health effects of climate change
July 22, 2019U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-14th) has introduced legislation to reinstate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Climate and Health Program. Until last year, the CDC’s…
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Leavitt: Going back where you came from is just a pleasant stroll down Memory Lane
July 18, 2019Young again! I feel like I have been propelled back to the halcyon days of yesteryear, when I hear once more the ring of plain speaking throughout the land, as I did as a child. “Go…
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Leavitt: Still waiting for famous people to die
July 9, 2019In an era when so much is unnerving, I have a comforting message. I have for years confidently expected a profoundly depressing event to befall us. But it has failed to occur. …
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