McHenry County Calendar of Events
September 19, 2017September 22 Sunset Soiree and BBQ 6-10 p.m. Pleasant Valley (Shelter No. 2), 13315 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock $25 (residents), $30 (non-residents) In this McHenry County Conservation…
September 22 Sunset Soiree and BBQ 6-10 p.m. Pleasant Valley (Shelter No. 2), 13315 Pleasant Valley Road, Woodstock $25 (residents), $30 (non-residents) In this McHenry County Conservation…
Sept. 20 Teen Game Night 6:30-7:15 p.m. Oswego Public Library, Montgomery Campus, 1111 Reading Dr., Montgomery Free Grades 6-12. Teens of ALL abilities come to play games and…
The Northern Illinois University Huskies continued its recent string of success versus Big Ten opponents with a fourth-quarter rally to defeat the University of Nebraska, 21-17 last…
Sept. 21 Old Town Bloomingdale Farmers’ Market 3-7 p.m. Tiffany Point west parking lot, Third Street and Schick Road, Bloomingdale Free The market offers fresh locally grown…
Sept. 21 DeKalb Farmers Market 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Van Buer Plaza, the corner of north Second and Locust streets, DeKalb Free The DeKalb Farmers Market features more than 30 vendors…
Forty-five lives were tragically taken by suicide last year in Winnebago County. An alarming number who took their lives — five — were by individuals ages 18 and under — sons,…
The city of Aurora’s Tree Board is accepting nominations for 2017 inductees to the Heritage Tree Registry. The Heritage Tree Registry is a voluntary program that honors and recognizes…
Seven-year-old Luci Williams wants to be president someday but in the meantime she settled for being mayor for a day. The Morton second-grader joined Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis in council…
SPRINGFIELD — A year after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate the use of cash bail, the impact on the state’s criminal justice system appears to be far less…
Follow these tips to help keep you and farmers safe throughout the harvest season and again in spring when planting starts. Most importantly, slow down and be patient. Slow down…
Two thieves created a scam they managed to keep going for more than a decade before finally being caught. Keeping it going that long doesn’t make them smart; it makes them long-term…
Medical marijuana patients can purchase cannabis grown by small businesses as part of their allotment, Illinois’ top cannabis regulator said, but smaller, newly licensed cannabis…
An Illinois law intended to help people with mental illness avoid confrontations with police had been on the books for three years when Sonya Massey was shot in Sangamon County. The…
SPRINGFIELD – Overall participation in labor unions has declined in recent years in Illinois, although the state has seen an increase in successful unionization efforts for the second…