Genoa News

GENOA – U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger talked tax reform and government spending Saturday at a town hall meeting held in Genoa.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board will vote this month on an intergovernmental agreement to unite 13 local governments seeking to get lower electric rates for constituents.

GENOA – Ready to ditch the New Year's resolutions? Downtown Genoa will host its annual Chocolate Walk Saturday, Feb.

Lenny French of Found It Gallery and Design Center, right, helps the Rev. Tim Frick select colors for his new office.

Genoa Super Wash Car Wash, 360 Sycamore Road in Genoa, recently held a drawing for one person to win a year's worth of free automatic car wash tokens.

When Army Pfc. Matthew Thomas Crawford, 24, agreed on Saturday afternoon to drive his sister, Amanda Crawford, and her 3-week-old son, Cayden, from Genoa to a family party, he never expected Warriors' Watch Riders to meet them at Starks Corner gas station at Routes 47 and 72 and then escort them to Riverview Restaurant & Tavern in Algonquin.

Aurora police sergeants Alfredo Dean, Joe Weber and Ricky Ahlgren used the massive Special Response Team armored vehicle sometimes called 'the tank' to help motorists stranded during the Blizzard of 2011.

Certified quilt appraiser Sherry Branson of Belvidere appraises a customer's 1890s-era "crazy quilt" during the fourth annual quilt walk in downtown Genoa.

The Genoa Lions invited the 12 finalists in the Genoa-Kingston School District Spelling Bee to dinner Jan.

GENOA – Genoa's fourth annual Quilt & Fiber Arts Walk arrives just in time to ward off the late January chill.

New University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners were welcomed and established Master Gardeners recognized at the program's annual awards dinner Jan.

GENOA – In an attempt to reach a demographic that tends to be health-conscious but lacks Internet access, presentations on the switch from the food guide pyramid to MyPlate are being given at local senior centers.

After nearly a half foot of snow fell Friday, sledders took to the hill at Russell Woods Forest Preserve in Genoa, where annual Winterfest activities took place.

GENOA – The University of Illinois Extension will host the annual Winterfest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan.