Huntley News

HUNTLEY – Grafton Township's tumultuous year that involved a near government shutdown and an overhaul of the township's leadership has centered on one number.

Former U.S. Rep Joe Walsh speaks passionately at a town hall meeting Saturday in Huntley.

James D. Fiala Paving company employee Ron McFarland operates an asphalt milling machine June 5 along Fleming Road in Bull Valley.

A Huntley woman and two girls are in stable condition after a single-car accident Friday morning in rural McHenry County.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Thrifty shoppers soon could have more selections in Crystal Lake if a proposed Goodwill store is approved.

McHenry County College fire science student Ashley Woodruff waits for instructions from her instructor before starting a training task at the Huntley fire training tower in March.

CRYSTAL LAKE – McHenry County Conservation District's Safe Kids Wear Lids annual bike safety clinic will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Prairie Trail, Main Street Parking Lot – North.

The Midwest Furniture Club will host the 11th annual Bill Krause Charity Golf Outing on July 17, with the event once again benefiting the Alexander Graham Bell Montessori School & Alternatives for the Hearing Impaired.

HUNTLEY – The District 158 board will intensify planning for the interior expansion of its ongoing renovation to Huntley High School, after members recently put the final touches on construction to the school's athletic fields.

The village's consulting firm, HousealLavigne, gave a recap of work it has done since the village board adopted its 2010 Revitalization Plan, and also sought direction on fine tuning the proposed streetscape plans for the downtown district.

Performers with different talents, musical styles and amounts of training put on a show Saturday in Arlington Heights with a common aim: Make it out of auditions to the second year of the Suburban Chicago's Got Talent competition.

HUNTLEY – The 2013 Huntley Area Public Library's Summer Reading Programs are underway, offering options for all age groups to participate by reading throughout the summer.

This past Saturday, I went to my local Kaneville Post Office and I purchased $196.88 in postage stamps.

GreenMan Improv: GreenMan presents this show at 7 p.m. June 8 at Cosman Theater, Huntley.

HUNTLEY – With the design complete and all rights of way acquired, Huntley officials now are simply waiting to know the exact date construction crews will start the $4.17 million Kreutzer Road extension project.

The summer season and ice cream go hand-in-hand. And there are plenty of amazing options for a tasty treat in the area.

HUNTLEY – The Huntley Area Public Library Friends Foundation will host a book sale June 1-2 at the library, 11000 Ruth Road.

HUNTLEY – The new Grafton Township supervisor and an incumbent trustee worked all week crafting a $1.27 million township spending plan to ensure that the embattled township made a late June budget deadline.

WOODSTOCK – Elected leaders have started a campaign to ask state lawmakers to allocate $4.7 million toward improving the southern intersection of Routes 47 and 176.

HUNTLEY – A Huntley resident recently took home $325,000 after matching all five numbers in the state's Lucky Day Lotto drawing.