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County residentsa fend off first big snow
John Brobbey gets an early start clearing his driveway Tuesday in the 900 block of Fox Run Lane in Algonquin.
Authorities respond to crash near Johnsburg
Downed power lines delayed efforts to extricate an injured person from a vehicle involved in a traffic accident near Johnsburg on Saturday night.
6-7 tight end commits to Hawks
C.J. Fiedorowicz spent four months as a member of the Illinois football recruiting class.
Lessons of generosity transcend generations
Seven-year-olds Allison Jewell and Erin Bond scoop out some mashed potatoes during the Thanksgiving luncheon at St.
Mother of missing teen dies after leukemia fight
JOHNSBURG – Terry Carrick believed in the redemptive value of suffering. It was that belief and deep faith in God that helped her deal with the 2002 disappearance of her 17-year-old son Brian, who police believe was murdered.
Peaceful setting at McHenry Co. community
Running Brook Farm, a new-home community in Johnsburg, presents two series of luxury single-family homes with two decorated models from the Classic series for visitors to tour.
Ja burg Wal-Marta s OK delayed
JOHNSBURG – Village officials expect next month to give Wal-Mart the go ahead to build a Supercenter store.
SSA battles get emotional, polarizing
Drive through a developing subdivision and chances are good that if there's no special service area in the neighborhood, there will be signs boasting that fact.
Students learn a powerful lesson
McHenry County Farm Beauro's Larry Reinhard encourages St. John the Baptist eighth grader Bailey McCrea as she peddles the Energy Bike to light the bulbs.
Johnsburg committee gives nod to video gambling plan
JOHNSBURG – Video gambling is legal in Wisconsin. It's not in Illinois. That hasn't helped bingo night at the McHenry Moose Lodge in Johnsburg, less than 10 miles south of the state line.
Metra Proposes Four New Rail Stops
Part of a proposed $500 million project to improve commuter train service in Chicago and its suburbs includes adding four stops in McHenry County.
Begalka: Artist shares home studio
A stay-at-home mom who worked part-time at her daughter's school, Kris Blum never anticipated that art would become such a passion – let alone, a career.
All ages attend anti-abortion event
Hernando Tapia , 11, stands with a sign Sunday outside St. Mary Catholic Church in McHenry.
Richmond rides for seniors get regular schedule
RICHMOND – Since Richmond Township launched its senior bus program several years ago, older residents have known that they'll have a ride to the grocery store or to doctor appointments.
Local woman dies in Spring Grove crash
SPRING GROVE – When Joyce Nevitt was late to pick up her grandson Thursday night and didn't answer her cell phone, her family knew that something was wrong.
Johnsburg students enjoy sweet event
Johnsburg students Jillian Powers, 16, Kenny Kowalski, 16, and Mitch Kenutson, 16, consentrate Wednesday on painting Styrofoam peppermints for the junior class' homecoming float.