Lake in the Hills News

MARENGO – Nine months into two new emergency dispatch contracts, police and fire officials in Marengo report that the arrangements are working out well.

The school's efforts on Thursday were part of an art/service project – a project which is part of the private school's week-long effort to focus on play-based learning and friendship.

Students at Lincoln Prairie Elementary School in Lake in the Hills are working to collect food as part of a drive to help support the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry this week.

Efforts are under way to move the old one-room school house that once sat on this park land back to its original home.

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.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Lake in the Hills Police Department will participate in the second annual Great Central U.S. ShakeOut on Tuesday.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – District 158's Parent Tot Program has joined forces with Lt.

Jersey Mike's, which has sup shops in Lake in the Hills and Crystal Lake, grabbed this week's Chowdown Showdown title for serving up the best sub sandwich in the county.

Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance Police arrested a 19-year-old Lake in the Hills man at 12:55 a.m. Monday for unlawful possession of controlled substance, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of marijuanaA between 10 and 30 grams.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Administrators are considering changes to Crystal Lake District 47's special education programs, including relocating some to other schools.

Matthew Aldis of St. Charles, left, rehearses a skit with Dave Hunter of Elgin. Aldis and Hunter are cofounders of GreenRoom Productions, a comedy troupe that was formed in 1999 in Elgin.

It's time to vote for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion. This week, we have four finalists selected by readers as the best places to get a sub sandwich in McHenry County.

What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, news reports warned of an upcoming blizzard.

Are you wondering what will be making headlines tomorrow on Lake in the Hills Patch? We've included a synopsis below of some of our top stories for Tuesday, Jan.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – As the snow and ice disappear this week with daily high temperatures predicted to hit 40 or higher, so goes the second chance for the Lake in the Hills Pond Hockey Tournament.

Drunken Driving Arrest Police arrested a 32-year-old Lake in the Hills man at McHenry Avenue and Randall Road at 3:12 a.m. on Saturday for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol with breath alcohol content greater than .08, speeding in a construction zone and driving without license on person.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Friends of McHenry County College Foundation will host the third annual Take a Walk in Her Shoes Ball, an evening of fashion, footwear and fun on March 9. Returning is the “Strut Your Stuff” contest, featuring 100 first-come, first-registered contestants showing off their shoes on stage for prizes from ... (more)

A Anyone who has ever stayed up watching late-night television has probably seen the various infomercials scattered among the cable channels.

Are you wondering what will be making headlines tomorrow on Lake in the Hills Patch? We've included a synopsis below of some of our top stories for Tuesday, Jan.

There were more than 100 traffic accidents in 2011 along the mile stretch of Randall Road in Lake in the Hills.A As was the case in 2010, three intersections along the stretch - Randall and Miller roads, Randall and Algonquin roads and Randall Road and Acorn Lane - saw the highest number of accidents in Lake in the Hills in 2011.