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Photos: Emu farm in McHenry

By Janelle Walker
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Marvin Maaba with one of their two male emus on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at their McHenry home. The Maabas are putting their home on the market as the city will not allow them to keep the emus the bought the property to house in 2020.

Marvin Maaba with one of their two male emus on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at their McHenry home. The Maabas are putting their home on the market as the city will not allow them to keep the emus the bought the property to house in 2020. (Janelle Walker)

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Janelle Walker

Janelle Walker

Originally from North Dakota, Janelle covered the suburbs and collar counties for nearly 20 years before taking a career break to work in content marketing. She is excited to be back in the newsroom.