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Photos: Meet the 2026 Everyday Heroes in McHenry County

By Gregory Shaver
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New Directions case manager Joe Ledesma on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Other Side sober bar, in Crystal Lake. Ledesma started a new recovery group on Saturdays at the sober bar. The recovery group uses Buddhist ideologies to help overcome addiction.

New Directions case manager Joe Ledesma on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Other Side sober bar, in Crystal Lake. Ledesma started a new recovery group on Saturdays at the sober bar. The recovery group uses Buddhist ideologies to help overcome addiction. (Gregory Shaver/Gregory Shaver Shaw Media )

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