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Severe cold headed into the area for the weekend has cause some disruption to weekend plans.
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For the second year in a row, wreaths will be placed on local veterans' graves as part of Wreaths Across America. Community members are invited to participate and sponsor wreaths.
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A portion of Virginia Road in Crystal Lake is closed to traffic due to a car crash.
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The Kane County Electoral Board heard more than an hour of argument over objections from Pamela Carr Hagerman against the nominating papers of Ignoffo. They are both seeking the GOP nomination in Dundee Township Precinct 1.
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The 2026 McHenry Music Festival will combine country, southern rock and metal acts - possibly for the last time
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A man convicted in a New Year’s Day 2005 drunken-driving crash in Chicago that killed a taxi driver and passenger has been charged with DUI and causing a crash near McHenry.
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Jacobs faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling meet on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, at Huntley High School.
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Two Wisconsin brothers both pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting a firearm nine times at a home in Harvard knowing it was occupied, and each was sentenced to nine years in prison.
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Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh on Thursday scored another first in the crowded race to succeed U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the largely suburban 9th District by releasing a cable TV ad.
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