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Donors, volunteers and clients made for a busy day at the Woodstock Food Pantry Friday. Many awaited a judge's ruling on whether SNAP food stamp benefits would continue during the government shutdown.

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Dana and Marvin Maaba raise emus for eggs on their McHenry property. But the city says their animals are not permitted now that the land has been annexed. So the Maabas say they're going to move rather than fight it.

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Cary-Grove faces Sycamore in and IHSA football Class 5A first-round playoff game on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Al Bohrer Field on the campus of Cary-Grove High School in Cary.

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Vernon Hills travel to Prairie Ridge for IHSA Class 5A first-round playoff football game on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

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Morris hosted Woodstock for a 4A first round varsity football playoff game on Friday, Oct. 31.

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Businesses in downtown Woodstock and Crystal Lake welcomed kids of all ages for trick-or-treating Friday.

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Huntley is set on Saturday, Nov. 1 to debut Shops on Main, an incubator with 10 small store spaces downtown where new brick-and-mortar retailers are able to test out their business models.

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Dixon hosts Woodstock North in round 1 of the Class 4A football playoffs Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. Dixon rolled to a big win to start the playoffs.

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Prairie Ridge faces Crystal Lake South in the IHSA Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional championship volleyball match on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, at the Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.