Hinckley News

State Rep. Robert W. Pritchard, R-Hinckley, and his 2009-10 Youth Advisory Council met Dec.

SYCAMORE – Several pieces of routine business for the highway department passed during a meeting of the DeKalb County Board on Wednesday.

HINCKLEY – The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and Hinckley Police are investigating two burglaries that occurred in Hinckley last week, DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said.

Rejecting claims police suggested the answer before asking the question, a McHenry County judge said Monday that prosecutors could use an eyewitness' photo lineup identification of a suspected robber when he goes to trial early next year on charges he held up a Huntley bank.

SOMONAUK – No one was injured in a fire that engulfed the garage of a home on the 400 block of North Green Street on Thursday afternoon.

Perry Jungels of Hinckley watches his truck fill during the harvest of the Govig Farm on Saturday.

The popular Pumpkin Festival in Sycamore is a hard act to follow, but the first Sycamore Thanksgiving at the Sycamore Public Library held its own this week with an array of musicians, authors and a fashion show.

The Fox Valley United Way has a special wish this season: To brighten the holidays for local families hit hard by the faltering economy.

Instead of dwelling on the ongoing recession, City Administrator Joe Misurelli discussed achievements made by the city in 2009 at Thursday's Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce meeting.

First it was a late start to planting. Then there was the cold, wet summer, leaving crops immature when the first frost hit.

The annual Halloween Fest on Oct. 24 sponsored by Big Rock, Hinckley and Sugar Grove was a great success.

Genoa-Kingston United Way fundraiser: 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Genoa-Kingston High School, 980 Park Ave.

For his continued advocacy of multiple sclerosis issues, state Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Hinckley, recently received the Legislator of the Year award from the Greater Illinois Chapter of the National MS Society.

DeKALB – Three candidates are vying for a newly created resident circuit judge position.

Tom Sparks Chevrolet in Hinckley will be closing their location. HINCKLEY – It's been a difficult year for Tom Sparks, as General Motors restructuring has shifted the very foundation of his more than 75-year-old business.

Last updated on 10/26/2009 at 12:27 a.m. Police were unable to determine the cause of a structure fire that broke out at Old Orchard Place Townhouses, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway, Friday night.

Last updated on 10/27/2009 at 7:52 p.m. The DeKalb Fire Department has determined a malfunctioning electrical heating unit was the cause for the fire that occurred at Old Orchard Place Townhouses, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway, on Friday night.

DIXON – On March 30, 1981, Tim McCarthy became the second agent in Secret Service history to take a bullet while protecting the president.

DeKALB – No one was injured in a fire at an apartment complex late Friday night.

Last updated on 10/24/2009 at 12:38 a.m. A structure fire was reported at Old Orchard Place Townhouses, 1001 W. Lincoln Highway Friday night.