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Briefs: Blood drive Tuesday in Genoa
Northern Rehabilitation Sports Medicine Associates will host a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Police increase holiday patrols
Police throughout the county plan to increase patrols from before Thanksgiving through the end of the holidays.
Huntley soldier gets surprise homecoming
On Monday, Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Stohlquist expected to meet with some fifth-graders, hug his mom and go to his family's home on East Main Street for the first time in more than two years.
Grafton trustees oppose agenda, boycott meeting
HUNTLEY – This week, Grafton Township trustees were a no-show. Supervisor Linda Moore said she had adjourned Thursday night's regular monthly meeting after a half-hour of waiting for at least two of the four trustees to form a quorum.
WHAT: BAND BASH WHEN: 7 to 9:30 p.m. WHERE: Community Center, 255 Briargate Road, Cary ABOUT: Four teen bands will have the opportunity to play a 30-minute set and showcase their talents TICKETS: $5 for residents; $8 for non-residents INFO: www.carypark.com WHAT: HOWIE MANDEL WHEN: 8 p.m. WHERE: The Hemmens, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin ABOUT: Comedian ...
D-158 parents dismiss special-education plan
HUNTLEY – Administrators presented the District 158 school board Thursday night with a revised plan to spend $1.6 million in federal stimulus dollars on special education.
Krug: Jobs must be the new focus
The recession is “very likely over.” I clearly recall Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke making that remark in mid-September. And then in mid-October, someone with a calculator determined that our economy had grown 3.5 percent in the third quarter of this year.
McCaleb: Tryon shares highs, lows of diabetes fight
A vote on House Democrats' version of health care reform could come as soon as this weekend.
Chuck Ruth and his wife, Helen, laugh while watching a tribute video during Wednesday's McHenry County Distinguished Citizen Dinner at Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills.
County search warrants stay sealed
WOODSTOCK – Court records detail some of the steps that police took to find who gave a gun to the man who killed himself and his former girlfriend Feb.
Man pleads guilty in Cubs-Sox brawl
A Huntley man is facing up to three years in prison after admitting guilt Monday to his role in a brawl at a child's birthday party that cost one man an eye.
Harvest Gathering of 1858 showcases 19th-century lifestyles
Kathleen Roberson checks the ends of candles she is making out of beeswax Sunday during Harvest Gathering of 1858 at the Powers-Walker House at Glacial Park in Ringwood.
Create your own library legacy
HUNTLEY – You can be a scribe or a historian. Or a playwright, author, poet or novelist.
Some contested federal, state and local races have come out of the first day to file petitions for the Feb.
Churches' food baskets help people make ends meet
It's not a food pantry giveaway. People who aren't poor can take advantage of it, too -- no questions asked.
State officials mum on youth prison report
Gov. Pat Quinn continued to avoid questions Tuesday about a report detailing safety, sanitation and maintenance problems at a St.
The next time you watch "The Godfather," probably the greatest "man's man" movie of all time, pay attention to the oranges.
Kick off your shoes and stay awhile
Five-year-old Patrick Duffy Jr. of Crystal Lake lies in a corn silo Monday at Tom's Farm Market in Huntley.
So much for solar, Sun City folks
Sun City people, excited about Jean Murphy's article on the cost savings of home solar systems, forget it.