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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.
"Breaking Legs": The Woodstock Musical Theatre Company presents this comedy Fridays to Sundays, to Oct.
Candlelight vigil remembers victims of domestic violence
Attendees at the Turning Point candlelight vigil observe a moment of silence Wednesday in Woodstock Square.
Rockford men charged in Huntley burglaries
Police have arrested two Rockford men accused of stealing cash and items out of at least five vehicles in Huntley's Wing Pointe subdivision on Sept.
Hebron dog discussion continues
HEBRON – When John Nixon moved to Hebron two years ago, he thought that he had done his homework.
Gomez going for goal: 200 pounds or bust
Julio Gomez is down and out. But in this case, that's just fine for the Algonquin man.
McHenry Co. hears 2 sides to video poker
Gambling opponents and backers of the state's plan to use video gambling to fund new roads and infrastructure improvements squared off Wednesday before a McHenry County panel weighing whether to ban the machines.
Huntley library grapples with growth
Scott Lindsey remembers when the small staff of the Huntley Area Public Library library moved out of a 1,500-square-foot office at Algonquin Road and Church Street and into a new, 15,000-square-foot building on Ruth Road.