Spring Grove News

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the local police departments.

McHENRY – If Thursday night's public hearing crowd is any indication, the Fox Waterway Agency hasn't quite made its case for increasing boat sticker fees.

WOODSTOCK – A 20-year-old Spring Grove man could be sentenced to probation or one to three years in prison after a McHenry County judge convicted him of aggravated reckless driving.

An Andy Frain Services security guard was honored Tuesday night for keen observation skills that led to the arrests of three teenagers who police said tried to hide a handgun at Warren Township High School in Gurnee.

A 56-year-old Spring Grove man has been charged with multiple drug offenses after Lakemoor police discovered hypodermic syringes in his car following a routine traffic stop.

Hey, parents: Columbus Day is coming right up. That means no school Monday. And that means a three-day weekend during what's arguably the prettiest time of year in the Midwest.

Hey, parents: Columbus Day is coming right up. That means no school Monday. And that means a three-day weekend during what's arguably the prettiest time of year in the Midwest.

RICHMOND – A Spring Grove man is scheduled to appear in court next week after child pornography allegedly was found on his computers.

A Spring Grove man accused of breaking his infant son's leg was released from custody Monday after a McHenry County judge agreed, over the objection of prosecutors, to cut his bond in half.

RICHMOND – Since Richmond Township launched its senior bus program several years ago, older residents have known that they'll have a ride to the grocery store or to doctor appointments.

SPRING GROVE – A 54-year-old McHenry woman was killed in a two-car crash Thursday night.

McHENRY – It's only been a month, yet Christine Kahanec of Spring Grove notices a difference in her daughter.

Even though we tell and listen to stories everyday, few of us can do it well. But, the 25th Illinois Storytelling Festival this Friday and Saturday, Sept.

A 44-year-old Spring Grove area man accused of breaking his one-month-old son's leg in August was appointed a public defender this morning.

The Richardsons' path to making money off their farmland winds around a bit like their corn maze.

ROUTE 47: Route 47 is posted as a detour for Route 23, which is closed between Harvard and Marengo.

Finally, a school board gets it. Kudos to Nippersink District 2 – the K-8 district in Richmond and Spring Grove – where all but one of the administrators are receiving no raises for 2009-10, saving the district about $41,000. The lone administrator receiving a raise is in the final two years of her retirement contract.

The Aliens on the Lake boat parade begins at dusk. Admission to the fair is $1; admission to most of the other events is $3 a person or $15 a family.

SPRING GROVE – A motorcyclist critically injured in a crash Sunday evening has been identified as a Fox Lake firefighter and paramedic.

Nick Dentamaro – ndentamaro@nwherald.com Connor Comein, 7, of Spring Grove chases a minnow Saturday through a gutter in a race to win a goldfish during the Taste at Hatchery Park.