• State Rep. Suzanne Ness to hold Town Hall via Zoom March 3
    Mar 1 2026
    State Rep. Suzanne Ness will host a virtual town hall Tuesday to discuss Illinois Gov JB Pritzker’s annual budget proposal.
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  • Hampshire wins team title, Huntley’s Janiah Slaughter takes 1st at IHSA state girls wrestling finals
    Mar 1 2026
    Hampshire landed four medalists and won its first team championship, while Huntley's Janiah Slaughter earned her school's first individual championship during the IHSA state girls wrestling finals at the Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington.
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    6 mins
  • McHenry’s Robbie Rosenbaum, Marian Central’s Antonio Aguirre both swim to 2 state medals
    Mar 1 2026
    McHenry sophomore Robbie Rosenbaum and Marian Central senior Antonio Aguirre both medaled twice, and Jacobs co-op junior John Beasley also won a state medal at Saturday's IHSA Boys Swimming State Championships in Westmont.
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    4 mins
  • Fox River Grove drops a bunch of building permit fees for residents after adding sales tax
    Feb 28 2026
    Fox River Grove residents will now have zero permit fees for “basic” building projects, as part of a move to lessen resident costs after the village board implemented a 1% sales tax last year.
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    2 mins
  • Carpentersville man accused of sexually abusing teen in Algonquin parking lot; allegedly met on Snapchat
    Feb 28 2026
    A Carpentersville man is accused of befriending a 16-year-old girl on Snapchat, sexually abusing her in the parking lot of an Algonquin business and then telling her, “You earned yourself some food,” a McHenry County judge said in denying his pretrial release.
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  • Algonquin receives $600K grant to remodel public park
    Feb 28 2026
    Algonquin will be getting help from the state to fund its multimillion-dollar renovations to Willoughby Farms Park.
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  • Controversial Woodstock gravel pit consideration delayed until June; opponents’ claims called ‘baseless’
    Feb 28 2026
    Woodstock officials will wait until June to take up the issue of a proposed gravel pit near Lily Pond and McConnell roads.
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    4 mins
  • McHenry’s Robbie Rosenbaum swims to championship finals in 2 events
    Feb 28 2026
    McHenry sophomore Robbie Rosenbaum qualified for the championship finals in both of his events at the IHSA Boys Swimming State Championships, while Marian Central senior Antonio Aguirre also advanced to Day 2 in two events.
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    2 mins