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McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Woodstock Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash that sent three people to the hospital on July 18, 2015. Two persons have since been released, while one remains hospitalized in critical condition. Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country was […]
Thursday, July 30 Algonquin Summer Concert Series: R-Gang will be from 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Riverfront Park, 201 N. Harrison Street, Algonquin. There will be a different food truck every week that will serve up great food to go with great music. Friday, July 31 Beehive: The […]
The Belvidere Township Park District is cancelling its July 28, 2015 regular scheduled Board of Commissioner meeting. Their next scheduled board meeting is August 11, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. at the Baltic Mill Annex, 920 W. Lincoln Avenue, Belvidere, Illinois. Keep up with all the news at Belvidere Park District […]
BELVIDERE – The UAW Local 1268 Community Service Committee will host the 6th annual Community Kids Day on Sunday, July 26 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will take place at UAW Local 1268 Hall located at 1100 E. Chrysler Drive in Belvidere. The event will feature lots […]
By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter GARDEN PRAIRIE – Thanks to a local 4-H group, Garden Prairie residents can now enjoy big reading experiences from a little library. The Grasshoppers-Sweet Clover 4-H Club built a Little Free Library as a gift to the Garden Prairie community and Garden Prairie United Church […]
BYRON – We are grateful to everyone who helped make the “Cutting Cancer for Tim O’Hare” benefit on Sunday June 28 at Prairie View Golf Course a meaningful and memorable experience for the O’Hare Family. Including our 152 golfers, there were 350 guests for dinner. The silent and live auctions […]
By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – When I started out for Byron around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, a light, but steady, rain began falling. As I drove along I was hoping the rain would let up soon. To pass the time I popped in local band Desolation Row’s […]
By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – Temperatures around the state line sizzled with heat indexes between 100 and 110 on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18, during the Metal Meltdown Drags at Byron Dragway. That didn’t stop an estimated crowd of 20,000 from showing up as the Meltdown proved […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter PECATONICA – When an issue of spending presents itself, in accordance with Village Ordinance and State Statute, discussion incorporates the question of cost and how the action would be funded. A budget must be presented and eventually, permission to spend. Determining which line item the expense […]
By Doug Schroder Editor PECATONICA – In the wee early morning hours of Wednesday, July 8, Mike’s One Stop Shop on Main Street in Pecatonica was burglarized when two individuals gained entry by ramming their vehicle into the front door of the business and smashing the glass. Security cameras showed […]
