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Experts: Fixing state budget problem will take drastic cuts, pension reform, tax hike

Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to lay out a plan to address the state’s budget woes in an address Wednesday.
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Congresswoman talks economy, jobs

CRYSTAL LAKE – Although health care reform has been dominating the news, it is one of many things that Congress has been tackling, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean told local officials Tuesday.

Psych exam ordered for man accused of stabbing mother

WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation for 50-year-old schizophrenic man accused of fatally stabbing his 80-year-old mother Friday.

Woman to serve jail time for spanking with belt

WOODSTOCK – A 37-year-old Crystal Lake woman accused of beating a 7-year-old girl with a belt accepted a misdemeanor plea bargain this morning.

Fraudulent urine sample draws probation

WOODSTOCK – A 22-year-old Wonder Lake man was sentenced to probation after admitting he submitted someone else’s urine for a drug test while on bond for an alleged aggravated battery.
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Prom made affordable

CRYSTAL LAKE – High school students will get a chance to save money on prom dresses at a special sale this weekend at McHenry County College.

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Marian Central boys basketball coach Curtis Price sees no reason his team can’t hang around for a while in the IHSA Class 3A postseason.

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Dorr, give money back

Dorr Township board members have an opportunity to do something that is practically unheard of among taxing bodies in the state of Illinois – give mon ...

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Horses Blue and Hunter (right) hang their heads over the gate of the training facility at Cross Winds Farm Equestrian Center in Marengo on March 2, 20 ...

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Half marathon to draw 1,000 runners to Cary-Grove H.S.

On Sunday, March 21, the local Hillstriders Run Club will host the 32nd March Madness Half Marathon, which is 13.1 miles, at Cary-Grove High School.


   

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