McHenry Tribune

12/12/2023

By HANNAH MEISEL & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Certain detainees leaving Cook County jail will now be given a state ID card upon release in a new pilot program announced Monday by Sheriff Tom Dart and Illinois Secretary of State Alexi  Giannoulia...

12/12/2023

A new head coach, but a familiar face, is calling the shots on the sidelines for the Woodstock North boys basketball team this season. Josh Jandron was basically raised on […]

11/12/2023

As a family-friendly community, we wouldn’t want a visitor to be ticketed for asking someone on the street for the time if standing within three feet of the Woodstock resident. […]

11/12/2023

By Cheryl Wormley The impact of a handwritten thank you is well documented. Imagine the joy in The Independent office last week when we received handwritten “thank you” letters from […]

11/12/2023

Two residents who believe in Hearthstone speak out Maybe it’s time for some positive comments instead of all the negativity Hearthstone has been getting. We are two people, Carol and […]

11/12/2023

Girls bowling Dec. 4 – Woodstock co-op (3-1) defeated McHenry 2,582-1,803. Junior Torin Deacon rolled a 537 series with a 213 in the first game. Dec. 5 – Woodstock co-op […]

11/12/2023

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11/12/2023

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10/12/2023

‘Pretty cool’: Crystal Lake District 155 students create Christmas pop-up shop from donated items

Students from Haber Oaks Campus School in Crystal Lake learn job skills while having opportunity to get presents for the family at the school's pop-up shop.

09/12/2023

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09/12/2023

09/12/2023

By JERRY NOWICKI & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that will allow for the limited development of new nuclear power generation technology in the state. The measure, House Bill 2473, does not allow new large-scal...

09/12/2023

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08/12/2023

With new estimates from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget, as well as Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, Capitol News Illinois' Jennifer Fuller talks with Editor-in-

08/12/2023

McGonigal's Pub owner says lack of foot traffic and video gaming in Barrington factored into closure

The owner of McGonigal's Pub said after nearly 14 years in downtown Barrington he just couldn't afford to keep subsidizing a business that couldn't sustain itself.

08/12/2023

By ANDREW ADAMS  Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Chicago utility Peoples Gas is requesting a multimillion-dollar bump to its already record-high rate increase approved by regulators last month.  In November, the Illinois Commerce Commission forced a yearlong pause ...

08/12/2023

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07/12/2023

By DILPREET RAJUCapitol News [email protected] A new state health report pinpoints racism as a public health crisis while also noting Illinois needs to improve in the areas of maternal and […]

07/12/2023

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A new state health report pinpoints racism as a public health crisis while also noting Illinois needs to improve in the areas of maternal and infant health, mental health and substance use disorders. The broad goals are laid out in...

07/12/2023

Farkle & Yahtzee –7-month-old shorthairs Hi, I am Yahtzee and I have a brother, Farkle. We are 7-month-old, domestic shorthair boys. Brought in as strays, we have been here for […]

07/12/2023

Addy Crabill, a sophomore at Woodstock North High School, has led the Thunder in scoring at 10.7 points a game. She helped lead her team to a second-place finish in […]

07/12/2023

Rylee Williams, a Woodstock North High School senior, is the daughter of Erin and Shane Williams, Wonder Lake. The teacher that nominated Rylee commented on the extraordinary job she […]

07/12/2023

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07/12/2023

Woodstock High School graduate composes song to be performed by students Thursday

Woodstock High grad Alex Riak now works as a professional composer in Los Angeles and returns to his hometown for a concert that includes his music.

07/12/2023

I am so saddened to hear of the passing of Marian Sanfilippo, the matriarch of the Sanfilippo family of Barrington Hills over the weekend. Marian and her late husband Jasper were passionate collectors dedicated to the preservation of automatic musical instruments, phonographs, antique arcade and gambling machines and many thousands of other mechanical inventions at their estate “Place del la Musique”, which is also home to the world's largest restored theatre pipe organ.

Over the years, Marian and Jasper generously shared their collection and home with the world, by hosting a multitude of charitable events through www.SanfilippoFoundation.org at the estate. Marian was noted for her kindness, her strong faith, as well as for her unassuming grace and hospitality.

On behalf of all the residents of the 52nd District, I extend our sincerest condolences to the entire Sanfilippo family - John, Jim, Jeffrey, Lisa and Jasper, grandchildren and great grandchildren on the loss of this great lady.

07/12/2023

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06/12/2023

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] State regulators allowed a Carlinville funeral director to operate for months despite a complaint filed by a local coroner who found a decomposing body in his funeral home and alleged the care of the remains was “unacce...

06/12/2023

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06/12/2023

By ANDREW ADAMS  Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Gun owners face a Jan. 1 deadline to register their assault weapons with the state under Illinois’ assault weapons law. But between lawsuits and ongoing policymaking, the exact guns, accessories and ammunition covered under the...

06/12/2023

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois families with infants and toddlers now have access to free children’s books that can be sent directly to their home, regardless of their income. Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced the official launc...

06/12/2023

By Eileen Millard [email protected] For holiday gift-giving this year, do any people on your list want to make less of an impact on the planet or lack space in their […]

06/12/2023

In the two weeks after the conclusion of the outdoor Farmers Market season at the end of October, Seleta Scents’ co-owners Julienne Samuels and Mike Richards pushed themselves to open […]

06/12/2023

By Eileen Millard [email protected] Whether it’s a simple bouquet of the first daffodils of spring, or plans for a state dinner at the White House, Laura Dowling says it is […]

05/12/2023

Staff Report [email protected] More than 100 local dancers and actors will be joined by a guest artist in 10 performances starting this weekend of “The Nutcracker Ballet 2023” at the […]

05/12/2023

McHenry County’s court system has a way to help offenders overcome their criminal charges. Marian Central alumna Kelly Scimeca, from the class of 1996, spoke recently to Joe White’s Marian […]

05/12/2023

The life-sized nativity scene that once graced the Park in the Square and later nestled in front of the Old Courthouse did not make an appearance in 2020 or 2021. […]

05/12/2023

Every Woodstock motorist has had to have seen him. He stands on the raised median along Route 47, just south of U.S. 14, waiting for drivers in the northbound turn […]

05/12/2023

Downtown Woodstock’s No. 2 “opportunity site” for development is still waiting for the right opportunity. The No. 1 site, as identified by the city’s 2019 Downtown Development Plan, is the […]

05/12/2023

Woodstock’s new logo and other new branding symbols have not yet been announced, but the City Council has established a licensing process and commercial use guidelines for businesses that want […]