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Woman Dies In Drowning In Pool At Home Near Harvard

Harvard · Crystal Lake

Woman Dies In Drowning In Pool At Home Near Harvard

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Woman Dies In Drowning In Pool At Home Near Harvard - Crystal Lake-Cary, IL - The incident happened in the 10900 block of White Oaks Road in unincorporated Harvard at about 4:15 p.m. Saturday.See the Story

A 3-year-old was hospitalized after being pulled from water at Cary aquatic center

Cary, Illinois · Cary

A 3-year-old was hospitalized after being pulled from water at Cary aquatic center

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A 3-year-old was hospitalized after being pulled from the water at an aquatic center in Cary, Ill. on Saturday.See the Story

Two Weeks Before Mom Beat 5-Year-Old Son To Death, He Told Her He Wanted ‘Really Bad People To Do Bad Things To Her So He Wouldn’t Have To Ever See Her Again’

Crystal Lake · Crystal Lake

Two Weeks Before Mom Beat 5-Year-Old Son To Death, He Told Her He Wanted ‘Really Bad People To Do Bad Things To Her So He Wouldn’t Have To Ever See Her Again’

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In a horrific case of abuse, a mother beat her 5-year-old son to death. Even more gruesome, however, is what the boy was captured on tape telling his mom just two weeks before she killed him. Andrew “AJ” Freund (Photo Credit: Missingkids.org) Andrew “AJ” Freund, a 5-year-old Illinois boy, first made national news when his parents reported him missing. A photograph of AJ smiling in a baseball cap was shared with the hope that he’d be found alive …See the Story

Trump Truth Store owner agrees to vacate Huntley building amid eviction threats — but hopes to soon reopen in a larger location

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The owner of a controversial Trump-themed store facing eviction in Chicago’s northwest suburbs has agreed to move out of the building next month as part of a settlement agreement with the landlord filed Wednesday in McHenry County Circuit Court. Yet Lisa Fleischmann of the Trump Truth Store in Huntley said she hasn’t given up her vision for a local shop dedicated to making America great again: The entrepreneur said she hopes to soon relocate to …Huntley, Illinois · Huntley Read Article

Crystal Lake Showrunner Announces Production Start: "It's Real, Folks"

Crystal Lake (aka "Mama's Boy") Showrunner Brad Caleb Kane posted that production on the Friday the 13th prequel was officially underway.Halloween · Crystal Lake See the Story

2 drivers hurt, 1 seriously, in McHenry County crash, officials say

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Two drivers were hurt, one seriously, in a crash in northwest suburban McHenry County on Monday morning.McHenry County, Illinois · McHenry County Read Article

Remembering Rudy Pahl - The Woodstock Independent

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McHenry man charged with residential burglary after police standoff - Chronicle Media

A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving two occurrences of residential burglary. Patrick Anderson, 44, was arrested following a standoff involving McHenry police using multiple personnel and two armored SWAT trucks in a subdivision near Venice Avenue and Court Street. McHenry police requested that residents and bystanders avoid the area... The post McHenry man charged with residential burglary after police s…McHenry · McHenry Read Article

Following his heart - The Woodstock Independent

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‘I was a tomboy’

Mary Kay Monaghan’s love for sports ignited in first grade when she started playing softball. “I was always at the park, surrounded by my three brothers, who were deeply involved in football, basketball, and baseball. Their passion for sports was contagious, and I found myself drawn to it,” she said. Monaghan’s journey into the world was an adventure in itself, as she was born in a car on the way to the hospital. “My Uncle Phillip was driving m…Huntley, Illinois · Huntley Read Article

Men’s golf hits 25-year milestone

Each Tuesday morning for a quarter-century, a golf league has gathered at various area golf courses. Pinecrest Golf Club has hosted the Sun City Men’s Golf League since the course became part of Huntley Park District. Previous locations were Whisper Creek in Sun City and Marengo Ridge. An 18-hole match-play format is used. “We have 64 members now, and a list of 30 substitutes,” Sun City resident and league manager Andy Jones said. “The players a…Golf · Huntley Read Article