Northwest Herald
UPDATED: Authorities shut down road in Crystal Lake for ‘suspicious package’
A suspicious package prompted a strong police response that put a Crystal Lake high school on a security alert and shut down a road Tuesday afternoon. A walkout was supposed to take place.
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2mCrystal Lake child dies; police and DCFS investigating
A child has died in a Crystal Lake home and at least two different agencies have launched investigations into the child's death.
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2m2 injured in head-on crash in construction zone along Route 47 in Woodstock
Two drivers were injured in a head-on car crash at the intersection of routes 47 and 176 in Woodstock, causing a portion of Route 47 to be closed for about an hour, officials report.
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3mThousands without power in McHenry County as storms roll through
Thousands of people were without power in McHenry County Wednesday evening are without power after afternoon storms rolled through.
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4mSoftball: 24 Northwest-Herald area players named to ICA All-State team
Twenty-four Northwest-Herald area softball players were named to the Illinois Coaches Association All-State team. Huntley's Aubrina Adamik, Prairie Ridge's Reese Mosolino, Marengo's Gabby Christopher and Marian Central's Christine Chmiel were named to the first team.
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4mWith hundreds of new homes planned in McHenry, IDOT will put light at Route 31 and Veterans Parkway
Plans for hundreds of new homes near Route 31 and Veterans Parkway in McHenry continue to be tweaked - and IDOT says it will put a traffic signal up at that intersection.