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Though 60 miles from Chicago in McHenry County, Woodstock's reverence for history, architecture and culture provides residents with a rich lifestyle that many suburbs might envy. Read more about Woodstock, IL
Though 60 miles from Chicago in McHenry County, Woodstock's reverence for history, architecture and culture provides residents with a rich lifestyle that many suburbs might envy. Read more about Woodstock, IL
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McHenry County man gets 50 years in 2011 slaying
A McHenry County man who was pimping his pregnant wife has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing a man who had come to their home for sex in 2011. Tim Smith, 28, who lived near Woodstock, had placed ads online soliciting sex with his wife,...
Tags: Prisons, Trials, Punishment, Murder, McHenry
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Husband pimping wife sentenced to 50 years for killing customer
Special to the TribuneA McHenry County man who was pimping his pregnant wife was sentenced today to 50 years in prison for killing a man who had come to their home for sex in 2011. Tim Smith, 28, of rural Woodstock, had placed ads online soliciting sex with his wife, Kim...Tags: Prisons, Prairie Grove, Sex Crimes, Trials, Prostitution
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Man dies after suspicious Crystal Lake fire
A man died after emergency crews pulled him from his home during a fire in Crystal Lake this morning that involved suspicious circumstances, authorities said. The man died following a fire at a home in the 7:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of Moorland Lane in...
Tags: McHenry County, McHenry
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Passerby, off-duty officer save driver from burning car
Tribune reporterAn off-duty police officer and a good Samaritan helped rescue a woman from a car fire shortly before it engulfed her vehicle in McHenry County today, officials said. The woman was travelling east on Northwest Highway near Woodstock at about 7 a.m....Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, McHenry, Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death
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Woodstock man held in Craigslist sex assaults
Prosecutors will go to court Monday to try to keep a suburban man locked up pending his trial on charges that he sexually assaulted five women he met through Craigslist. Charles Oliver, 44, of the 400 block of Greenwood Avenue in Woodstock, faces...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Lawyers, Justice System, Witnesses, McHenry
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Eris Smith, 87
Eris Smith, 87, of Harbor Springs, passed away March 15, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan. Eris was born July 21, 1925, in Harbor Springs, to Edward and Nettie (Ward) O'Connor. She grew up in Harbor Springs where she attended school, graduating in...Tags: American Legion
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District 225 reserves on the decline
Glenbrook High School District 225 is projecting a dip in its fund balance over the next five years that could slip below the amount the district likes to maintain. The current fund balance — or the reserve — is at about 65 percent of what...Tags: Politics, Finance, Prices, Inflation and Deflation, Consumer Confidence
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Merit-based pay for legislators
This letter is regarding the two excellent columns in Friday’s Perspective (News, Jan. 11): “Blue states’ fiscal woes test Obama” by Brian Barry of the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Economics, and Jeff Libman&...Tags: Prisons, University of Chicago, Pension and Welfare, Economy, Business and Finance, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Man dies in McHenry County crash
A 63-year-old man died this morning when his car was struck head-on by another vehicle in McHenry County. About 6 a.m. a 2012 Lincoln MKZ sedan was headed westbound in the 22900 block of U.S. Route 20 in unincorporated McHenry County's Marengo Township...
Tags: Marengo, Motorvehicle Accidents, McHenry County, McHenry, Transportation Accidents
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Orion Samuelson book signings
Wednesday, Dec. 12, Between The Lynes book store in Woodstock, IL at 6:00-8:00 PM. Phone Arlene Lynes at 815-206-5967 for more information. Saturday, Dec. 15 - Barshinger Farm Machine Shop, 1-3 PM. Take U.S. 30 into Waterman. Go into town to the...
Tags: Waterman, Huntley
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Richard Babcock writes what he knows
It is no coincidence that the lead character—the insecure, ambitious, lonely, befuddled, athletic, smart and searching John Lincoln—of Richard Babcock’s fine new novel “Are You Happy Now?” is an editor with a small Chicago...
Tags: Book, Authors, The Happiest News!, Wrigley Field, University of Chicago
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Snowfall hits north and west suburbs, advances to downtown area
Tribune reporterThe first winter storm of the season is moving in fast and has hit the north and western suburbs with a fury as downed power lines were reported in McHenry County. Around 5 p.m., ComEd officials said more than 24,000 people were without power, most...Tags: Highway Transportation, Air Transportation Delays, Southwest Airlines Co., Motorvehicle Accidents, Illinois Department of Transportation
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