“I will leave the office at the end of my term, Nov. 30, 2024,” stated Kenneally. “I love the job and will carry with me an abiding sense of gratitude for having had the opportunity to represent the wonderful people of McHenry County.”

According to the district’s Director of Communications and Public Engagement Denise Barr, Castans has an extensive background in athletics, coaching, and educational leadership. Additionally, she brings along a wealth of experience and a passion for students that will help her succeed in her new position.

Castans has spent her entire career at D158, starting as a physical education teacher at Marlowe Middle School in 2009 until 2017.

The two Jimmy John’s restaurants in Huntley (9704 Route 47 and 12260 Princeton Drive) are currently offering this limited-time promotion that includes a hand-sliced smoked ham and provolone cheese sandwich topped with jalapeño ranch, crispy jalapeños, pickles, oregano-basil seasoning, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

Not long after, authorities made contact with Diego Sandoval, 25, who was driving a vehicle that matched the description of a car that was said to have been involved in the gunfire events.

This year, however, northern Illinois can expect to see the emergence of Brood XIII, the brood with the reputation for being the largest emergence for periodical cicadas in the state. Additionally, Brood XIII and XIX will be emerging throughout much of Illinois at the same time.

According to Ken Johnson, a horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension program, the emergence of two periodical cicada broods will be the first time this has happened since 1803, and will not happen again until 2245.

The theme for this year is “The Library is Your Literary Canvas,” which will allow residents to get creative and help design a new library card. Beginning on April 7, HAPL will have design forms available at all library service desks. Patrons can also download an online version of the form from the library’s website at https://www.huntleylibrary.org/nlw2024.

According to a press release statement, the male subject, who was identified as 39-year-old Brandon M. Smith, had previously made threatening statements to Woodstock officials and hinted at the possibility of possessing at least one firearm. This led to safety precautions needing to be put in place before serving Smith with the arrest warrant.

The AP Stylebook is a substantial volume for journalists, students, and writers that, to me at least, deserves its own podium, open to the page about nonessential clauses, marked with a rich leather bookmark, a single light trained on its text.

As previously reported, the idea for the co-op was first conceived in 2014 by an organized collective of McHenry County residents that calls itself the McHenry County Food Cooperative. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last July to celebrate the initial construction phase of the grocery store.

Members of the public are invited by the Food Shed Co-op Board of Directors to celebrate the opening of the grocery store, which will feature brief remarks by co-op and community leaders, a symbolic ribbon-cutting, giveaways, and door-buster deals, according to a press release statement.

At 3:35 a.m., Hampshire Fire Department Engine 1413 reported that a three-story, six-unit townhome under construction had three of its units fully engulfed in flames.

Hampshire Fire Chief Trevor Herrmann stated that two additional nearby buildings sustained damage because of fire exposure. Flames also spread to adjacent lumber piles. There were three 500-pound propane tanks next to the burning building as well, said Herrmann.

Five of the 2000-01 Redskins still live and work in the area. Brett Borchart and Andrew Mohney reside in Huntley, while Pat Kalamatas, Dave Marshall and Nate Berndt live in Crystal Lake. As the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments kicked off, the players and their head coach Jay Teagle shared memories.

“It was a lot of fun, the time flies by fast,”  Kalamatas, a senior that season, said.

As previously reported, Kilian was diagnosed with cancer back in January 2023. His rapid decline in health and other complications relating to the disease eventually resulted in Kilian having to stop all treatment regimes in January of this year. On March 4, Kilian received the devastating news that the cancer was terminal.

According to his obituary, Kilian spent the remainder of his life at JourneyCare Hospice in Barrington, where he was surrounded by his family.

Mosser alleges that on Feb. 26, Lee was present without authority at the Norris Recreation Center in St. Charles. While there, Lee reportedly approached a child in a locker room and made an inappropriate comment to that child.

“Amazon’s newly launched Cross Dock (IXD) site is an exciting opportunity for us to continue our great partnership with the city and the community, and we are thankful to so many of you for your significant contributions in getting this site open,” said Mohammed. “We want to specially thank Mayor Timothy Hoeft and the town of Huntley, including all the agencies who helped us make this a reality.

Despite his new health challenges, Kilian continued to show strength and resilience as he underwent rigorous treatments to fight the rapidly spreading cancer.

According to a GoFundMe fundraiser that was organized for Kilian, his decline in health resulted in him being transitioned to an administrative role within the fire department back in October 2023. Regardless of the setbacks, Kilian’s peers stated that he continued to demonstrate unwavering dedication to his duties.

HHS Class of 2025 member Kylie Kachan was surprised with a $40,000 Big Future Scholarship by College Board representatives. A small gathering took place at Huntley High School Principal Dr. Marcus Belin's office where Kochan was presented the check. Kochan is the daughter of Krystie and Gary Kachan of Huntley, who were on hand for the ceremony.

Through this program, two $40,000 and hundreds of $500 scholarships, which totaled more than $3 million in 2022, are awarded each month.

As previously reported in My Huntley News, back in December, board members unanimously voted in favor of adopting the 2023 tax levy. The requested aggregate amount of total property taxes to be levied for 2023 would total over $80 million, which reflects a 5% increase over the extension in 2022.

While it is now 2024, Amazon’s newest facility in Huntley was officially able to unveil the receive center in a flag-raising and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb.

“We want to express our gratitude to everyone who has been a part of our journey as we close our doors at Spring Hill Mall,” Kohan Retail Investment Group said in a statement to NBC Chicago Friday.

According to the Feb. 22 Village Board meeting agenda packet, the site, which is currently zoned “M” Manufacturing District, is located at the northeast corner of Smith Drive (west) and Kreutzer Road. Currently, the anticipated primary tenant for the proposed new structure has been announced as Voxline, LLC.