This week brings Bands in the Sand to Island Lake and Zoo Brew to Brookfield Zoo. Plus, there s Irish Fest, Abbey Farms Taste the Maze, Geneva Concours d Elegance, Buffalo Grove Days and many more to choose from.
Studio GWA, an architecture & design firm, announces the restoration of the Old McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock. The historic landmark courthouse, sheriff s house, and jail, originally built in stages between 1857 and 1887, sits on the west side of the historic Woodstock Square, occupying approximately 30,000 square feet of mixed-use commercial space.
A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to committing a hate crime last summer at a Lake in the Hills bakery that was preparing to host what organizers called a family-friendly drag show. Joseph I. Collins of Alsip was immediately remanded to the McHenry County jail to serve the required 50% of an 180-day jail sentence. He also is required to serve 24 months of felony probation, perform 200 hours of public service and pay about $3,700 in fines and fees, and pay $2,300 in restitution, McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis ordered.
Thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service s Competitive State Wildlife Grant Program, McHenry County s habitat will improve to support the state and nation s vulnerable and declining wildlife.