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'We're going to do it again': McHenry VFW aims to improve Queen of Hearts raffle
Sep 19, 2018 6:47 PM - Though the dust has settled at McHenry VFW Post 4600, officials are facing a full workload -- and have ideas for improvements -- in preparation for the next Queen of Hearts game, which starts Jan. 8 with a $3.4 million jackpot. -
'No reason to be sad. ... Reason to be proud': Jewish congregation saying goodbye after 47 years
Sep 19, 2018 6:20 PM - A Northwest suburban Jewish congregation's final gift to posterity will be the dedication of its Torah, which survived the Holocaust concealed in a concentration camp in Poland, to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie. -
Addison students celebrate reading at book distribution event
Sep 19, 2018 5:46 PM - More than 700 free books were distributed to students Wednesday at Addison's Fullerton Elementary School as part of a "Book Buddies" initiative to put reading materials in the hands of high-need households. -
Stevenson students are spreading love, boosting positivity with kind cards
Sep 19, 2018 10:25 AM - Stevenson High School students are boosting self-esteem and bringing smiles to campus this week by exchanging cards imprinted with positive messages. -
Constable: Mexican folk dancers help youths celebrate Hispanic heritage
Sep 15, 2018 4:50 PM - Despite competition from cellphones, video games and the other temptations of modern life, a group in Elgin finds a way to get kids interested in the traditional folk dances of Mexico.
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Making lemonade: Glen Ellyn boy shares bond with Anthony Rizzo over baseball, cancer
Sep 15, 2018 12:54 PM - Benjamin Burke will host a lemonade stand Sunday at his school to raise funds for the Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation. -
Get in line: Tickets for final McHenry Queen of Hearts raffle are on sale
Sep 12, 2018 4:31 PM - The rush to buy tickets for the final drawing of the Queen of Hearts raffle hosted by the McHenry VFW Post 4600 began first thing Wednesday morning. Officials estimate they could sell more than 2 million tickets before Tuesday's drawing. -
Constable: Charity takes aim at killer of 20 vets a day
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McHenry VFW announces endgame plan for Queen of Hearts raffle
Sep 7, 2018 5:56 PM - Queen of Hearts raffle organizers have announced a special "drawdown" to get a winner of the elusive $6 million-plus prize. -
Queen of ... clubs (not hearts) drawn at McHenry VFW for $277,000 prize
Sep 5, 2018 8:06 AM - While the top prize remained elusive, someone won $277,622 at the Queen of Hearts raffle hosted by the McHenry VFW Post 4600 Tuesday night.
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