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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the House will take steps next week to sent articles of impeachment to the Senate for President Donald Trump's Senate trial.

In a letter to her Democratic colleagues, Pelosi said she has asked Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to be prepared to bring to the floor next week a resolution to appoint managers and transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate.

“I will be consulting with you at our Tuesday House Democratic Caucus meeting on how we proc

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Friday announced a new wave of sanctions on Iran following this week's missile strikes by the Islamic Republic on U.S. bases in Iraq.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the new sanctions will target eight senior Iranian officials involved in “destabilizing” activities in the Middle East as well as Tuesday's missile strike, which came in retaliation for the U.S.

WOODSTOCK – In less than two years, Woodstock native Chris McGowan went from screenwriting contest winner to full-fledged Hollywood director, wrapping on his first official full-length feature “Chasing Nightmares.”

With hopes of a spring release, “Chasing Nightmares” boasts a cast of actors including Anne Heche, Graham McTavish, and Michelle Randolph.

Eighth grade students at Hannah Beardsley Middle School got hands-on learning experience in the manufacturing field by building non-functional wooden motorcycle models borrowed from Illinois State University on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 in Crystal Lake.

Ted Stilling has been chosen the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2020 Frank E. Low Award recipient. This is the highest award that the chamber bestows annually on a lifetime community servant.   

The Frank E. Low award was created for the individual who best exemplifies the qualities of Frank Low. The chosen individual is committed to making the community a better place to live through lifetime volunteerism.

Stilling has volunteered with many events for 40 years.

After an unseasonably warm holiday season, McHenry County residents should expect to see harsh winter weather as they head into the weekend.

The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a winter storm watch for McHenry, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb and Winnebago counties, which could experience significant snow and ice accumulation beginning Friday night and lasting through Saturday.

The harsh winter weather isn’t atypical this time of year, but residents should be prepared for potential power outages and slick roads, N

Former McHenry County Board candidate Orville Brettman is seeking to strike an advisory referendum regarding the restructure of the county’s Regional Office of Education from the March ballot.

A Johnsburg man whose blood alcohol content was nearly four times the legal limit during a 2018 drunken driving crash will serve jail time and probation for seriously injuring a Florida woman in the wreck.

Guy Stedman Jr., 49, was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and two years of probation on a felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence.

CHICAGO – Authorities on Thursday were on the hunt for coyotes in downtown Chicago after two reported attacks, including one in which passersby said they pulled a wild canine off a 6-year-old boy who was bitten in the head.

The reported attacks come amid an increase in sightings of coyotes in the nation’s third-largest city, including one in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood that briefly prompted the soft lockdown of two schools Thursday, meaning no children were allowed outside.

WASHINGTON – It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed Tuesday near Tehran, killing all 176 people on board, U.S., Canadian and British officials declared Thursday. They said the fiery missile strike could well have been a mistake amid rocket launches and high tension throughout the region.

The crash came only a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops in its violent confrontation with Washington over the U.S.