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Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.
Neighborhood Italian fix: When your crew wants pizza, pastas, and a proper pour without overthinking it, Galati's Hideaway nails the comfy Italian meets sports bar sweet spot with weekly specials and a big menu that covers everyone from the gluten-free friend to the kids.
Rare prairie magic: Lake in the Hills Fen Conservation Area is that close-to-home hike where dry gravel prairie meets sedge meadow and rare hanging fens, with spring and summer wildflowers like prairie smoke and prairie gentian, plus butterflies and birds including the Baltimore Checkerspot and mar…
Train tough, feel welcome: From kids and teens to adults, Tactical Mixed Martial Arts keeps Crystal Lake locals moving with practical MMA, self-defense seminars, and sweat-happy fitness classes like kettlebells and cardio-MMA.
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The five stories Crystal Lake readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.
Illinois has signed a sweeping new electric bicycle law, making high-powered electric bikes more like motorcycles.
Full story at electrek.co ↗
No injuries were reported after a police squad car reportedly responding to an emergency call crashed into another car causing a rollover in Woodstock.
Full story at lakemchenryscanner.com ↗
Travel writers and con-tent creators gathered in Elgin, Illinois, for a conference and spent 48 hours in the area.
Full story at nwitimes.com ↗
Iowa-based Big Grove Brewery is set to replace Durty Nellie's concert hall and pub in downtown Palatine, Palatin, with a contract to purchase the building at 180 N.
Full story at hoodline.com ↗
A 47-year-old man was found lying in the roadway unconscious following an ATV crash in Huntley, Illinois, around 4:25 p.m.
Full story at lakemchenryscanner.com ↗
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