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The 4,000 square foot classic arcade, at 2719 W. Algonquin Road, houses about 60 machines grouped according to category.

Algonquin Arcade Removes Violent Games

No Limit Arcade is making some changes as a result of the Newtown shootings.

2013/01/06

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Starbuck’s Howls, Forces ‘Starbarks’ Dog Company To Change Name

An Algonquin woman thought she had the perfect name for her business. But then along came a certain coffee giant from Seattle.

2012/10/09

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NW Suburban Home Badly Damaged In Fire

A home in Algonquin was badly damaged in a fire Saturday evening that brought fire personnel from six northwest suburban departments to the scene.

2012/09/30

The 4,000 square foot classic arcade, at 2719 W. Algonquin Road, houses about 60 machines grouped according to category. (Credit: Lisa Fielding/WBBM)

Made In Chicago: Classic Algonquin Arcade

Want to play Pac Man, Asteroids or Donkey Kong? If you said yes, you might have been a gamer back in the 1980s.

2012/08/27

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Algonquin Man Indicted On Child Porn Charges

A northwest suburban Algonquin man is one of two men indicted Wednesday on charges of transporting child pornography.

2012/08/11

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Algonquin Cheers On Its Hometown Olympian Despite Defeat

Runner Evan Jager finished sixth in the final of the Men’s Steeplechase on Sunday, but that hardly fazed the nearly 200 or more supporters who gathered at a local restaurant to watch the Algonquin-native compete for his first Olympic medal.

2012/08/06

Christina Loukas of the United States competes in the Women's 3m Springboard Diving Preliminary Round on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England.  (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Loukas, Jager Go for Gold Sunday at Olympics

Christina Loukas knows she has work to do Sunday in the finals of the Women’s 3-meter springboard competition in London.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/05

Illinois Athletes Advance Or Fall Short At London Olympics

Evan Jager earned a spot in the Men’s Steeplechase Finals after finishing second in the Track & Field qualifying heat on Friday.

2012/08/04

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Algonquin’s Presidential Park To Host Red Run 5K

The race will benefit the Salvation Army PROMISE (Anne’s House), a local residential program that provides aftercare for victims, and Love146, an organization that provides prevention and aftercare solutions internationally.

2012/08/04

Lynn Cameron

Disabled Illinois Woman Abandoned In Tennessee; Mom Won’t Be Charged

A developmentally disabled Algonquin woman abandoned by her mother in a bar in Tennessee has been made a ward of that state, after prosecutors determined her mother didn’t break any laws when she left her there.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/10

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McHenry County Woman Gets 4 Years For Stealing $185,000 From Employer

A woman is going to spend four years in prison for embezzling her employer in Algonquin.

CBS Chicago–2012/07/02

File Photo Of A Silhouette Of Firefighters (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images)

Firefighter Injured Fighting House Fire In Algonquin

A firefighter suffered an injury while battling a blaze at an unoccupied home in northwest suburban Algonquin Saturday morning.

2012/05/05

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Norovirus Outbreak Subsiding At Algonquin School

An outbreak of norovirus, which raced through a suburban school last week, appears to be subsiding.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/03/12

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Third Abduction Try Reported In Northwest Suburban School District

For the third time in a month, police in the northwest suburbs are seeking someone who may have tried to abduct a child.

CBS Chicago–2012/02/01

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Second Child Abduction Attempt Reported In Algonquin School District

Community Unit School District 300 in northwest suburban Algonquin is reminding parents to talk to their children about “the dangers of stranger interaction” after the second reported attempted child abduction within the district in the last two weeks.

2012/01/21

Sears Sign (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Protesters: Give Tax Revenues To Schools, Not Sears

A protest rally in northwest suburban Algonquin drew some 3,000 people, who said continued tax breaks for Sears would be lost revenue for schools in the area.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/14

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Was Algonquin Grocery Store Hit With Molotov Cocktail?

An eyewitness in an Algonquin grocery store tells Newsradio it looked like a Molotov cocktail that was thrown into the deli section Sunday afternoon.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/08/22

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Man Killed After Crashing Into Construction Vehicle On I-90

An Algonquin man was killed after crashing into a construction vehicle parked on the shoulder of Interstate 90 near Schaumburg Wednesday morning.

2011/06/22

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One Dead After Boating Accident In Fox River

A boating accident in the Fox River near northwest suburban Algonquin has left one person dead early Sunday in McHenry County, according to fire department authorities.

2011/06/19

Silhouette Of Firefighter. File Photo. (Nate Azark/WBBM)

Residents, Pets Escape Algonquin Fire

Residents and pets escaped a fire that damaged a home late Saturday in northwest suburban Algonquin.

2011/01/02

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