Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
Popular Algonquin Yard Haunt Moves, Brings Favorite Scares Along
Darren Rich's Westbury Manor and Cemetery is now Dark Chapel and is located along White Chapel Lane in Algonquin.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
- Crystal Lake-Cary, IL
Amie is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of professional writing and editing experience. She has been an editor with Patch since the company launched in 2010, and she started Lake in the Hills Patch. Currently, she manages several news websites in the Chicago area, including Crystal Lake-Cary Patch, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch, Grayslake Patch and Libertyville Patch and works for the national breaking news team.
Before her time with Patch.com, she worked for daily newspapers, specializing in crime and court coverage as well as politics and local government.
You can reach Amie by e-mail at amie.schaenzer@patch.com.
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St. Charles, IL|News|
Your Guide To Scarecrow Festival 2024
St. Charles Scarecrow Festival will kick off on Friday afternoon and continue through the weekend. Here's what you need to know if you go.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Grayslake Family Opens New Pumpkin Farm
On Sept. 21, Tobie Family Farm opened at 22070 W. Peterson Road in Grayslake.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Grayslake Mayor Will Not Run For Fifth Term
Taylor was first elected as a trustee in 2001 and then as mayor in 2009.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Village Trustee Will Run Against Libertyville Mayor In Spring Election
Village trustee Matthew Hickey has announced he will run against current mayor Donna Johnson next spring.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
'Soft Opening' Nears For Nicholas Dowden Park After Repairs
The Nicholas Dowden North project includes the addition of a playground with a zip line, basketball court, six pickleball courts and more.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
Lake In The Hills Hosts Family Pumpkin Carving Event
The event will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the Lake in the Hills Village Hall community room in Lake in the Hills.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Oak Lawn, IL|News|
3 IL Children’s Hospitals Among Nation’s Best: U.S. News Rankings
Three Chicago-area pediatric hospitals were named among the best in the country in a new U.S. News & World Report ranking.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Apartments Uninhabitable After McHenry Fire
The blaze broke out at a 2.5-story home, which had been converted into apartments.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Man, 30, Seriously Injured In Motorcycle Crash In McHenry County
The collision happened at about 11:40 a.m. Friday on Hebron Road near Willow Lakes Road in unincorporated Hebron.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
St. Charles, IL|News|
1 Injured In Weekend Shooting In Elgin
The cause of the Saturday night shooting remains under investigation.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Body Found Near Metra Tracks In Cary: Police
Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found near Route 14 and Cary-Algonquin Road.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
The History Behind Libertyville's 'Devil's Gate'
A local history buff shares her thoughts on the urban legend and how it originated.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Plans Move Forward For Yard House In Vernon Hills
Yard House will be located along Milwaukee Avenue and is part of the Hawthorn redevelopment project.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
St. Charles, IL|News|
Former Prosecutor Nabbed For DUI, Leaving Crash: Police
Debra Conforti, a former Kane County assistant state's attorney, was arrested after the crash in St. Charles.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
Man Tries To Arrest Officer | Fatal Hit-And-Run | Semi Stuck
Here is a roundup of top stories from recent days in the northern Chicago suburbs.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Man Arrested For Attempting To Arrest Police Officer: Police
The 51-year-old man faces charges for allegations he tried to take a police officer into custody in Fox Lake this past week.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Vernon Hills Man Among 2 Robbed At Gunpoint In Des Plaines
A group of friends was leaving Rivers Casino in Des Plaines when they were robbed, police said.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Police Continue To Investigate Fatal Hit-And-Run
A person of interest has been identified in fatal collision near Island Lake that killed Austin Stanek, 24.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Grayslake, IL|News|
Missing Lake County Man Found Safe
William Jacobson, 72, left his home in the 21600 block of West Sylvan Drive South in unincorporated Mundelein at about 4 a.m. Thursday.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
