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✨ This week in Island Lake

It's been a week of varied weather in Island Lake, with a trend of rain showers and thunderstorms. The community has seen patchy fog, mostly sunny skies, and likelihood of showers throughout the week.

An automatic summary of this week’s headlines and posts, written by the TownRatings AI. Check the stories themselves for details.

Straight from the source

From the schools

16 notices in the past month, read every morning from Island Lake’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.

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SchoolsMcHenry Community High School District 156
dist156.org ↗
Latest notices
  1. Bilingual College and Career Expo planned for Nov. 14

    Several McHenry Community High School organizations are teaming up to offer the school’s second Bilingual College and Career Expo to McHenry students, as well as those in neighbor...

    4 days ago
  2. McHenry Community High School named 'approaching exemplary' in newly released Illinois Report Card

    The Illinois State Board of Education released the 2026 Illinois Report Card for schools on Oct. 30. McHenry Community High School earned the second-highest rating of Approac...

    Oct 30
  3. MCHS hosts its first unified Special Olympics practice game

    McHenry Community High School hosted its first unified basketball game for Special Olympics athletes and their partners to display basketball skills in front of a packed gymnasium...

    Oct 29
5 more from dist156.org
  1. Next Step Night on Oct. 29 offers students and families support to plan for next yearOct 21
  2. McHenry alum and BMX pro returns to high school with No Hate TourOct 20
  3. Annual MTI Career Expo keeps growingOct 13
  4. MCHS students perform "The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong" in NovemberOct 9
  5. MCHS fall play, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" takes the stage Halloween weekendOct 8
Read every morning from dist156.org’s news.
SchoolsWauconda Community Unit School District 118
d118.org ↗
Visit d118.org for notices and events.
On the market

Homes listed in Island Lake

Listed in the past 60 days. Check each listing for the current price and availability.

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27554 N Beech StRedfin · Oct 18 ↗402 Channel DrRedfin · Oct 15 ↗3411 Ridge RdRedfin · Oct 14 ↗738 Dartmouth DrZillow · Oct 14 ↗886 Quincy CtRealtor.com · Oct 14 ↗3911 Eastway DrZillow · Oct 11 ↗714 Dartmouth DrRedfin · Oct 11 ↗106 W State RdZillow · Oct 7 ↗3422 Oakwood DrRedfin · Oct 6 ↗
In memoriam

Remembering neighbors

Obituaries from the past 30 days. Dates are publication dates.

THOMAS DIPPER Obituary, Age 86 - October 1, 2013 - Island Lake, IllinoisLegacy | Obituary · Oct 16

From neighbors

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TT Weaver · Sep 23

Remembering Island Lake

Headlines come from the outlets that cover Island Lake, found through Google News; stories with Island Lake in the headline come first, and outlets or places that aren’t Island Lake, IL are left out. Articles belong to their publishers and aren’t independently verified; every story links to the publisher who wrote it. Topics are sorted automatically from each headline’s words. Notices, meetings and events come from the town, school district and library websites, read every morning and linked to the page that posted them. Game listings come from the NFHS Network.