Bill Freskos

The backyard chicken proposal has been controversial in Harvard, despite the community being surrounded by farmland.

The Huntley gas station and eatery development is expected to receive building permits this winter, with construction to begin in the spring.

Jacobs ran for 286 yards and beat Crystal Lake South 42-20 for its fifth consecutive win heading into the Class 7A playoffs next week.

The tweaked plan now calls for townhouses and ranch-style duplexes in Huntley, not hundreds of apartments.

Over the past year and a half, the McHenry County Conservation District has successfully reintroduced bison to prairies in the county, a project that has been long-awaited by district officials.

No one was injured in a fire that left a Woodstock home uninhabitable and caused an estimated $750,000 in damages on Friday, the Woodstock Fire Protection District said.

This public hearing held on Tuesday was one of the final meetings in a process that has spanned over a year now. The village board is set to vote on the TIF by Aug. 15.

Cary’s downtown hasn’t seen much new significant development over the years and 43% of structures within the downtown area are more than a century old, Cary Development Director Brian Simmons said.

Leonetta Rizzi, Executive Director of the McHenry County Mental Health Board, earns award for efforts in addressing mental health needs in Crystal Lake District 47.

Alyce Donoho spent much of Thursday cleaning up her yard in Huntley after Wednesday’s storm barreled through damaging her gazebo, vegetable garden, roof and lights her husband Earl had just strung hours earlier.

McHenry will host the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall from July 13-17.

Kattner passed away in December, 2022 in Woodstock.

This year's heritage fair will include a vintage car show, baking contest and more.

The Fourth of July may have passed, but there are a host of festivals and other events happening this weekend in McHenry County.

Roundup of events in McHenry County for Tuesday, July 4th.