Claire O'Brien

People heading into Chicago from the Woodstock Metra station soon will be able to stay in a warming center while waiting for the train.

McHenry County is starting its budget process from an unenviable place, where expenses are expected to outpace revenue, even if the county takes the maximum property tax increase it can.

Next July 4 marks a big birthday for the United States: the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from England in 1776. Communities across northern Illinois have been turning their attention to how to mark the occasion

The utility company has ended applications for an assistance program meant to help customers with rising electricity costs after more than 70,000 applications were received within the first two weeks.

McHenry County saw a large uptick in salmonella cases in June, but July numbers were back to levels more commonly seen.

Marcy Piekos, the longtime executive director of Leadership Greater McHenry County, is stepping down from her role next year.

Texas and Illinois are in a political standoff over remapping, but in other ways the states have cooperated, like when Illinois sent a Huntley fire official and others to assist after catastrophic Texas flooding.

The McHenry County Department of Health said Monday that bat encounters in the county are on the rise.

A man was taken to the hospital after a truck and trailer rolled over near Harvard Monday.

People interested in running in the March 17 primary election for McHenry County offices can get their packets from the privacy of their own homes starting Tuesday.

National Night Out events take place Tuesday and Thursday around McHenry County.

Metra is temporarily canceling two inbound and two outbound trains on the Union Pacific Northwest line that runs through McHenry County.

McHenry County had a “threefold increase” in salmonella cases in June compared to May, the McHenry County Department of Health said.

The Gordon Larsen Business of the Year award is designed to honor a business in Lake in the Hills

Twenty-one students ranging from third to eighth grade are participating in Huntley's farmers market Saturday, Aug. 2, selling what they make, including dog toys, candles, soap and fidgets. Other markets have youth programs too.