Claire O'Brien

Woodstock's Old Courthouse, owned by the city, has seen mixed success in keeping shops there, so city officials have "adjusted our approach," to finding tenants, Mayor Mike Turner said.

Mike Shorten is a McHenry County Board member and is also now the supervisor-elect of Nunda Township. He plans to hold both offices; longtime township government critic Bob Anderson called on Shorten to resign from the county board.

In front of a generally friendly crowd in red McHenry County, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster explained Democrats’ “calculation” on whether to impeach President Donald Trump again.

With remaining votes reported in the April 1 local election, did any results change?

A manufacturing plant near Woodstock caught fire Tuesday evening.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster's upcoming town hall at McHenry County College is sold out plans are to livestream the event.

Federal funding cuts by President Trump's administration have resulted in the McHenry County Department of Health losing a grant that helped track and respond to respiratory illness outbreaks.

Huntley says it's acquiring 12 acres for "future municipal purposes." Could it be for a train station, with the village ID'd as a stop on the new Chicago-to-Rockford line?

Lake in the Hills is about to issue $15 million in general obligation bonds for its new police facility.

Lake in the Hills is trying to help some of the businesses that will be hit by the Randall Road construction.

Fox Lake has approved a pension settlement with Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of Fox Lake police officer Joe Gliniewicz, who infamously staged his suicide to look like a line-of-duty killing.

Nicor urged people and businesses to call 811 before digging after a second gas leak in as many days in Crystal Lake

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday afternoon there was “heavy police activity” in neighborhood in the Crystal Lake area.

A light fixture caught fire in the teachers lounge at Creekside Middle School in Woodstock.

Lake in the Hills is getting rid of special service areas. But in exchange, it will impose a higher property tax levy on local real estate owners.