Michelle Meyer

A driver suffers life-threatening injuries after crashing into a utility pole early Thursday morning along Route 14 near Harvard, officials report.

Country Club Road in Woodstock was closed while electrical repairs were being completed after a car crashed into a utility pole, leaving a driver injured.

A car crashed into downtown Crystal Lake business Angelo’s Shoe Repair Wednesday afternoon completely breaking the front window.

A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash Wednesday morning along Route 14 in Woodstock, officials report.

Marengo High School District 154 is court ordered to pay back nearly $364,000 to taxpayers filed a lawsuit claiming the school district levied an “excessive” amount in 2022, according to court documents.

Woodstock resident Diane Brokaw will continue her fundraising efforts - just on a smaller scale - after completing her final fundraiser last year in honor of her son, Zach, who died in a car crash at age 20 after falling asleep behind the wheel. 

Crystal Lake appoints its deputy city manager as city clerk for an automatically renewable four-year term once the term of the current elected clerk, who is facing felony charges, ends this month.

Healthcare workers from McHenry County joined the Cary-based Joshua Mission in a weeklong trip to Negril, Jamaica to provide free medical services to over 500 people.

Algonquin has voted to add a 1% grocery tax at the start of next year, when Illinois ends its version, which has benefited local communities.

Route 176 between Walkup Avenue and Marian Parkway in Crystal Lake was closed to traffic due to a crash Thursday afternoon, officials report.

The MCC Sustainability Center and the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County host the county's first Repair Fair with a focus on sustainability and community connections.

Residents of a single-family home are displaced and three pets were saved after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a Lake in the Hills home Tuesday evening, officials report.

A two-story office building off Route 14 in Cary could be turned into a 12-unit studio and one-bedroom apartment building in the next few years.

The Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce honored members and businesses at its annual dinner Friday night.

A Loves Park woman has been sentenced to probation after she arranged to meet a man in his Woodstock home and then robbed him with an accomplice.