"It’s patently false that where you live renders that your opinions irrelevant. If that were true, then the district should fire every out-of-town firm they engage for advice," Steve Willson of Huntley writes in a letter of the editor.

A Crystal Lake woman whose husband admitted he secretly videotaped her daughter said their home was in “chaos” and they were trying to protect the 16-year-old.

Two cats were killed in a fire Friday that left a McHenry home uninhabitable.

Prosecutors allege a Lake in the Hills man sexually assaulted a child over a number of years and bought her a wedding ring to wear out of jealousy.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver cocaine during a Crystal Lake drug buy and was sentenced to 11 years in prison.

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.

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The Huntley Farmers Market is bringing kids in to sell their homemade goods. Other local farmers markets, including Woodstock's and The Dole's in Crystal Lake, also offer kids as young as 5 the chance to participate.

Three Illinois lawmakers on Thursday called for reform for the Department of Children and Family Services after the death of a young person in foster care was not reported to lawmakers.

The idea of 815 Day – a play off the local area code and the date - is to highlight "people, places, and experiences that make McHenry exceptional," an organizer says.