Richmond's new murals are set for an official unveiling beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, as part of Richmond’s Family Fall Fest.

A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI; authorities said he'd had six previous DUI offenses.

Crystal Lake native Jackson Marwitz started an internship at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. Then the hurricane hit and he had to flee; he recalls those stranded with him helping each other.

Burlington Central's Jackson Alcorn threw six TDs in a win over Prairie Ridge, Richmond-Burton blanked previously undefeated Woodstock North, plus results and recaps from every Week 7 football game in the Northwest Herald area.

Firefighters on Friday spent more than an hour dousing a fast-moving fire that destroyed several acres of corn near Woodstock

A home remains habitable and no injuries reported after a fire broke out inside a wall of a Crystal Lake home Friday afternoon, officials report.

Two people who were apparently shot at a home near Wonder Lake Thursday survived and were taken by medical helicopters to separate hospitals.

A former Richmond-Burton High School student accused of threatening via social media to “shoot up” the school has been found unfit to stand trial.

A retired Huntley Fire Protection District lieutenant who also spent many years with Woodstock Fire/Rescue has died.

Fill the weekend with autumn activities at the Richmond Family Fall Fest and the Great Pumpkin Arts and Crafts Fair this weekend in McHenry County.

A Lake Villa man was unsuccessful in his attempt to suppress statements made after he was arrested in connection to an early-morning shooting spree in McHenry.

Two people are reported to have been shot Thursday near Wonder Lake, officials report.

A large police presence on a street near Wonder Lake Thursday was followed by an announcement from authorities that two people were 'possibly' shot there.

A man stole hundreds of vases from cemeteries in McHenry and Lake counties, authorities say, and was selling them for scrap.

The McHenry VFW's Queen of Hearts jackpot is once again topping $1 million and has rolled over yet again in the latest drawing. Here's all you need to know about the game.