Celebrate the holiday season with festivals in Fox River Grove, Marengo and Spring Grove this weekend.

Crystal Lake City Council postpones the consideration of a 5% self-storage facility rental tax after industry leaders push back.

A man with a past felony conviction was found guilty of possessing multiple narcotics and a loaded firearm found in a McHenry home.

The Chick and the Pig offers delivery and takeout of BBQ and fried chicken until 3 a.m. on weekends.

Prairie Ridge coach Joe Schroeder helped the Wolves accomplish their goals of winning a Fox Valley Conference championship and reaching the state finals this fall. For his leadership, Schroeder was named the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer All-Area team.

Prairie Ridge faces Hampshire in a Fox Valley Conference wrestling match on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at Hampshire High School.

A felon, listed as a registered sex offender since 2003 resulting from a child pornography conviction, pleaded guilty last week to sexually assaulting a child in Wonder Lake.

Woodstock residents to pay more in city taxes next year.

In the 1980s, Henri and June Giugni introduced four pairs of trumpeters swans to a manmade lake on their property near Harvard. Decades later, there are now dozens of trumpeter swans that return to the area each winter.

Henri Giugni brought in four pairs of native trumpeter swans in 1985 and now up to 100 trumpeter swans return every winter to the Harvard castle he owns with wife, June.

Prairie Ridge senior Henry Knoll came in clutch for the Wolves in their historic season that ended with a third-place finish in Class 2A. For his season, Knoll was named the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

A look back at some of photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures of the month in the Northwest Herald for November.

Christmas trees are installed and decorated Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, for the McHenry Chamber of Commerce Festival of Trees at the McHenry Recreation Center. The tree festival and runs through Dec. 29. Visitors can vote for their favorite Christmas tree by leaving canned food or toiletries under the tree they like best during normal business hours. All donations go to Veterans Path to Hope.

A Richmond man held in McHenry County Jail since February in connection with his teen son's overdose now faces a witness tampering charge, court records show.