Danijela Sandberg, candidate for Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner, Maureen Huff, candidate for Algonquin Township Clerk, and Algonquin Township trustee candidates Ed Zimel, Theresa Fronczak, Theresa Decker, and Millie Medendorp hosted a meet and greet event at Cary Ale House on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 in Cary.
Freshmen and new students were invited to tour both East and West campuses of McHenry High Schools on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Tours continue Thursday for students to find their lockers, become accustomed to the locations of their classrooms, and learn how to navigate the hallways. Many of the students attending the open house have been taking classes remotely and are seeing the inside of the school for the first time.
Students at Woods Creek Elementary School returned to a form of hybrid learning ,which incorporates a few hours of in-person learning, on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
Pictures of the week by the Northwest Herald from Jan. 3 through Jan. 9, 2021.
About 360 people preregistered to donate blood during the second annual Jake Keltner Memorial Blue Blood Drive, held at Glacier Ridge Elementary School on law enforcement appreciation day, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Crystal Lake.
Owner Beverly Earley is worried about the future of her Burtons Bridge pub, having closed two months ago when mitigations came into effect.
An event hosted by the McHenry County Conservation District, Friends of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, and McHenry County Audubon drew over 150 people to McHenry Dam State Park in search of eagles along the Fox River on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.
A light wind combined with fog and freezing temperatures created a spectacle of ice spikes throughout the county.
Pictures of the week by the Northwest Herald from Dec. 27, 2020 through Jan. 2, 2021.
