Homeschool teachers Melissa Ryan and Tammy Massey created a STEM-focused robotics team in McHenry County that has now reached international competitions twice.

Margaret Carey has been the principal at McHenry School District 15's Landmark School since 2010. Her retirement coincides with the school closing at the end of the school year.

Crystal Lake South teachers Dan Mitchell and Ben Stoner worked together to involve special education students in the school's recent plays and musicals.

McHenry High School District 156 has students from around the world learning English and core subjects, with Kelsey Podgorski keeping watch on their progress.

Manuel Gonzalez started off as a custodian in Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47. Now, he’s a dual language teacher at the district’s Canterbury Elementary School.

District 158 Huntley special education teacher Jennifer Slad braves a bald haircut for the third time in honor of her former student who battled a rare brain tumor as a baby.

Lorraine Egan was still at Crystal Lake Central High School when Pearl Harbor was bombed and she decided to joined the Navy's as among the first of the WAVES units.

Peter Cirelli reflects on time in WWII as he ran a Toyko kitchen for Army General Douglas MacArthur and created unlikely friendships.

Veteran and Island Lake resident Robin Waltrip paved the way for woman in the army and she’s still making a difference by helping out with Habitat for Humanity.

Scores of McHenry County men fought for the Union side during the Civil War, and in many other conflicts throughout history.

A Huntley-area sewing group honors veterans in its own way – with handmade quilts.

Ronnie Reber of McHenry is a fifth-generation woodworker. He uses his skills to help veterans.

McHenry veterans say its the town's patriotism, spirit that make it a center for ex-military residents

Operation HerStory celebrates women who served and put on its first flight to Washington landmarks in 2021. The group is hoping to organize a second trip.

Richard Phannenstill worked for decades to raise funds for a memorial honoring his classmates who died in Vietnam. A portion of those funds, raised 10 years ago, went to Veterans Path to Hope this year.