A new executive director of the Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce has been announced as the current director plans to move out of state.

Martejo Discount in Algonquin is back open after a brief closure, but the possibility of Crunch Fitness taking over the building still looms.

While floodwaters are gradually receding along the Fox River in McHenry County, officials are again asking residents to self-report their damage in hope of securing a declaration to unlock assistance.

Real estate news: The residential property located at 741 Regal Lane in Algonquin was sold on April 14, for $539,000, or $133 per square foot.

Officials have reported a slow drop in water levels after a string of heavy downpours overflowed the Fox River, but more rain on Monday could erase any progress made last week.

Parts of McHenry County along the Fox River and Chain O’Lakes should see floodwaters begin to recede, but the process will be slow, and cleanup challenging.

A young Algonquin man died after crashing his motorcycle into a car Tuesday evening along Randall Road in Sleepy Hollow, police said.

New lane and intersection closures are coming to two different roadwork projects along Randall Road in McHenry and Kane counties.

As floodwaters finally top out and begin slowly to recede along the Fox River and Chain O’ Lakes, McHenry County officials are asking people to document and report flood damage.

Hundreds of thousands of tulips are in bloom at Tulip Festival at Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove.

The Fox River expected to crest Thursday night in McHenry County, according to the National Weather Service, and hold that level through Saturday before starting to slowly recede.

The Illinois State Board of Elections released final vote totals Friday in the March 17 primary. Here are the results for McHenry County races.

Road closures, park closures, more sandbagging and – with a break in the rainfall – the waiting game for waters to top out were the focuses Monday along the Fox River in the McHenry County area.

The village of Algonquin is looking to residents to help draft a renovation plan for High Hill Park and Nature Preserve.

The Fox River isn't set to crest until later this week as people deal with rising waters and flooded conditions and watch to see how high it gets.

QuikTrip - not to be confused with Kwik Trip – could be debuting in at a location off Route 25 in Algonquin.

Sandbagging has begun in spots along the Fox River as its levels are expected to continue rising into next week following several inches of rain over recent days. A flood warning is in place for McHenry, Kane and Lake counties.

Huntley officials want to make beekeeping cheaper and easier for hobbyists, but aren’t OK with allowing it on smaller lots.

Coming off a recent approval to open in Crystal Lake, drive-thru coffee shop Dutch Bros. now has its sights on opening in Algonquin.

A single-family home in Richmond that sold for $787,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County during the past week

Huntley Community School District 158 has been named the inaugural recipient of the national Education Advisory Board’s High-Performance District Award.

West Dundee police are urging teens to think twice about playing the popular “senior assassins” game after a participant scared people and caused a school lockdown this week.

Jacobs vs. Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Prairie Ridge High School.

The Village of Algonquin is looking to demolish a 99-year-old building in the downtown area over concerns about the building’s structural integrity.

Shaw Local reporter Amanda Marrazzo's dog Vinnie spent a day at Underdog Academy in Algonquin - something offered to all their potential customers for free – to "learn some manners," she writes.

Real estate news: The 4,133-square-foot Algonquin house, built in 2006, was sold for $745,000

Dozens of families with special needs children and adults searched for colorful Easter eggs stuffed with candy and stickers Saturday in Algonquin.

The 2,338-square-foot Algonquin house, built in 1998, was sold for $531,500, or $227 per square foot.

We Can Lead Change, Indivisible Fox Valley Rising and Visibility Brigade have organized a rally March 28 in South Elgin – one of several in the Kane County area.

From breakfast with the bunny to doggie events to egg hunts galore, Easter-related events and abundant in the Kane County area.

Democrat Maria Peterson appears headed for a rematch with her previous opponent in the race for the 52nd state representative district.

Huntley School District 158 has opened online kindergarten registration for the 2026-27 school year and has a Sneak Peek orientation in April.

McHenry County bakeries, pizzeria ready to serve up slices for Pi Day

Blustery winds are taking their toll on McHenry County roads, with multiple closures reported in the area for downed wires Friday morning.

A Woodstock-area gravel pit proposal that received strong opposition from neighbors has been withdrawn.

Jacobs travels to Marengo for a nonconference softball game on Monday, March 9, 2026, at Marengo High School.

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Target is launching a baby department shopping experience this month in only nine locations in Illinois.

A McHenry County judge ordered a restaurant in Algonquin to be evicted for nearly $41,000 in unpaid rent.

An Algonquin man has pleaded guilty to crimes in McHenry and Kane counties and was sentenced to 7 years in prison in both cases, to be served at the same time.

A Carpentersville man is accused of befriending a 16-year-old girl on Snapchat, sexually abusing her in the parking lot of an Algonquin business and then telling her, “You earned yourself some food,” a McHenry County judge said in denying his pretrial release.

Everyone was a winner at this year’s Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce’s Olympic-themed awards dinner, where gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the nominees.

Once an improbable sighting, wild swans have returned to the Fox River Valley and across Kane County. Local environmental efforts over the decades have helped the resurgence.

Algonquin will be getting help from the state to fund its multimillion-dollar renovations to Willoughby Farms Park.

The Barrington Area Democratic Organization condemned attack mailers from Erin Chan Ding’s campaign for the Democratic nod in the Illinois House 52nd District primary.

A Crystal Lake man has pleaded guilty to aggravated reckless driving in a head-on crash that seriously injured two people and occurred when he was 18.

Three girls were injured and a 13-year-old boy was petitioned to juvenile court stemming from a dispute that escalated into a physical altercation in Algonquin tunnel, police said.

Hailey Stokes recently became a probation officer for McHenry County, following in the footsteps of the man who raised her, the late corrections officer Jimmy Udesen.

About 250 students walked out of Huntley High School Friday in protest of ICE, the latest in a series of such high school rallies in the McHenry County area and beyond.

A Lake in the Hills storage building holding snowmobiles, boats and personal watercraft was severely damaged in a fire early Wednesday morning.