Carpentersville

The Fox River will soon flow freely from Algonquin to Elgin, as crews will begin work on a $1.2 million project to remove the Carpentersville Dam this month.

Longmeadow Parkway is finally complete and the bridge over the Fox River in northern Kane County opened to traffic Thursday afternoon.

Algonquin-based District 300 appointed a former school board member to fill a vacant seat.

A man whose remain were discovered in Carpentersville early Tuesday has been identified.

Carpentersville police ask anyone with information about a man found dead along Route 31 at Main Street early Tuesday morning to contact the department

National Night Out events are taking place around McHenry County over the next few days.

After nearly 10 years of planning, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources formally approved a contract to remove the Carpentersville Dam, part of the Fox River Shores Forest Preserve.

Girls flag football officially becomes an IHSA-sanctioned sport this fall. Local players got tips from the Chicago Bears at a camp at McHenry High School Wednesday.

Girls flag football becomes an official high school sport in Illinois this fall. Many players are new to the sport but are getting tips from the Chicago Bears.

If you live in or around northern Kane County, chances are you’ve heard about the Longmeadow Parkway. Soon, you’ll get to drive it to cross the Fox River — and you won’t have to pay a toll.

Algonquin-based Community School District 300 opens applications for a vacant school board member position after board member Randi Gauthier announced her resignation last month citing personal reasons.

Fireworks, as well as festivals, food, parades and live music are in store around in McHenry County during the Fourth of July week – and beyond.

Algonquin-based School District 300 board member Randi Gauthier announced her resignation last week citing personal reasons, District 300 officials report.

Several McHenry County-area chambers are getting Back to Business grants from the state to offset the effects of the pandemic.

Wanda and Allen Iverson have always supported their independent filmmaker son. Now his first feature length movie, "For Prophet" is debuting in theaters.

The Illinois Secretary of State’s Mobile Driver Services Unit will be at the Carpentersville Public Works Facility June 6. Find out how to register.

The "Wall That Heals," a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will receive a motorcycle escort through McHenry County Wednesday prior to a display in West Dundee. A Field of the Fallen flag display will take place in Cary this weekend also.

Algonquin police took a District 300 Jacobs High School student into custody after the student reportedly posted a weapon on social media, Algonquin Police reports.

Husband, wife, father, mother, Illinois State Police master sergeant and McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy. Robert and Khalia Satkiewicz have worn several titles during their 22-year marriage. With each title is a common thread: caring and wanting to help.

Each year, Leo Bonilla collects about $2,000 and 2,000 pounds for the school pantry. In the past four years, Leo has raised a total of $7,300 and 5,300 pounds of food.

McHenry County is dealing with both a flood risk and a winter weather advisory that could bring more snow.

Spring Hill Mall employees - some of whom worked at the mall for decades - gathered one last time Friday before the mall shut down for good.

As part of a recent initiative of nonprofit Crate Free USA, farmer Cliff McConville will visit Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library later this month to talk to kids about eco-friendly life on his Kane County farm near Carpentersville and Algonquin.

When suburban farmer Cliff McConville teaches kids about his farm on the Brunner Family Forest Preserve in Carpentersville, where grass-fed cows, pigs and chickens roam freely across 150 acres of pasture, he hopes he’s inspiring not only future consumers but future farmers.

A District 300 school teacher and wrestling coach has been charged with grooming, sexual exploitation of a child and burglary, the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office reports.

Matt Bishop, 34, died unexpectedly at his home in Elgin Saturday. He was a Dundee Middle School music teacher for 12 years and participated in the school's band, choir, orchestra, musicals, plays and multiple clubs.

Spring Hill Mall will close by the end of March, a mall official said Thursday. Tenants have been notified about the pending closure of the largely vacant mall, which straddles Carpentersville and West Dundee.

Two people, including an 18-year-old, were hospitalized Sunday after a two-vehicle crash in rural Cortland Township, authorities said.

Those charged with felonies the week of Jan. 14-20 by the Algonquin, Cary, Harvard and Marengo police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

The Longmeadow Parkway bridge over the Fox River had been planned as a toll bridge, but local funding allowed that to be eliminated.

Search for eagles in the wild along the Fox River and compete in various tournaments from RC racing to trivia this weekend in McHenry County.

Kane County grand jury indictments for the week of Nov. 7, 2023

Developments, roadwork, a higher gas tax and among the things coming to McHenry County in 2024. And then there's that election.

Carpentersville water came in first, Geneva was second and Sugar Grove and Aurora tied for third, in an annual competition for the best tasting water in Kane County.

A look at some of the biggest stories that moved McHenry County in 2023.

A Carpentersville woman was hospitalized Saturday after a two-car crash in rural DeKalb County south of Maple Park, authorities said.

Brissa Romero's car was found in a pond in Vernon Hills; her remains were identified Wednesday, authorities said.

A body has been recovered from a pond where missing teen Brissa Romero's car was found. Romero worked in Crystal Lake.

Authorites say they've located the missing teen Brissa Romero's car but haven't yet recovered Romero, a Crystal Lake restaurant employee.

Carpentersville police and the family of a missing girl, who works in Crystal Lake, continue their search for clues in the 17-year-old’s disappearance.

Who was indicted by a McHenry County grand jury during the week of Nov. 26 - Dec. 2?

McHenry County's nonprofits and charity organizations say donations have remained steady but needs have increased.

Candidate hopefuls of both parties lined up early Monday morning at the Kane County Clerk’s Office to file their nominating petitions for the March 19, 2024 primary and the Nov. 5, 2024 general election.

Town halls are planned in Crystal Lake and East Dundee by state Rep. Suzanne Ness.

The new live music and entertainment venue had a soft opening in September, and looks ahead to a full season of entertainment in Carpentersville next summer.

Several locations are accepting diapers, cream and wipes, most through Friday.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted numerous people.

17-year-old boy killed in Carpentersville shooting

The village already purchased the spaces held by former anchors Macy's and Sears. Part of the mall is in Carpentersville.

East Dundee Police Chief James Kruger set to retire Dec. 1; Deputy Chief Joshua Fourdyce, a former Woodstock officer, will be interim chief.