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Democrat McHenry County Board District 3 candidate Rester Dogboe answers questions from the Northwest Herald.
Republican McHenry County Board District 4 candidate Mike Shorten answers questions from the Northwest Herald.
Democrat McHenry County Board District 2 candidate John (Jack) Collins answers questions from the Northwest Herald
Republican McHenry County Board District 2 candidate John Reinert answers questions from the Northwest Herald
No injuries reported after a front porch of a Lake in the Hills home was completely engulfed in flames Sunday evening, officials report.
A school nurse at Three Oaks Elementary in Cary quickly aided a man who suffered a medical emergency in his car and crashed into parked cars of the school’s parking lot Monday morning, officials report.
Real estate transactions in McHenry County for the week of Sept. 23, 2024.
#PumpkinsForPigs organizer aims to collect over 1,000 pumpkins this year.
Early voting is expanding in McHenry County countywide Monday. Here's all you need to know to cast your ballot in the Nov. 5 election early or by mail.
A list of some of the best pizza in Kane, Kendall, McHenry, DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley area, as voted on by Shaw Local News Network audiences.
Downtown Crystal Lake’s commuter parking lots near the Metra station will now be free to park at starting at noon instead of 4 p.m.
McHenry County judges raise awareness on cellphone issues like cyberbullying and pornography that can lead, and have led, to chargeable crimes, even against teens.
Defense attorneys want argue at the civil trial of the death of a 3-year-old toddler struck and killed by a school bus in Cary that the child’s parents were “negligent” and “caused” his death, according to a filing in the McHenry County court.
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was found dead by Metra tracks Sunday in Cary.
A body of an adult male was found near the Metra train tracks Sunday night in Cary, officials report.
The Village of Cary has updated their ordinance to require event permits with regulations after a car show that brought in hundreds of attendees to a manufacturing area and took police off guard.
Norge Ski Club will host its 39th annual Jumptoberfest autumn ski jump tournament Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6.
Bring your dog to the Gault airport in Wonder Lake and celebrate 100 years of McHenry Community High School this weekend in McHenry County.
McHenry County-based robotics team, The Golden Ratio, is looking to create a community center focused on science, technology, engineering and math at their new location in Crystal Lake.
The Village of Cary is looking for developers to transform the Maplewood property after a yearslong battle over the land with School District 26.
Early voting starts Thursday. Here's what you need to know about voting in McHenry County.
One person was airlifted after a personal watercraft crash on the Fox River in Cary. The crash happened minutes after the Cary Fire Protection District was called out to a house fire.
Enjoy fall celebrations in Cary and Johnsburg this weekend in McHenry County, as well as an art fair in Woodstock and a Taylor Swift cover band in Algonquin.
McHenry County property transfers for the week of Aug. 15-21, 2024.
Two people were injured when a motorboat crashed into a seawall Thursday afternoon along the Fox River in Cary, officials report.
A man charged in Cary last year for being a felon with possession of a bullet and cocaine has pleaded guilty in the case.
A home is left uninhabitable and two firefighters were evaluated for heat exhaustion from a garage fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in Fox River Grove, officials report.
Two athletes from CrossFit Barrington, including a Cary-Grove High student, gym are competing in international CrossFit competitions this weekend.
Cary School District 26 will sell its Maplewood property to the village for $5.5 million and develop a new transportation site at another location after a years-long dispute over the land.
Upcoming fall festivals include RISE Up Music Festival and Cary Main Street Fest in McHenry County.
Drivers are asked to use an alternative route until lines are removed following storms that rolled through McHenry County.
Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters will host an open house Thursday at its Coffee Roasting Lab in Crystal Lake.
Woman airlifted to hospital
A man accused of threatening to shoot 12-year-olds who were riding bikes at Crystal Lake South High School Thursday was released from jail Friday pretrial.
A Crystal Lake man is accused of making threats to shoot “approximately six juveniles” at Crystal Lake South High School, authorities said; he was arrested Thursday night.
Cary School District 26 might sell their Maplewood School property to the village for $5.5 million and develop a new transportation center elsewhere after a years-long dispute over the property.
A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.
Firefighters save a cat during a house fire in McHenry early Tuesday evening that leaves home uninhabitable, officials report.
Fox River Grove native Jeffrey “JJ” Johnson, who lived with quadriplegia for 17 years, was remembered for his positivity after his death this month.
Build your own flower bouquet and sample teas during the Sips and Sunflowers event from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at Cary Apothecary.
Go fishing in Lake in the Hills and have a steak dinner with firefighters in Spring Grove this weekend in McHenry County.
A student from Cary-Grove High was cited for disorderly conduct based on a note that was found at school.
Shield 23 has raised nearly $300,000 since 2018 to help firefighters battle cancer.
Woodstock District 200 will be joining several other McHenry County school systems that are offering school bus-tracking apps.
Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of July 10-23.
McHenry County police departments are urging people to remove valuables from cars and lock them amid a spate of burglaries to cars.
Cary police say a crew of five people broke into at least 10 cars in Cary early Sunday, using three different vehicles.
Developers get the green light from the village board to construct a townhome community on the vacant lot in Cary neighboring the Goddard School and Village Hall.
National Night Out events are taking place around McHenry County over the next few days.
An "incident" at a Cary swimming pool prompted a police response and investigation.