Harvard

People enjoy an early autumn day on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, doing the McHenry County Farm Stroll, a self-guided tour of 11 family farms in McHenry County that featured demonstrations and products for sale at eleven farms in McHenry County.

Fall means it's time to visit a pumpkin farm! Check out our list of locations around northern Illinois for some autumn fun.

Explore homes and farms during the Crystal Lake Housewalk and McHenry County Farm stroll this weekend.

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County will hold the 16th annual Art of the Land art show and fundraiser Friday and Saturday.

Shops in McHenry, Kane, DeKalb counties and throughout northern Illinois are participating in the Vintage Shop Hop, a self-guided road trip tour.

Early voting starts Thursday. Here's what you need to know about voting in McHenry County.

When McHenry County voters head to the polls this fall, they’ll see candidates ranging from president to county board member, but also several ballot requests related to taxes and other government issues.

Solar farms have been controversial, but two new ones have been approved in Woodstock and near Wonder Lake.

Henry and June Giugni built their house, its ponds and streams outside of Harvard, but are ready to downsize and are putting the house up for auction.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of Aug. 15-21, 2024.

Harvard is set to complete construction on its new turf soccer field in September, a year after it was originally set to open. A Northwest Herald investigation discovered what led to the delay, tensions and rumors.

Harvard's varied offerings of Mexican food will be highlighted in the Tacos, Tamales and Tortas Trail, which kicks off with Mexican Independence Day Monday.

A missing horse was found by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office in the early hours Saturday morning near Harvard, officials report.

An Indiana man pleaded guilty Thursday to assisting in a child abduction when he picked up a teen girl and her baby in Harvard and took them to Kentucky.

Find an apple orchard in and around Geneva, Oswego, Plano, Woodstock, Plainfield, Aurora, Yorkville, McHenry, Union, La Salle, Mt. Morris and Rock Falls.

A severe thunderstorm watch was in place for McHenry, Lake, and other counties bordering Wisconsin until 4 p.m. Tuesday. It was canceled early, though the storm threat is not completely gone, and a warning was later issued for the Harvard area.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office released the identities of two people who died in a Harvard car cars and Crystal Lake car fire last week.

Tuesday's temperatures and heat indexes in the McHenry County area are expected to be even warmer than Monday's.

A 20-year-old Harvard man was found dead after his car sped through town, hit a power pole and went off road and into wooded area on north side of town, according to police. Two squad cars were damaged when they hit guy wires attached to the pole.

A McHenry man pleaded guilty to threatening to “head butt” a Harvard police officer and break his jaw was sentenced to a two-year prison term.

A UTV crash caused the deaths of two Harvard men after their UTV crashed late Saturday near Hebron involving high speeds on a county road that does not allow those types of vehicles.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified one of the men who died in a UTV crash on Thayer Road near Hebron late Saturday.

A 19-year-old struck by a vehicle at about midnight Saturday in unincorporated Harvard was flown to a Rockford hospital in critical condition, a news release sent Tuesday by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.

Two men from Harvard have died after a UTV, or utility terrain vehicle, crashed near Hebron late Saturday.

The man who died in a rollover crash near Harvard this week was identified as Rigoberto Herrera-Reynozo, 41, of Harvard. He was involved in a 2004 police chase in downstate Macomb where a woman from Libertyville was struck and killed.

Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of July 10-23.

The driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected when his Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled Tuesday morning near Harvard, killing him, officials said.

Downed power lines and trees across McHenry County were reported after an early morning thunderstorm Tuesday, officials report.

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

A man is accused of killing a cat during an alleged domestic battery incident in Harvard.

McHenry County has awarded more than $1.2 million in community health grants using federal COVID-19 relief money.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of June 20-26, 2024.

MCC hosts a block party in Huntley and swimmers will race in an Aquathon in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.

Tractors make their way around McHenry County on July 20 for the McHenry County Farm Bureau Tractor Trek.

Plenty of summer activities this weekend in McHenry County including a butterfly release in Huntley and a flower festival in Harvard.

Though a judge called the child sexual assault allegations against a defendant “disgusting,” he cited an appellate ruling and released him from McHenry County Jail pretrial.

Cary is the latest area community to begin talks on if and how to replace statewide grocery tax revenue with the tax going away.

A man accused of fleeing Harvard police in a stolen car gets prison time in plea.

A guide to public pools, beaches, aquatic centers and splash pads in McHenry County.

The Harvard dad whose son was described by doctors as “severely malnourished” apologized Friday before being sentenced to two years probation and 180 days in the county jail.

A victim crawled from his vehicle to the road hours after a crash near Harvard, found early Friday morning.

McHenry County is grappling with its first hot temperatures of the summer this week.

A “Survivor”- themed game could potentially be coming back to a McHenry-area property next year – but it has to clear the obstacle of getting approvals first.

V.H. Garza moved his family Texas to Harvard in June 1974. On Saturday, the entrance to Milky Way Park was given an honorary designation in his name.

Stacy Heiliger, Harvard's new parks and recreation superintendent, is working to bring more recreation option to town. She's also working to return US Navy documents to the family of a deceased WWII-era veteran.

A Harvard man with a past felony conviction, who police say in 2022 had more than $50,000 in illegal drugs in his home, pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Rush Creek Distilling in Harvard will host the DistILLINOIS event from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at 1501 W. Diggins St. Meet with more than a dozen of the top distillers from across the state, including Whiskey Acres, Koval and Maplewood Brewery and Distillery.

McHenry County has a busy summer schedule of festival, concerts and other fun activities for young and old.

A 51-year-old Harvard woman is dead following a Tuesday morning-two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Schaumburg.

A Harvard wood pallet-making business sustained heavy fire, smoke and water damage, but no injuries were reported from a fire there Saturday evening, officials said.