Most of the McHenry County Board members whose seats are up next year are planning to run for reelection.

If Woodstock raises its sales tax, will it be the highest in McHenry County? Take a look at what shoppers pay in taxes for general merchandise in each county community.

LeVilla Vaupell residents have fought with Nunda Township Highway Commissioner "Iron" Mike Lesperance over the tree for many years. He had it removed after losing reelection.

Several McHenry County-area mayors and village presidents faced and fended off ballot-box challenges – but not all. Here's a look at who won and lost and who got a free pass for another term.

A Holiday Hills man charged in connection with the fatal overdose of a McHenry man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.

About 10 acres burned in the predawn hours of Tuesday, March 4, 2025, south of McHenry. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded along with mutual aid agencies.

About 10 acres of land were burned in a brush fire overnight near McHenry.

A Holiday Hills man was denied pretrial release after being charged with possessing cocaine with intent to sell and running from police during a traffic stop.

Four months after Chief of Police Juanita Gumble was forced from office, the Hebron Village Board this week confirmed the appointment of Peter Goldman, with Village President Robert Shelton breaking a 3-3 tie.

It’s just been a week since that other election, but for many McHenry County communities, filing begins Tuesday for the next one – the local election, which takes place April 1.

Republican McHenry County Board District 5 candidate Deena Krieger answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democratic McHenry County Board District 5 candidate Steve Firak answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

A Holiday Hills man threatened to chop up neighbors while holding an ax and a chainsaw, authorities say. His lawyer said he works as a tree cutter, which is why he had those tools.

An unoccupied home near McHenry was destroyed from a fire early Tuesday, the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District reported.

Rebecca Keltner and Sue Maness both lost their husbands in the line of duty. They've found ways to honor their spouses and their legacies.

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.

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

Here's what will you pay in sales tax if a McHenry County-wide Mental Health Board sales tax referendum and Marengo local sales tax referendum are approved.

None of the McHenry County-wide office-holders are facing a Republican primary challenge next year, and only one Democrat filed to run for one of those seats.

The Sheriff’s Office recently received two personalized chairs from a Texas-based nonprofit honoring Jacob Keltner and Dwight Maness.

An off-duty Wauconda Police officer and his wife were seriously injured in a fatal three-car crash April 25 near Rockford that also injured a Romeoville man, Shorewood man and Oswego woman.

New grants for the Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District's sewer project in Holiday Hills push it closer to Phase 2 construction, district official said.

Here are updated results throughout Tuesday night on municipal elections in McHenry County

Nearly four dozen of the local races in McHenry County will be competitive on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls to decide who will lead their school boards, municipalities, libraries and parks.

Those charged with felonies the week of Feb. 19, 2023, by the Crystal Lake, Harvard, Holiday Hills, Lake in the Hills, Marengo, McHenry, Richmond and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

With nine new McHenry County Board members being seated this month, members, both new and old, say their priorities are tackling inflation, making progress on Valley Hi, and doling out federal money

With the polls now closed in Illinois, the count can begin to see which candidates will take the 18 open seats on the McHenry County Board.

The race for Illinois governor won’t be the only one on Tuesday’s ballot. With the redrawing of the state’s political maps, the make-up of the entire McHenry County Board and both the U.S. and Illinois houses of representatives will be determined, along several other races.

Residents in Holiday Hills have until 2038 to connect to the new sewer system, but at least one homeowner just put in a new septic system of their own.

Most McHenry County communities will have their sanctioned trick-or-treating hours on Halloween, which falls on a Monday this year.

A large gas leak Wednesday afternoon in Nunda Township, caused by construction crews striking a gas line, prompted road closures but no evacuations, official said.

A Republican candidate for the McHenry County Board hopes to unseat a Democratic incumbent, who she says has seemed “very distracted” with things not relevant to the prosperity of the county.

Figuring out how to pay for body cameras for deputies, a higher salary for the sheriff and other new state requirements while keeping property taxes flat is a priority for all three candidates running for the McHenry County Board’s eastern district but they differ in approach.

Holiday Hills met Wednesday to discuss appointing a new head of the Board of Trustees after Village President Lou French died

McHenry County voters weighed in Tuesday on who they want to represent them on the newly redrawn and condensed County Board.

Competitive races line both the Democratic and Republican ballots as early voting continues ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Here's a round-up of who and what is on the ballot.

Campaign signs for both Republican candidates vying to be McHenry County‘s next sheriff were vandalized with anti-government and law enforcement symbols and sentiments, the candidates said.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges between April 4 and April 15, 2022.

Former “SNL” cast member and standup comedian Joe Piscopo will perform Saturday in Woodstock. Also happening in and around McHenry County: garden walks, plant sales, meat raffles and the grand opening of a new park.

For April 16, 2022: A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges.

While the McHenry County Department of Health and other local health agencies recommended the continued use of masks as part of a “layered approach” to slowing the spread of COVID-19 in schools, some McHenry County school districts decided to recommend but not require masks.

Police reports from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office from Dec 29 through Jan. 10.

A Thursday morning autopsy determined the man died of blunt trauma to the chest, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s Office.

Illinois registration laws require convicted sex offenders to notify police within three days of moving to a new address.

A man was found dead in Holiday Hills by emergency responders after they responded to a report of a boat on fire on Wednesday afternoon.

A new sewer system is coming to Holiday Hills, a small village along the Fox River, whose about 250 homes use septic tanks — some that local officials say pose environmental hazards to the watershed because they are in areas prone to flooding.

Former Prairie Grove Police Chief Tony Colatorti is running to be the next McHenry County sheriff, seeking to replace Sheriff Bill Prim who is not seeking another term.

The Fox River will be temporarily closed to boat traffic Tuesday morning, the Fox Waterway Agency advises

Without the testimony of the alleged victim, prosecutors didn’t have a strong enough case to convict, McHenry County’s state’s attorney says

A roundabout is in the works for Route 20 in Coral Township along with a new bridge, resurfacing of Route 47 in parts