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MCC hosts a block party in Huntley and swimmers will race in an Aquathon in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.
McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park on Thursday joined the growing number of Democratic officials calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid.
Flyers about hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were torn from a wall outside U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's Washington, D.C. office. His district includes parts of Lake and McHenry counties.
A Lakemoor man pleaded guilty to manufacturing and delivering fentanyl, found last year among other illegal narcotics at two Woodstock motels.
A man who was fished out of the Fox River by authorities in Johnsburg Friday had jumped in while being pursued by police, authorities confirmed.
A bicyclist suffered a head injury in a fall in Johnsburg, officials said.
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 jumped into the Fox River in Johnsburg, apparently while being pursued by police, according to a witness.
Donald Blummer of Johnsburg pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and, in exchange, more serious charges were dropped, court records show.
Shop at the McHenry VFW rummage sale and celebrate pollinator week this weekend in McHenry County.
McHenry County is grappling with its first hot temperatures of the summer this week.
Amy and Annakate Wagner have a milkweed garden in their backyard to raise monarch butterflies. Milkweed, a native plant with a declining population in Illinois, is key to butterfly survival.
Charges will not be filed against the McHenry County Sheriff’s personnel in the death of an inmate found unresponsive in his jail cell last year.
Police are seeking a Chicago man accused of “purposefully” colliding with a woman’s vehicle “multiple” times Saturday night in Johnsburg.
Huntley's American Legion says it will no longer host a Memorial Day parade after this year, just a ceremony.
A Johnsburg public works crew removed “inappropriate” graffiti reported on May Avenue, but police are not continuing an investigation into the incident, officials said.
Johnsburg commemorates Memorial Day with a ceremony and parade across the Fox River.
Johnsburg observed Memorial Day with a gathering, a ceremony and a parade across the Fox River Monday.
McHenry County is hosting many Memorial Day observances this weekend.
An adaptive sailing class offered by U.S. Sailing gave instructors a chance to learn how to make the activity more accessible to people with disabilities. The class was held at Community Sailing School at Johnsburg Yacht Club.
Sailers take to the water for a U.S. Sailing Adaptive sailing class on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at the Pistakee Yacht Club's Community Sailing School in Johnsburg.
Joyce Mohr of Johnsburg turned 100 Tuesday, She recalled attending the World's Fair in Chicago in the 1930s.
No charges will be filed against the McHenry County Sheriff’s officials in the separate deaths last of three inmates. Investigation on a fourth death still pending, a news release sent Thursday by McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.
The man is accused of taking the gift cards and manipulating the numbers so that when he puts the cards back on a rack and someone buys and loads it up with money, that money goes into his account, the Johnsburg police chief said.
McHenry County drivers will soon be seeing “road work ahead” signs on a handful of county roads.
Tom Weaver, the Johnsburg District 12 coach who died last week, was the target of a police investigation because of allegation of misconduct involving a student, officials said.
A dog that escaped after an incident near Johnsburg in which three people were injured, including an officer, has been located.
Johnsburg High School special education teacher Joe Grisamore, a 20-year veteran of the district, died this week. His death marks the second tragedy for the district this week.
A dog remained on the loose Friday afternoon after a series of dog attacks in the Johnsburg area that resulted in injuries to three people, including a deputy. One dog was killed by police.
The McHenry County Sheriff's office reported two aggressive, brown pit bull type dogs were on the loose Thursday evening.
Tom Weaver was a staff member at Johnsburg High School for 15 years and a coach for 12 years before he resigned.
A winter weather advisory was issued until noon Wednesday in McHenry County, while a flood warning along the Fox River was updated.
McHenry County is dealing with both a flood risk and a winter weather advisory that could bring more snow.
About 3,500 eggs dotted the lawn of St. Peter's Church in Spring Grove Saturday. It was one of two egg hunts in Spring Grove Saturday and among many others held throughout McHenry County.
The Johnsburg Village Board on Thursday approved a zoning map which does not include the variance McHenry County gave the Pistakee Yacht Club in 1970, effectively removing it from the record.
Johnsburg leaders said they were trying to come with a land dispute solution both sides could agree to. But the Pistakee Yacht Club's initial response was not positive.
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.
A Chicago man is accused of grooming a 14-year-old Johnsburg child through Snapchat and traveling to meet the minor, according to authorities.
Voters who want to cast a ballot before the March 19 primary but don't want to have to drive to Woodstock will have options starting Monday
Redwood Homes cited interest rates and construction costs in its decision to pause plans to construct 110 rental homes, aimed at empty nesters, in Johnsburg.
Two Chicago men are accused of burglarizing vehicles in Johnsburg in October; McHenry County authorities issued warrants for their arrests Wednesday.
The woman's lawyer said language barriers and “limited access to information” made her susceptible to “fear mongering propaganda and lies" in the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
After more than an hour of resident's sharing their uplifting stories about the yacht club, and debate on the necessity of a change to Johnsburg's ordinances, a motion was made to table the change Thursday.
A person inside a car while it was on fire at the Johnsburg Walmart parking lot was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries Sunday morning, McHenry Township Fire Protect District reports.
Johnsburg's planning board OK'd an amendment that the Pistakee Yacht Club and Community Sailing School say has put their future in jeopardy.
Johnsburg Junior High School Principal Jamison Pearce made it onto the game show "The Price is Right" and won a trip to Germany.
A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Jan. 14 to 20, 2024.
Election season is upon us. Here's what to know ahead of the March 19 primary election.