Lake in the Hills

Police activity Friday morning at Jacobs High School in Algonquin was the result of a “false lockdown.”

Stay warm inside with RC racing in Johnsburg and a winter carnival in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.

Winter ice has not cooperated for some park and recreation events, but anglers say its been better than advertised

When a seventh-grade student at Westfield Community School began choking in the lunchroom, a teacher stepped in

State seizes an estimated $1 million in cash and property in 2022 drug bust and money laundering case

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District rescued a deer from the Fox River on Friday.

Lake in the Hills police officers will see 4% raises this year if the village board approves a new contract with the police union.

The Huntley school board voted to increase the levy by the maximum allowed under the tax cap, but an abatement and debt reduction will push that down.

Here are the properties that changed hands in McHenry County during the week of Nov. 7-15, 2024.

A person was airlifted Saturday afternoon after a crash in Lake in the Hills.

Take a look back at some of the biggest news stories of 2024 in the McHenry County area.

Here’s a look at the 24 most-read stories in the Northwest Herald online in 2024.

A selection of some of the best news photos from 2024 in the Northwest Herald.

A 19-year-old Crystal Lake person faces felony charges and is accused of reckless driving and causing a head-on car crash that resulted in serious injuries over the summer in Algonquin.

A Wauconda man is accused of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana and nearly half a pound of the hallucinogen peyote found in a bus and suitcase in McHenry County, prosecutors say.

Despite Crystal Lake's objections, McHenry County Board approved a zoning change that paves the way for a self-storage facility near city limits.

Come spring, six Huntley High School students could be telling NASA officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston about the app they’ve built.

A New Jersey man was sentenced to years in prison for targeting children on social media coercing them to send sexual images to him, prosectors say.

Lake in the Hills residents can vote for their favorite holiday house through Friday.

An ATM technician servicing a Bank of America machine on the 200 block of North Randall Road was robbed Tuesday night

Jacobs High School had a short shelter-in-place order Monday following a police presence near the Community School District 300 school

Two died following an two-vehicle crash in Wayne on Sunday, according to the Kane County Coroner's Office.

Holiday celebrations continue in McHenry County this weekend with a Flurry Fest in Lake in the Hills and a parade in Johnsburg.

Crystal Lake City Council postpones the consideration of a 5% self-storage facility rental tax after industry leaders push back.

Henri Giugni brought in four pairs of native trumpeter swans in 1985 and now up to 100 trumpeter swans return every winter to the Harvard castle he owns with wife, June.

A candidate for Lake in the Hills village president was knocked off the April ballot over some mistakes in his nominating papers and lack of sufficient signatures.

A Crystal Lake man accused of cutting another man during a fist fight early Monday, though his lawyer said he acted in self defense.

Leo Bonilla of Neubert Elementary School aims to raise $3,000 for the D300 Food Pantry after his school won the Hunger Champion award for collecting the most food donations.

McHenry County property transfers for Oct. 21, 2024, in the communities of Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Hebron, Huntley, Island Lake, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Marengo, McHenry, Richmond, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake and Woodstock.

Spend Black Friday being green with one of six Green Friday Restoration Day events hosted by the McHenry County Conservation District.

The Salvation Army of McHenry County has announced its Red Kettle Kick-Off event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Boulder Ridge Country Club, 250 Boulder Drive, in Lake in the Hills.

A man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to a man who died in his father’s Lake in the Hills home.

New businesses, park restorations and the completion of a new police station are in store for Algonquin and Lake in the Hills residents next year while the Chamber of Commerce announced the revival of its nonprofit foundation.

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.

Lake in the Hills police are seeking a man accused of adding “isopropyl alcohol” into someone’s closed beverage bottle knowing they were drinking it.

One of two men charged last year with having defaced handguns and large-capacity magazines in their Lake in the Hills home, pleaded guilty Wednesday to unlawfully possessing a firearm while being younger than 21 and was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison.

Lake in the Hills is still considering a new tax on self-storage businesses.

Jack in the Box plans to open up shop at the former Arby's in Lake in the Hills, officials confirm

A Ukrainian immigrant is accused of grooming and other charges related to a 16-year-old girl he told authorities he was dating, they said.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of McHenry County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness’ fourth annual diaper drive is underway and runs through Monday, Nov. 4, with dropoff spots throughout the 66th District she represents.

A car fire that started in the attached garage of a Lake in the Hills home was quickly extinguished before it spread to the home, officials reported.

Right on the heels of that other election, filing begins for local races, which take place -- not an April Fool's joke -- on April 1, 2025.

A firefighter suffered injuries while over a dozen fire departments battled a vacant house fire for nearly four hours Wednesday night in Algonquin, officials report.

Republican McHenry County Board District 9 candidate Dawn Jordi Ellison answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

A lawsuit against Huntley High from families of two students sickened by an E. coli outbreak tied to the cafeteria have withdrawn the suit, but that might not be the end of it.

McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein faces a reelection challenge from Chris Kalapodis, an RN who is running for public office for the first time.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 4 candidate Brian Dean Meyers answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 3 candidate Eric Hendricks answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 2 candidate John (Jack) Collins answers questions from the Northwest Herald