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A Lake in the Hills man with a pending domestic battery case is accused of entering the alleged victim’s home while she slept battering her again.
A Huntley man is accused of driving drunk for a third time and causing a accident that killed his passenger in a crash this month.
Construction started this week on a seawall on the lakeshore near Indian Trail Beach in Lake in the Hills to address shoreline erosion.
No injuries reported from a house fire Sunday evening in Lake in the Hills that broke out near an electrical service meter, officials report.
McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.
A man who died in a crash in Lake in the Hills has been identified.
Lake in the Hills police joined forces with more than 200 state and local law enforcement agencies for a special traffic enforcement campaign over the July 4 holiday period.
Algonquin-based Community School District 300 opens applications for a vacant school board member position after board member Randi Gauthier announced her resignation last month citing personal reasons.
Sunday night’s thunderstorms tore down trees and power lines in McHenry County, officials report. More damage could be on the way Monday evening as more storms are expected to hit the area again.
Two fires believed to have been started by lightning during storms overnight Saturday damaged a home in Prairie Grove and ruptured a natural gas line in Woodstock, officials report.
Most of McHenry County saw at least about 2 inches of rain Saturday – and some areas twice that much – as more stormy weather is expected.
Ribfest in Lake in the Hills was unable to operate for its planned last day Sunday because of soaked grounds.
Stormy weather has prompted police to evacuate Ribfest in Lake in the Hills.
Crystal Lake Public Library launched its own seed library earlier this month and is open to everybody, even people without a Crystal Lake Public Library card.
Spend a day in the park in Marengo and go on a flashlight scavenger hunt in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.
Fans of ribs and music will be flocking to Lake in the Hills this weekend at the Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest at Sunset Park.
Someone caught video of a crash near Huntley last week that seriously injured three teens. Police say the person filming had just exited the car before it left the road and hit a tree.
A Lake in the Hills taekwondo instructor pleaded guilty to possessing images of children being sexually abused and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Lake in the Hills-area shutterbugs can show off their skills in the village’s annual photo contest.
Two 14-year-olds from Lake in the HIlls were airlifted to hospitals after a car driven by a 16-year-old crashed near Huntley.
Lake in the Hills Rockin' Ribfest, McHenry's Fiesta Days, Algonquin's Founders' Days Festival and more are all coming up in the weeks ahead.
Rain doesn't stop Crystal Lake parade
Plenty of festivals to look forward to this summer in McHenry County including McHenry Fiesta Days and Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival.
Festivals in Batavia, Crystal Lake, Yorkville and more to bring music, beer and more this month.
Jack in the Box confirms it will open in Lake in the Hills sometime next year, but not where.
Jack in the Box burger chain reportedly has plans to expand in Lake in the Hills, among other towns in the Chicago area.
Algonquin-based School District 300 board member Randi Gauthier announced her resignation last week citing personal reasons, District 300 officials report.
Several McHenry County-area chambers are getting Back to Business grants from the state to offset the effects of the pandemic.
Two drivers are seriously injured in a head-on car crash Saturday night along Randall Road in Algonquin, the Algonquin Police Department reports.
The Huntley District 158 Education Foundation awarded $41,000 in scholarships to 16 Huntley High School graduating seniors.
All carnivals in Lake in the Hills will now have to go through the same approval process, as will other events that meet certain criteria.
Lake in the Hills could may soon have the same approval process for carnivals on private and public property.
Victor H. Serrano was arrested with a handgun, drugs Saturday in Lake in the Hills, authorities say.
A guide to public pools, beaches, aquatic centers and splash pads in McHenry County.
Firefighters extinguished a fire inside a garage attached to a home in Huntley within 10 minutes Thursday afternoon, according to the Huntley Fire Protection District.
Wanda and Allen Iverson have always supported their independent filmmaker son. Now his first feature length movie, "For Prophet" is debuting in theaters.
A 5K held last month at Huntley High School raised $17,500 to help military veterans served at Veterans Path to Hope in Crystal Lake struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
McHenry County is grappling with its first hot temperatures of the summer this week.
Lake in the Hills officials voted to ban face coverings at its the Rockin’ Rib Fest to be put on by the local Rotary Club next month.
Lake in the Hills isn't proposing to ban “personal relationships” between employees, but is placing places restrictions on them to try to avoid conflicts of interest and nepotism.
Join University of Illinois Extension master gardeners for a day of education and fun during McHenry County College’s annual Garden Walk in July.
A new law enforcement firing range will host a joint open house Tuesday with the Cary Public Works Department next door.
McHenry County residents can try out Sweets in Heaven Mini Pancakes at summer festivals including the Woodstock Pride Festival on Saturday, McHenry Fiesta Days and Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival.
McHenry County has a busy summer schedule of festival, concerts and other fun activities for young and old.
Another person has been charged in connection to the alleged abduction of a 5-year-old child in Woodstock that prompted a statewide search last week.
The McHenry County Coroner's Office has released the name of the man who died in a crash in Lake in the Hills Thursday.
McHenry County businesses and artists are making cicada-themed treats and art.
From art to cookies, McHenry County baker, artists and shopkeepers are joining cicada mania.
A Lake in the Hills woman accused of fleeing with her child during a meeting with DCFS has been detained in McHenry County jail on an unrelated case, court records show.
A driver died after a car crash Thursday morning in Lake in the Hills that shut down portions of Algonquin Road for over four hours, Lake in the Hills Police Department reports.