Lake in the Hills

The Biden administration has made some changes to Title IX, expanding it to include, as one example, gender identity. Huntley 158 officials aren't thrilled.

Seniors residing within the Huntley Community School District 158 boundaries can get tickets for free to plays, sporting events.

A home remains habitable and no injuries reported in an electrical fire that started in an attached garage of a home Thursday evening in Lake in the Hills, officials report.

Multiple parents raise concerns over the safety conditions of a playground at District 300 Neubert Elementary School in Algonquin.

Late veteran who served in Korea and Vietnam to be honored in Lake in the Hills Sunday with a three-rifle volley.

Lake in the Hills is looking at charging a tax for self-storage facilities and truck storage businesses in town.

Huntley Community School District 158 faces a lawsuit a year after an E. coli outbreak sickened 15 people at Huntley High School, including two students who were hospitalized. They are the two now suing.

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

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

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

The city of McHenry has hosted a Sept. 11 ceremony in honor of the 2001 terrorist attacks every year since 2002.

A driver was flown with serious injuries after a car crashed into Walmart in Algonquin.

The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America will be remembered during ceremonies around the McHenry County area Wednesday.

Huntley High School is hoping for a strong alumni turnout at homecoming this year and is offering some perks to get them out to the game.

A Wonder Lake man convicted in 2019 of sexual abuse was charged Sunday with violating terms of the sex offender registry during the time he also was on pretrial release for drug and gun charges.

Woodstock signs off on a new marijuana dispensary, which would be its first.

The Huntley Park District is asking voters to give their blessing to an $18 million bond sale that would involve a tax increase.

Summer Sunset Festival is coming back to Sunset Park in Lake in the Hills but with some changes this year.

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

Say goodbye to summer with this annual celebration, featuring a carnival, food vendors, live music and much more.

Algonquin-based District 300 appointed a former school board member to fill a vacant seat.

A Lakewood man who authorities said had four prior convictions of driving or boating while intoxicated has been sentenced to prison.

Go fishing in Lake in the Hills and have a steak dinner with firefighters in Spring Grove this weekend in McHenry County.

Two separate crashes were reported in Lake in the Hills Friday afternoon.

Shield 23 has raised nearly $300,000 since 2018 to help firefighters battle cancer.

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

A car crash is reported at the intersection of South Randall Road and Corporate Road in Algonquin Wednesday afternoon, officials report.

A man pulled from Woods Creek Lake Saturday in Lake in the Hills was pronounced dead on Tuesday, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office reported.

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

A man was pulled out of Woods Creek Lake in Lake in the Hills Saturday afternoon.

Women of Distinction: Trudy Wakeman

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

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.