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Shops in McHenry, Kane, DeKalb counties and throughout northern Illinois are participating in the Vintage Shop Hop, a self-guided road trip tour.
Early voting starts Thursday. Here's what you need to know about voting in McHenry County.
A semi driver was taken to the hospital after tipping over his truck on a roundabout in Marengo. A load of sand spilled onto the road.
A man initially charged with the fatal overdose of a woman in his Marengo home has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received probation.
A fire broke out in an RV park near Marengo, destroying on recreational vehicle.
Marengo residents are invited to an upcoming 100th birthday celebration for Grant Intermediate School, formerly Marengo High School. A Louis Sullivan-designed school was once torn down in Marengo.
Alcohol is believed involved in a motorcycle crash northwest of Huntley that left the driver in critical condition early Sunday morning, authorities said.
McHenry County property transfers for the week of Aug. 15-21, 2024.
Huntley has been chosen as a stop on a new Chicago-to-Rockford Metra train line, and local officials are mulling where in downtown Huntley the station might go.
Isabel's restaurant in Woodstock was an early example of farm-to-table dining – in this case from the owners' own farm in Marengo.
Head to Marengo for Oktoberfest and walk in Richmond for a fall wine walk this weekend in McHenry County.
Programs in McHenry County aim to help former jail and prison inmates reenter the workforce.
A Marengo resident sets up his own 9/11 remembrance display in his yard each year to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks.
Part of Kishwaukee Valley Road in the Marengo area was shut down Saturday morning.
A bull is loose in the Marengo area, authorities reported Thursday.
Kick off fall at the Richardson Adventure Farm for the opening of its 28-acre corn maze, and other things to do this weekend in McHenry County.
A man was taken to Northwestern Hospital Huntley with serious injuries following a crash Tuesday morning near Marengo.
A man is in serious condition from a traumatic lawnmower injury Wednesday afternoon near Marengo, officials report.
Find an apple orchard in and around Geneva, Oswego, Plano, Woodstock, Plainfield, Aurora, Yorkville, McHenry, Union, La Salle, Mt. Morris and Rock Falls.
A DeKalb man who was convicted of an Elgin murder years ago has been found guilty of firing off a gun into the air outside a Marengo restaurant last year.
Tuesday's temperatures and heat indexes in the McHenry County area are expected to be even warmer than Monday's.
A Marengo man accused of sexually abusing two children, ages 8 and 9, was released from county jail Thursday pretrial with conditions including he wear a GPS and have no contact with the alleged victims, court records show.
A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to residential burglary in connection with vehicles and a John Deere Gator 4x2 stolen from a Marengo home.
Have a sober good time at Zero Fest in Crystal Lake and Family Fun Day in Woodstock this weekend in McHenry County.
Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of July 10-23.
Details of an alleged shooting at a Marengo restaurant last year emerge on the first day of a bench trial against the accused man, who was has a past conviction of murder in Cook County.
Baxter & Woodman of Crystal Lake recently announced the appointment of a new vice president of finance.
McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner was shot and killed while serving a warrant five years ago. A new initiative for fallen officers' families is being done in his honor.
Downed power lines and trees across McHenry County were reported after an early morning thunderstorm Tuesday, officials report.
A Marengo man was killed Friday when the lawn tractor he was using rolled
The Miss McHenry County pageant took place at the grandstand at the county fair Tuesday. Junior Miss and Teen Miss were also crowned. The fairs runs through Sunday in Woodstock.
The McHenry County opened Wednesday and runs through Sunday in Woodstock.
McHenry County property transfers for the week of June 20-26, 2024.
The weather service warned of winds and hail in parts of western McHenry County.
A raffle organized by the Woodstock Fine Arts Association has a grand prize consisting of a two-hour daytime cruise on Lake Geneva, courtesy of Dana and Patti Mecum.
McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.
A woman who prosecutors say “deliberately” hit an Illinois Department of Transportation worker in Marengo with her vehicle was granted pretrial release Friday with conditions, including she not drive and turn in her driver’s license.
Marengo-based Glory Bound Rescue Ranch is hosting a car show fundraiser at Trio Grille, 101 Franks Road, Marengo, Sunday.
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.
A Crystal Lake construction company is hosting a clothing drive to benefit Glory Bound Rescue Ranch in Marengo, a nonprofit no-kill animal sanctuary.
Authorities have charged a driver after an Illinois Department of Transportation worker was hit Wednesday morning while directing traffic in Marengo.
An Illinois Department of Transportation worker was hit by a car Wednesday in Marengo and taken by ambulance to a Rockford hospital, officials said.
Spend a day in the park in Marengo and go on a flashlight scavenger hunt in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.
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.
A crash Friday evening caused serious injuries to three people. Two of them were airlifted to hospitals in Cook County.
Fireworks, as well as festivals, food, parades and live music are in store around in McHenry County during the Fourth of July week – and beyond.
McHenry shoppers to see more taxes in stores, at the gas pump
A Woodstock woman was taken to the hospital after her car crashed into a moving freight train, officials said.
One person suffered serious injuries in a crash near Marengo Thursday.
The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts responded Tuesday to a man believed hit by lightning