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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 Greenwood General Store, the only retail business in the tiny town of Greenwood, reopened Friday after being closed for two years.
A proposed Illinois law would require tipped restaurant workers to be paid minimum wage. Restaurant industry groups object.
The parent-teacher organization of McHenry's Landmark School met to strategize about how to keep the innovative, year-round school program alive after questions were raised about the cost of upgrading the 130-year-old building.
A McHenry nurse accused of going to work drunk last year at a Crystal Lake long-term care facility pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to 30 months probation, public service and fines.
A judge ruled against former McHenry County woman Linda La Roche in her quest to get a new following her conviction for murder.
The McHenry School District 15 board voted this week to hold public hearings on the future of Landmark School, 3614 Waukegan Road, McHenry. The 130-year-old building houses the district's year-round school program now.
The Kopley family spent nearly two years renovating the original McHenry County Courthouse, from when McHenry was the county seat, into The Courthouse Tavern. It opened on March 15 and pays tribute to the building's history as the seat of local trials.
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A McHenry man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old child was found to be a flight risk following a detention hearing and ordered held in county jail pretrial.
643 new electric vehicle charging ports are coming to Illinois as funding is announced by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
The city of McHenry launched a new feature on its thinkmchenry.com website - a searchable, database of all businesses in the city.
With votes finalized following a Monday canvass in McHenry County, the Mental Health Board sales tax has officially passed and incumbent McHenry County Board member Eric Hendricks will appear on the November ballot, beating out challenger Robert “Bob” Nowak.
After the unexpected close of Woodstock’s Public House, local restaurant D.C. Cobb’s is stepping up to honor any outstanding gift cards at all four of their locations.
The solar eclipse is happening Monday with some opportunities for McHenry County residents to view the event and snag free eclipse-viewing glasses.