Mochrie and Sherwood's amusing, PG-rated family show includes variations on many of the games showcased on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”, including “Sound FX” and “One Word Expert.”

Courtney Reed is an acclaimed musical theatre performer and will be inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame on Friday, March 27 at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva.

In response to Democrats asking him to disavow President Trump's call to nationalize elections, McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio said he will follow the law.

Woodstock police continue to investigate the case of an elderly man robbed of a necklace and injured while doing yard work.

Catch up on the week’s top McHenry County news in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of Feb. 15-21

A fire Saturday in Wonder Lake left a home uninhabitable.

From Capitol News Illinois: The debate over how to regulate data centers in Illinois is intensifying as lawmakers struggle to balance a host of competing interests.

A man accused of “maliciously” attacking a Woodstock gas station employee after she told him they were not hiring will undergo a mental health evaluation, court records show.

A single-family home in Lakewood that sold for $1.15 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County over the past week.

Marian Central's Antonio Aguirre won two races at the Stevenson Boys Swimming Sectional to advance to state, McHenry's Robbie Rosenbaum and Jacobs co-op's John Beasley qualified in two events, Huntley's Ashlyn Tenglin was 19th at state bowling, and more in the roundup.

From Capitol News Illinois: Providers warned that flat funding combined with rising operating costs and continuing funding cuts at the federal level could strain services statewide

High winds contributed to a devastating house fire that collapsed the roof of a Fox River Grove home.

Packed with big-top excitement and bubble magic, Circus of Bubbles offers an extraordinary evening of laughter, amazement and interactive fun.

A single-family home in Crystal Lake that sold for $452,000 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in McHenry County in the past week

The Crystal Lake Park District Executive Director will be retiring after nearly 16 years of service, leaving the decision for the replacement up to the board.

Another new housing development could be coming to Huntley.

Guests will enjoy a full weekend itinerary, including a Friday night welcome reception with butler-passed hors d’oeuvres, intimate educational seminars, and a multi-course wine dinner paired with standout selections from the featured wineries.

The day after Indiana made a major play to lure the Bears, officials involved in negotiations with the team on this side of the state line played defense, saying the team still is very much interested in Arlington Heights

A Marengo man screwed shut a door of his apartment to keep anyone from coming in or out as a woman inside cried for help, McHenry County prosecutors allege.

Huntley's Ashlyn Tenglin sits in 25th place after the first day of the IHSA girls bowling state meet, Hampshire boys basketball beat Dundee-Crown to wrap up the regular season, and more in Friday's roundup.

Marian Central's Jimmy Mastny, Crystal Lake Central's Nick Marchese and Crystal Lake South's Nathan Randle have all advanced to the championship round of the IHSA boys individual state wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign.

The Central District 301 School Board announced in a news release that it appointed Amy MacCrindle as its new superintendent beginning July 1.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is demanding billions of dollars in refunds from President Donald Trump following a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down sweeping federal tariffs

About 250 students walked out of Huntley High School Friday in protest of ICE, the latest in a series of such high school rallies in the McHenry County area and beyond.

Acute gastroenteritis is on the rise in McHenry County, driven by the spread of norovirus, health officials said.

Sorvino will bring her star power, artistry and storytelling to Woodstock in a special evening featuring conversation, performance and behind-the-scenes insight into her acclaimed career.

A Kane County Grand Jury returned an indictment for 76 felony charges against Batavia chirpractor David H. Hanson, 66 of them related to child sexual abuse material.

A tariff is a tax levied on imported goods. Reports estimate tariffs put in by the Trump administration have cost the average American household at least $1,000 over the past year. What happens now that the Supreme Court has struck down a wide swath of the tariffs?

Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region over the past week. We outline recent property sales in McHenry County, all of which featured properties at the price point of $800,000 or under.

The Chicago Bears will travel to Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine next week as they progress through the offseason. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar preview the combine and what they can learn from the Bears in Indianapolis, plus some stadium talk

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. Furious about the defeat, Trump said he would impose a global 10% tariff as an alternative

Crystal Lake planning and zoning commissioners say a proposed drive-thru coffee shop is not a good fit for a former bank location off Route 14.

A Harvard man has pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property for riving his pickup truck into the Woodstock Harley-Davidson dealership four years ago.

Three men were rescued off thin ice on Pistakee Lake near Johnsburg Thursday and quickly brought back to shore by responders from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District.

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A Woodstock man is accused of secretly filming three women while they used the bathroom at McHenry County College, according to court records and authorities.

The Chicago Bears will head to Indianapolis next week for the NFL Scouting Combine as the NFL offseason takes shape. Here are three things that we can learn from the Bears at the combine.

Quinn Carrier scored 17 of her 19 points in the second half to help Sycamore beat Burlington Central 50-43 to win the Class 3A Sycamore Regional.

St. Edward's defense held Marengo to one basket and two points in the first quarter, and the Indians couldn't recover in a 34-23 loss to the Green Wave in the Class 2A Marengo Regional final on Thursday.

Six McHenry County wrestlers, including Marian Central's two-time champion Jimmy Mastny, advanced to the semifinals during the IHSA boys individual state finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday.

Kennedy Manning made four triples and finished with 13 points, while Olivia Leuze had 10 points and six rebounds as the Cary-Grove girls basketball team's season came to a close in Thursday's 45-31 loss to Boylan in the IHSA Class 3A Regional final.

Johnsburg girls basketball improved to 33-0 and won its first regional championship since 2022, plus more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Residents of a Crystal Lake home are displaced by a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon, officials report.

From Capitol News Illinois: Two Illinois high school students worked with a legislator and stakeholders to draft a bill mandating disposal programs for electronic smoking devices like vapes

From Capitol News Illinois: Fidel Marquez, a former executive for electric utility Commonwealth Edison, was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday for his role in a yearslong bribery scheme intended to influence ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

The Chicago Bears made their first cost-saving move of the offseason Thursday. Chicago announced that it released linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga.

A Palatine man who was accused of “misrepresenting” the cost of driveway repairs for an elderly Crystal Lake homeowner by more than $4,000 has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

McHenry neighborhoods that did not get their leaves picked up before the early first snowfall last year are set for April pickup dates.

Another man from Elgin who had been reported missing for several weeks was determined by authorities to have drowned.

From Capitol News Illinois: Republicans were less generous in their assessment of the budget picture Pritzker painted. But they found some items to agree on, including slightly less charged rhetoric than his 2025 speech, which was delivered just weeks into Trump’s second term