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Woodstock's seniors celebrated senior night with a 47-36 win over Johnsburg on Friday to sweep the season series and dash the Skyhawks' hopes of winning the Kishwaukee River Conference championship.
Crystal Lake and Lakewood leaders touted some of their communities' biggest successes of last year Friday – including the new businesses opening up along the Route 14 corridor
Northern Illinois could see more snow Friday night and throughout the day Saturday, a couple days after a snowstorm forced school closures and other cancellations.
Vocalist Maureen Christine and woodwind artist Michael Bazan will perform “Music from the 1980s and More” at McHenry County College Feb. 16.
Early voting in McHenry County for the April 1 election has been pushed back to start March 17. Officials said it was because of how the votes in the February primary get tallied.
A California who man admitted Thursday to scamming a Crystal Lake woman out of $30,000 was sentenced to two years conditional discharge and ordered to pay her back.
A Facebook post asking about the legality of busking in McHenry led to a long-time street entertainer now playing at The Vixen
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special dinner in Island Lake and McHenry this weekend in McHenry County.
A Crystal Lake couple who went to Central High together in the 1950s found love well into their 80s after losing spouses following long marriages.
Is undefeated Huntley in for a special run in the Class 4A playoffs? How many regional champions will represent McHenry County in 2025? Read about the Northwest Herald area's top postseason storylines and more in this week's girls basketball notes.
Prosecutors said Thursday a Wisconsin man sexually assaulted a woman in her McHenry home while she was unconscious and he filmed it.
Patrick Gorniak has been an employee of the city of McHenry for 40 years. This year, he received the local chamber's highest honor.
A Crystal Lake man has admitted to delivering cocaine and was sentenced to eight years in prison.
Prairie Ridge's Eli Loeding, a 6-foot-4 junior, poured in a game-high 27 points to lead the Wolves to an upset victory over McHenry and hand the Warriors their first Fox Valley Conference loss of the season. Loeding is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.
Many roads in the McHenry County area remained hazardous Thursday morning after several inches of snow fell Wednesday and overnight.
Crystal Lake Central’s 6-foot-9 JJ Parrish enjoyed a breakout performance last week, albeit in a Fox Valley Conference loss to Hampshire. Parrish had 18 points, including three dunks. Plus info on Prairie Ridge's upset win against McHenry.
Two McHenry County-area stores are on the list of Jo-Ann Fabrics that are closing.
A man accused of selling nearly 29 grams of cocaine to a confidential informant last year in a Crystal Lake parking lot was released from jail Monday pretrial.
Inches of snow started accumulating around McHenry County Wednesday.
A Crystal Lake man pleaded guilty to possessing video depicting child sex abuse and was sentenced to 24 months on sex offender probation.
Road conditions were worsening and many McHenry County schools called off after-school activities Wednesday as snow began piling up on its way to a possible half a foot of accumulation.
Which school districts in the McHenry County area have announced schedule changes Wednesday because of the snow forecast?
At least two school districts and McHenry County College have released statements declaring their schools to be safe spaces for for all students
Griffin Somlock sank a free throw with 0.7 seconds left in overtime, and Sandwich overcame a nine-point deficit late in regulation to beat Woodstock 47-46 in a Kishwaukee River Conference showdown Tuesday night.
Johnsburg made critical adjustments late against Plano on Tuesday night to win 58-52 and keep up near the top of the Kishwaukee River Conference race.
Maintenance work along Route 14 in Cary is expected to create temporary lane closures for the rest of the month.
Andy's World, a new story in Woodstock Square Mall in downtown Woodstock, sells posters, Crocs' charms, Funkos and assorted gifts and collectibles.
Andy's World owner Andrew Rios said he'd sold his wares at the McHenry County Fair for the past couple years and at Mexican Independence Day on Woodstock Square before opening a shop recently in Woodstock Square Mall.
A Wonder Lake man was involved in a fatal drunken boating crash in 2008. He just got jail time on more recent DUI charge, but the boating crash didn't factor in as a prior DUI.
Burlington Central has been a model of consistency under coach Brett Porto. Porto, a Class of 2003 graduate of Central, was inducted into his alma mater's Hall of Fame on Friday. And info on McHenry and Richmond-Burton in this week's boys basketball notes.
Adriana Wrzos scored a game-high 22 points, and fellow senior Abbey Miner made a big impact with 14 points, five assists and four steals for Marian Central in a 52-42 come-from-behind win against Rockford Christian at Landers Pavilion.
Parts of northern Illinois could see 6 or more inches of snow Wednesday, the National Weather Service advised Monday as it issued a winter storm watch for areas across central, north-central and northeast Illinois, as well as parts of northwest Indiana.
Here are the postseason assignments and schedules for girls basketball teams in the Northwest Herald area. First-round regional games tip off Saturday.
McHenry County officials are considering whether the county should buy a building that’s across the street from the courthouse in Woodstock.
Attorneys for a woman, accused of DUI of marijuana in a crash that killed an Elmhurst resident, are trying to throw out the toxicology tests, arguing labs incorrectly measured the drug in her body.
A fire Sunday in Wonder Lake is believed to have started in the four-season room, leaving home with $85,000 in estimated structural damage
A Harvard man is sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13, court records show.
A Wonder Lake man has been detained on charged that he sold an unserialized machine gun to a Woodstock who allegedly was found with the gun, body armor and drugs last month.
Woodstock has approved a temporary garbage financial assistance program meant to help residents through the city’s transition to mandatory totes.
Suburban Democratic members of Congress significantly outspent their Republican rivals en route to victories in the November election – but one was the runaway leader when it came to shelling out campaign cash.
The future of the Woodstock retail business incubator program is in question, but it won't move forward in the Old Courthouse, where it started.
Renovations and additions will be made to the McHenry County Department of Health building in Crystal Lake after it received city council approval.
A Harvard man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in a plea deal after he fired a gun near Woodstock Square in 2023. The same man had been arrested just two days before that.
Cara and Eric Ullrich were both charged in the death of Trent Ullrich, 14, who overdosed on fentanyl and a dangerous animal tranquilizer – drugs authorities said his mother had bought for herself.
McHenry School District 15 has begun running the legal ads needed to sell the 130-year-old Landmark School, with a bid opening date of March 3.
Ryan Prowicz scored 22 points, Chayse Gray had a solid all-around game and Hampshire's boys basketball team beat Crystal Lake Central 63-45 Friday night to avenge an earlier season loss.
Crystal Lake Central senior forward Leah Spychala scored a game-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and the Tigers beat Hampshire 51-38 in a battle of third-place teams in the Fox Valley Conference.
Crystal Lake and Algonquin police among local departments that will be conducting special patrols throughout Super Bowl weekend.