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The Huntley girls' track team, who took second place at the IHSA meet this spring, got official kudos from Village officials
Wonder Lake's west side, totaling about 1,400 homes, has been under a boil order since Monday. It is expected to extend to at least Sunday
Members of the public will have a chance to comment on water and sewer rate hikes proposed by Aqua Illinois Inc.
Trent Ullrich, 14, of the Richmond area, overdosed in January, authorities said. His parents have been charged in connection, and now another man is accused of drug-induced homicide.
A pool of mosquitoes in Huntley tested positive for West Nile, the first in McHenry County this year; an owl was earlier found with the virus.
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.
MCC hosts a block party in Huntley and swimmers will race in an Aquathon in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.
A McHenry County judge orders Cary Dairy ice cream shop to pay fines and follow Village of Cary’s sign ordinance after a years-long dispute.
A Hampshire man pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon and was sentenced to prison time.
Phase 4 of the McHenry Riverwalk is open, but not quite finished yet. The riverside walkway now connects all of the way from Green Street to Weber's Park on the Fox River
Rockin’ the Spectrum, which provides respite for people with special needs and their families, will hold its fifth-year birthday party Sunday in Crystal Lake.
A man, who is a parolee, was apprehended after striking a sheriff’s squad car and fleeing in a stolen truck, authorities said.
Northwestern Medicine plans a new office building at its Huntley hospital campus, which is expected to add 300 jobs.
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.
Woodstock launched an alert system, meant to get residents information about city updates and emergencies.
A woman was acquitted of felony charges stemming from an alleged altercation at the Huntley post office, but she was convicted of resisting arrest.
Algonquin Founders’ Days festival returns this weekend with music, food, a parade, fireworks and debuts a beer festival on Thursday.
A Wonder Lake man is accused of battering a woman and holding her in his home against her will for four days.
The McHenry School District 15 board voted 4-1 with one abstain vote to close the 130-year-old landmark school at the end of the current school year
The City of Crystal Lake is partnering with The Community Foundation for McHenry County to fundraise for capital and public area projects.
The weather service warned of winds and hail in parts of western McHenry County.
Construction started this week on a seawall on the lakeshore near Indian Trail Beach in Lake in the Hills to address shoreline erosion.
State and McHenry County environmental officials are investigating a gasoline spill, apparently from a tanker that was at a local gas station.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for social workers to join its Police Social Work Division.
An Illinois lawmaker from Glen Ellyn who heads a child welfare committee said the state must strengthen its laws and policies to protect homeschooled children facing inadequate education, abuse and neglect.
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.
A large crowd of Hebron residents showed up in support of Juanita Gumble, the first female chief in town; the board voted to dismiss her despite the outpouring.
A Crystal Lake man accused of committing his sixth DUI offense was up for pretrial release last week.
Brian Frericks, a 2013 Crystal Lake South graduate, welcomed his first child (daughter Makenzie) with wife Katina last week and was officially announced as Prairie Ridge's newest boys basketball coach.
Watching the RNC on TV was one thing, but being there in person was a different experience.
A former Woodstock man is accused of exploiting and sexually abusing a child he knew over a five-year period; the defendant was in McHenry County jail Friday while he awaits trial.
Gasoline has leaked into the sewer system following a spill at a gas station in Hebron.
Canoe club Outrigger Chicago brings their 40-foot long Hawaiian-style canoes out onto Crystal Lake for the first time.
No injuries reported from a house fire Sunday evening in Lake in the Hills that broke out near an electrical service meter, officials report.
The Algonquin Lions Club has awarded two scholarships of $3,000 each.
McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.
As President Joe Biden announces his resignation from the presidential election, local politicians react to the news with republicans standing united with Trump and democrats supporting new nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
A homeowner suffered minor burns from a fire in a detached garage Saturday evening in Woodstock, officials said.
Tractors make their way around McHenry County on July 20 for the McHenry County Farm Bureau Tractor Trek.
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.
The McHenry County Conservation District will ask voters for a tax increase but says overall taxes will go down because of debt retirement.
The cardboard boat regatta brought spectators -- and lots of imagination -- to Crystal Lake.
Just over 100 new townhomes will be coming to Crystal Lake as the City Council unanimously approved two developments along Bard Road and Route 31.
Marengo-based Glory Bound Rescue Ranch is hosting a car show fundraiser at Trio Grille, 101 Franks Road, Marengo, Sunday.
Counterfeit pills that are pressed with fentanyl are becoming increasingly common, causing overdoses in McHenry County and beyond.
McHenry County Judge Michael W. Feetterer will serve as chief judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit,
COVID-19 is on the uptick in the United States and McHenry County.
A man who died in a crash in Lake in the Hills has been identified.
Plenty of summer activities this weekend in McHenry County including a butterfly release in Huntley and a flower festival in Harvard.