McHenry Township Fire Protection District

A two-story house is uninhabitable after a fire broke out Monday afternoon near Johnsburg, officials report.

A barn caught fire Thursday evening near McHenry.

A McHenry man is believed to have died of natural causes after he was found on a trail at the Moraine State Park Thursday, officials report.

The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded to a small garage fire Sunday evening.

The McHenry Township Fire Protection District reminds residents to be watchful around emergencies after a driver ran over one of their hoses during an active fire event in January.

A fire in Johnsburg early Tuesday left a house uninhabitable.

A fire broke out in and damaged a home near McHenry Tuesday night.

A notice at The Courtyard of McHenry indicating occupancy was not permitted, was placed in error, the city says. The building needs a fire suppression system fixed.

The cause of a fire early Tuesday at McHenry manufacturer Chroma Color Corporation remains unknown, McHenry Township Fire Protection District officials said.

No one was hurt after a McHenry Halloween night fire

One person fell into the Fox River in McHenry and other went in to help. Both had to be rescued.

Firefighters worked for nearly an hour on extricating a driver who crashed into a tree and suffered serious injuries Sunday morning in Prairie Grove, officials report.

Firefighters were able to control a fire within 10 minutes that broke out in a bathroom Friday afternoon in McHenry, officials report.

No one was reported injured in a fire overnight in McHenry that left three apartment units in converted home unlivable. Smoke detectors went off to wake up residents.

The city of McHenry has hosted a Sept. 11 ceremony in honor of the 2001 terrorist attacks every year since 2002.

Firefighters save a cat during a house fire in McHenry early Tuesday evening that leaves home uninhabitable, officials report.

No injuries reported in a crash involving three vehicles that shut down Route 31 for almost two hours Wednesday afternoon in Prairie Grove, officials report.

A dog remained on the loose Friday afternoon after a series of dog attacks in the Johnsburg area that resulted in injuries to three people, including a deputy. One dog was killed by police.

The McHenry County Sheriff's office reported two aggressive, brown pit bull type dogs were on the loose Thursday evening.

Donna Schaefer, 69, of McHenry, the former McHenry Township Supervisor and McHenry County board member, died on Sunday, March 24, 2024. She was remembered as an advocate for townships, seniors and those less fortunate, friends said.

The townhouse damaged in the fire is located at the recently developed Stonewater subdivision of Wonder Lake.

Moira Arjona, 11, suffered a concussion, fractures and other injuries after she was hit by a truck on her bike. The driver has been charged with failing to give aid, police said.

Unlike Woodstock's gas leak, the one in McHenry was contained quickly.

Since 2015, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District has partnered with towns, townships, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and others to place 11 outdoor tornado sirens. Chief Horist set to pick up Chief of the Year Award

McHenry mayor, McHenry Township Fire District chief say city will continue to hold a 9/11 remembrance ceremony

A Pistakee Highlands home northeast of Johnsburg was left uninhabitable following a fire Wednesday evening, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District said.

A head-on crash near Ringwood on Saturday morning sent five people to an area hospital, but all of the injuries appeared non life-threatening, a McHenry Township Fire Protection District official said.

The McHenry County coroner identified a body found in the Fox River near McHenry as a man reported missing nearly two weeks ago.

Nearly two weeks after a 28-year-old McHenry man was reported missing, police have no update on his whereabouts, police said Tuesday.

A home outside McHenry sustained minor fire and smoke damage following a deck fire Friday night, fire officials said.

A McHenry man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries during a house fire Saturday

The National Weather Service recorded a lightning strike – meaning lightning hit either the ground or something else – at 4:51 a.m. in Johnsburg, meteorologist Jake Petr said.

A former part-time McHenry firefighter and paramedic pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing from a nonprofit firefighters association and was ordered to pay back more than $41,000 in restitution and sentenced to two years of conditional discharge.

No one was injured in a fire Tuesday that left a McHenry home uninhabitable, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District said.

The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded to a fire Saturday afternoon on 1600 block of North Park Street in McHenry for a fire in the attached garage.

McHenry Township Fire District Cheif Rudy Horist survived his own cancer and now teaches new firefighters how to avoid finding themselves with a similar diagnosis in the future.

A fire at a McHenry home started on the first floor and spread to the attic, leaving the home uninhabitable but causing no injuries, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District said.

About 80 acres of wild land burned after a fire spread from a cornfield north of McHenry, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District said.

A 40-year-old Johnsburg woman died following a single-vehicle crash that took place shortly after midnight Monday in the 5700 block of Fox Lake Road northwest of Fox Lake, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.

Two people were killed in a crash in Ringwood over the weekend

A single family home and its contents were considered a total loss following Saturday morning fire on the 2400 block of North Club Road in unincorporated McHenry, fire protection district official said.

Since late 2021, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District has hired its first full-time firefighter/paramedics as it sees the number of people applying drop and the number of calls for service go up

Six new Advance McHenry County grants, totaling more than $3.64 million, will fund programs to help the county’s children and assist fire protection districts in responding to medical emergencies.

“If you approve this OB closure request, you and Northwestern are absolutely sentencing some future pregnancies in my district to tragic outcomes that do not need to occur,” a McHenry Republican said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to the McHenry Township Fire Protection District

Northwestern Medicine argues consolidating birth services will allow it to better meet the needs of residents, but others worry about the longer distances women may have to travel

A firefighter was injured while on the scene of a house fire in McHenry Friday evening, the McHenry Township Fire Protection District said in a news release.

Police allege that the 54-year-old used the association’s debit card to make personal purchases and withdraw cash, according to court documents.

Deputy Chief of Administration Rudy Horist set to take the helm