Hospitals in Chicago, the suburbs, and beyond made U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals. They include four in Chicago, seven in greater Cook County, four in DuPage, three in Lake, one in Will and the hospitals in McHenry County

Geneva resident Keith Giffney beat stage 4 cancer of the tonsil, neck and chest to go on and complete a Half Ironman triathlon. "Whatever adversity, I was not going to let it destroy me," he said.

The Crystal Lake Park District is again considering the purchase of a shuttered Northwestern Medicine Health and Fitness Center, after rejecting the idea two years ago.

A 19-year-old man riding an electric dirt bike was critically injured in a crash early Sunday in Huntley, police said.

Speed was believed a factor in a motorcycle versus auto crash Sunday afternoon that killed a 27-year-old McHenry man and father, officials said.

The man killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday near Marengo would have turned 20 on Tuesday, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s office.

To help ensure continuity of service, the DeKalb City Council at a recent meeting gave a green light to solidify an agreement between the city and a local mental health clinic to embed social workers in police response to behavioral health concerns.

A 55-year-old Pingree Grove woman suffered life-threatening injuries after a Saturday evening crash near Huntley.

Several Northwestern Medicine sites will offer drive-up locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday for community members to safely dispose of unused medications.

Healthcare workers from McHenry County joined the Cary-based Joshua Mission in a weeklong trip to Negril, Jamaica to provide free medical services to over 500 people.

A person was flown after a crash Sunday evening near McHenry.

A woman who police said was drunk when she crashed into another vehicle in Huntley ejecting her 4-year-old passenger was sentenced to one year in prison.

A person was flown to a hospital with critical injuries following a two-car crash Tuesday near Union.

A Woodstock man has admitted to bruising a 3-year-old child, and in a separate case, driving under the influence of alcohol.

A Minnesota woman has died following a crash Sunday near Union, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office reported. Several others were injured.

A fire broke out in a single-family home late Tuesday in Algonquin, rendering the structure uninhabitable and causing minor injuries to an occupant.

A man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, saying a surgical sponge was left inside his neck for four months, court records show.

The McHenry County Coroner’s office identified the man who was killed in a Spring Grove-area crash last week.

A Spring Grove man was killed and two others were injured Friday evening in a crash.

The driver of a car that launched into a house in Lake in the Hills Wednesday afternoon was taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with minor injuries.

A Steward couple welcomed their second daughter to the world on New Year’s Day, and their baby was the first to be born at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in 2025.

A Crystal Lake woman died after suffering serious injuries in a car crash that closed parts of Route 14 for more than three hours last week in Crystal Lake.

McHenry County's New Year's baby arrived just after noon Wednesday.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said the man killed in last week's Wonder Lake-area crash was a Wonder Lake resident.

A man was killed Friday after a head-on crash near Wonder Lake, officials said.

While the end-of-year holidays are known for bringing communities together, expert counselors say the season can be especially difficult for people who recently experienced trauma, or are going through grief or isolation.

One man was airlifted and two other people were taken to the hospital after a crash near Marengo Friday afternoon.

A person has been charged in connection with a stabbing Monday in Woodstock that authorities say happened at an encampment where homeless people stay.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, is asking major health insurer Meridian to reopen contract negotiations with Northwestern Medicine amid news that tens of thousands of Illinoisans will be impacted when Meridian drops the health system from in network on Jan. 1.

Meridian, a major health insurance provider especially for income-qualifying patients using Medicaid, will no longer accept Northwestern Medicine health system in network come Jan. 1, confirmed a Northwestern spokesman. "Tens of thousands" of patients will be impacted, he said.

Four people were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday evening near Woodstock.

Brian Bemis Toyota of DeKalb recently donated $1,000 to Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Cancer Center to fund programs and services that benefit patients and their families.

A man was airlifted with serious injuries following a crash in the Island Lake area Thursday morning.

A McHenry County jail inmate suffered “serious injuries” after falling down a flight of stairs Thursday morning at the jail located in Woodstock, officials report.

Northwestern Hospital Huntley is getting a new medical office building.

The Northwestern Medicine emergency departments in McHenry and Woodstock won the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award this year.

A Chicago man who brought a loaded gun into the ER of a McHenry hospital pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with a revoked FOID card.

A man was taken to Northwestern Hospital Huntley with serious injuries following a crash Tuesday morning near Marengo.

Northwestern Medicine plans a new office building at its Huntley hospital campus, which is expected to add 300 jobs.

For the second year in a row, a widowed DeKalb man has donated thousands to the healthcare facility where his late wife received treatment before she died a month shy of her 50th birthday. Roger Finnan raised $13,000 for the Kishwaukee Medicine Foundation.

Counterfeit pills that are pressed with fentanyl are becoming increasingly common, causing overdoses in McHenry County and beyond.

An Algonquin teen charged as an adult when he crashed his vehicle while under the influence of marijuana pleaded guilty.

Dan Davis, of Huntley, had a stroke last year that left the right side of his body weakened. With the help of occupational therapist Karyn Silvestri, Davis is driving again

A driver died after a car crash Thursday morning in Lake in the Hills that shut down portions of Algonquin Road for over four hours, Lake in the Hills Police Department reports.

Since Dave Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.

Jenny Caterer of Geneva is looking forward to this year's Mother's Day after having survived bone marrow cancer, spinal surgery and two stem cell transplants – right after the birth of her daughter Kylee.

From paramedic to medical school to the military, Dr. Gregory Conrad and clinical nurse Randa Melms, also a military veteran, use their field skills to help triage at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb.

The Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Living Room in DeKalb now offers 24/7 walk-in crisis care for those suffering from mental illness or substance abuse, among others. Staff held a ribbon-cutting Monday to celebrate the expansion.

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital staff in DeKalb helped mark the birth of two special babies this week: Each was born on Monday, the day of the solar eclipse, and the families were gifted with a commemorative onesie to mark the occasion.

McHenry County marks the solar eclipse with viewing parties, picnic and gatherings with neighbors.