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Each year, this South Elgin home adds a new element to its Halloween display.
Raven Hills Cemetery, a Halloween display located on Presidential Boulevard in Oswego, features an array of creatures designed to scare up some fun.
PHS volleyball has won 1,033 matches dating back to its inaugural season in 1973 under the direction of five coaches.
Marmion senior Regan Konen, who used a career-best 2-under 69 in the second round to tie for the Class 2A lead, secured his second individual state title after beating out a duo of Wheaton Academy golfers in the second playoff hole at Weibring Golf Club.
An appellate court ruled a homeless man convicted of a 2019 murder at Harrah’s casino in Joliet should receive a new trial because his constitutional rights were violated.
The IHSA Class 2A champion Ottawa boys golf team knew they had a great team, but an IHSA state championship team?
Debbie Koerber has known for 25 years she'd eventually need a new kidney. The McHenry woman started advertising that need this spring, after Mayo doctors said that time is coming near
A manufacturer has proposed building a new 1.3 million-square-foot warehouse facility on 147 acres of land owned by 3M on DeKalb’s south side, city documents show. Preliminary plans head to the city Monday for a first look.
Two Spring Valley men were granted pre-trial release Monday after being charged in connection with a non-fatal stabbing in La Salle.
A rural Spring Valley man has been charged with a misdemeanor for his role in an Oct. 13 brush fire that required more than 30 companies to control, police said Monday.
Ottawa police have identified a suspect in a Friday burglary at an Ottawa tobacco shop.
McHenry's versatile Conner McLean and his fellow seniors played their final home game of the season Friday and played hard to the end in a 35-19 loss to Jacobs, plus more in this week's Northwest Herald football notebook.
Joliet Central and Seneca girls volleyball both scored triumphs Monday.
Led by Jaylei Leininger's huge match, the Woodland girls volleyball team topped LaMoille-Ohio in straight sets on Monday, while Earlville, Newark and Seneca also earned wins. Plus, more results from around the Times area.
Prairie Ridge's Anna Mertel and Crystal Lake South's Rachelle Appelhans qualified for the Class 1A state girls tennis tournament, Gabby Schefke set a school record with 12 aces for Woodstock North volleyball, plus more in Monday's Northwest Herald roundup.
The Streator girls volleyball team overcame a first-set loss and jumbled lineup for 17-25, 25-22, 25-22 senior night victory over East Peoria on Monday at Pops Dale Gymnasium.
After narrowly dropping the first set, Downers Grove South dominated the second set and jumped off to a massive lead in the third before fending off a furious rally attempt by the Celtics.
Amboy, Fulton and Milledgeville volleyball all picked up wins in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.
The L-P co-op swimming team dominated the Morrison Invite along with volleyball results in Monday's NewsTribune roundup.
La Salle-Peru beat Sterling in two sets in nonconference action Monday. The teams could meet again next week in the Dixon Regional final.
Caroline Keutzer had eight kills, four digs and two aces to lead Princeton to a 25-21, 25-23 win over Morris
Henry-Senachwine junior Jacob Miller was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after qualifying for the state tournament.
Congratulations to The Times Athlete of the Week, Ottawa girls volleyball's Skylar Dorsey!
Rylie Hope Mogan of Hebron died at 21 of cancer. Her mother and other loved ones now carry on her mission of providing care packages to other young cancer patients through the group Hope for Warriors.
A house at 1513 N. Bloomington St. in Streator was approved for demolition.
Real estate transactions in McHenry County for the week of Sept. 23, 2024.
Yorkville’s Riverfront Park received a makeover after volunteers planted 40 native trees to the area.
Update: Two people suffered injuries in a shooting Sunday in a parking lot on Northern Illinois University campus, police said. The victims were not students, confirmed a university spokesperson in a statement to Shaw Local News Network.
The following cases were considered Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, by the Bureau County Grand Jury.
Ollie’s will open for business at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 1610 36th St., Peru.
Ottawa junior Zulee Moreland won the Class 1A Ottawa Sectional singles championship on Saturday, while La Salle-Peru captured the team title at the Henderson-Guenther Tennis Facility.
The Phoenix, a national nonprofit new to McHenry County, helps people in recovery from alcohol and substance use problems by focusing on healthy activities and socializing with common goals.
Kendall County property transfers from May 24 to Sept. 12, 2024.
Will County property transfers from June 3 to Sept. 25, 2024.
Sandwich's Sunny Weber won the Kishwaukee River Conference girls race, leading the Indians to the team conference title, Sandwich volleyball won the DePue Invite and Newark was fourth at the Bradley-Bourbonnais Invite and Oswego's Savannah Millard was fourth at sectional tennis.
Joliet Library wants to start remodeling project in 2025 on Black Road Branch, but needs City Council OK for increase in property tax levy.
This revocation of the Diocese of Joliet's decree means four churches – St. Mary Magdalene, St. Bernard, St. Anthony and St. Joseph – were also returned to standalone parishes.
Ottawa High School’s wait for sporting glory is over, as the boys golf team won the Class 2A final for the school's first state title. Burlington Central was third, while Marmion's Regan Konen won a three-man playoff to repeat as Class 2A individual champion.
The Lemont boys golf team finished eighth at state and more.
The Sandwich girls cross country team — behind individual champion Sundara Weber — won the championship of the Kishwaukee River Conference meet on Saturday in Harvard. Plus, more results from around the Times area.
Dixon girls tennis won its first sectional title since 2005 as Grace Ferguson and Addison Arjes qualify for state, Sterling's Aitken also qualified, Morrison's Emma Christin won the NUIC cross country meet and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.
Hall senior Landen Plym placed 13th in the Class 1A state tournament and more golf, soccer, cross country, swimming and volleyball results in Saturday's NewsTribune roundup.
Huntley's Isabella Ciesla and Tommy Nitz placed first at the Fox Valley Conference Cross Country Meet, Marian Central girls tennis won a sectional title, Richmond-Burton volleyball won the Woodstock North Invite, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald roundup.
The math doesn't add up. NIU had 391 yards of total offense. The Huskies ran 92 total plays. They didn’t turn the ball over. And they scored six points and lost 13-6 to Toledo, falling to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in the Mid-American Conference.
With Downers Grove North's girls cross country team winning the West Suburban Silver title for the first time since 1997, the Trojans swept the girls and boys team titles. Trojans' junior Philip Cupial and York freshman Karlin Janowsk were race winners.
Burlington Central's boys golf team, led by an 11th-place finish from junior Tyler Samaan, went from sixth place Friday to third Saturday at the Class 2A state tournament for the program's best finish ever. Plus more top finishes in the Northwest Herald state golf roundup.
Dixon boys cross country won Saturday's Big Northern Conference cross country meet behind four Top 10 finishes. Rock Falls' Ariel Hernandez was runner-up in the girls race.
Sycamore's Gavin Sedevie finished 50th on the second day of the Class 2A state golf tournament, DeKalb's Jacob Barraza won the DVC cross country meet, G-K went 4-0 at the Seneca volleyball tournament, and more in the roundup.
Fulton's boys golf team finished second at the Class 1A state tournament with Jacob Voss and Owen Van Zuiden placing fifth individually. 'The kids deserved everything they got this year.'
Hall’s Landen Plym (13th) and Bureau Valley’s Wyatt Novotny (23) both landed in the top 25 of the Class 1 State Golf Meet at the end of the day on Saturday at Prairie Vista Golf Course in Bloomington.