Spring Grove

The Spring Grove Storytelling Festival returns on Sept. 21.

A Spring Grove woman is accused of pushing an elderly man down, leaving him on the toilet for hours and leaving him on the ground after a fall, according to a criminal complaint.

Two Chicago men are accused of posing as officials with the Federal Trade Commission and scamming a Spring Grove couple out of $60,000.

The multi-generational family owned and operated farm grew their corn maze over 10 acres in size and quadrupled the average number of visitors in 24 years.

Kick off fall at the Richardson Adventure Farm for the opening of its 28-acre corn maze, and other things to do this weekend in McHenry County.

This year’s “World’s Largest Corn Maze” at Spring Grove's Richardson Farm is an homage to agricultural icon John Deere.

Erika Kosick completely renovated a 1978 camper with her dad to start her own business called Erika's Odd Coffee Company.

A felon arrested in Spring Grove pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing a stolen car and firearm and was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.

Army reservists were welcomed home to their base in Arlington Heights after a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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

The 32nd annual Spring Grove Firefighters Association Steak Fry takes place Saturday, Aug. 17.

Go fishing in Lake in the Hills and have a steak dinner with firefighters in Spring Grove this weekend in McHenry County.

Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of July 10-23.

Investigators believe pet dogs turned the knobs on a stove, leading to a fire that seriously damaged a home near Spring Grove.

The fire near Spring Grove and Nippersink Lake killed two dogs and took several hours to put out completely.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of June 20-26, 2024.

A former Chicago police officer, convicted of killing his wife, won a new hearing on appeal but ended up with the same sentence: 50 years.

McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park on Thursday joined the growing number of Democratic officials calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid.

Flyers about hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were torn from a wall outside U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's Washington, D.C. office. His district includes parts of Lake and McHenry counties.

There's a chance of thunderstorms this evening that could affect fireworks viewing around northern Illinois.

Cary is the latest area community to begin talks on if and how to replace statewide grocery tax revenue with the tax going away.

Families go fishing on Father's Day at Hatchery Park in Spring Grove.

Treat dad to a day of fishing, hosted by the Friends of Hatchery Park in Spring Grove.

Celebrate Father's Day at a fishing derby in Spring Grove and support veteran organizations at this year's Vet Fest.

Organizers are finalizing plans for the second annual B4 Summer Festival set for noon to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Richardson Adventure Farm, 909 English Prairie Road, Spring Grove.

Support five local nonprofits during the Chain O’ Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s B4 Summer Festival from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Richardson Adventure Farm in Spring Grove.

McHenry County has a busy summer schedule of festival, concerts and other fun activities for young and old.

Join Spring Grove for the third annual Kickoff to Summer from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday at Horse Fair Park.

McHenry County is hosting many Memorial Day observances this weekend.

A brood of cicadas that has been underground since 2007 is emerging in McHenry County.

Cicadas can inspire fear, but it's best for parents and other adults to model enthusiasm rather than fright, experts say.

Farmers market season starts in Spring Grove and McHenry County College hosts a wine tasting this weekend in McHenry County.

A Spring Grove man is accused of possessing 20.1 grams of cocaine, more than 1,200 grams of marijuana gummies and six commercial grade fireworks.

Three hospitalized in Spring Grove porch collapse

McHenry's Riverwalk Shoppes, also known as the tiny shops, will open Friday for a second season along the Fox River downtown as the city's retail incubator.

The Richardson Adventure Farm's fourth-annual tulip festival has seen flowers bloom for just a handful of days or up to three weeks, so the Richardson family encourages those who want to come out and walk among the flowers do it soon.

Two minors have been taken into custody and face child pornography charges of A!-created nudes depicting Richmond-Burton High School students.

John Maki pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting a Harvard teenager in his home near Spring Grove and was sentenced to 26 years in prison.

Tulips are peaking at Richardson Adventure Farm near Spring Grove during the annual tulip festival with hundreds of thousands in bloom.

The fourth annual Tulip Festival opens Saturday, April 20 at Richardson Farm.

McHenry County drivers will soon be seeing “road work ahead” signs on a handful of county roads.

B4 — or Bacon, Bourbon, Beer and Bands — will raise money for the Chain O’ Lakes Chamber of Commerce scholarship, plus four other nonprofits.

Fox Lake Grade School District 114 recently announced a partnership with Varsity Tutors for Schools.

The W.A. McConnell Foundation will bring back its McConnell Ball from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at The District, 10308 Main Street in Richmond.

A woman accused of selling a fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl to a man in a Spring Grove gas station pleaded guilty to a possession charge and was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.

McHenry County celebrates Easter 2024.

About 3,500 eggs dotted the lawn of St. Peter's Church in Spring Grove Saturday. It was one of two egg hunts in Spring Grove Saturday and among many others held throughout McHenry County.

The Illinois Railway Museum had opening day Saturday, in attendance was the Easter Bunny

The McHenry Outdoor Theater will start its season this weekend plus plenty of Easter egg hunting activities in McHenry County this weekend.