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Early voting in McHenry County for the April 1 election has been pushed back to start March 17. Officials said it was because of how the votes in the February primary get tallied.
Road conditions were worsening and many McHenry County schools called off after-school activities Wednesday as snow began piling up on its way to a possible half a foot of accumulation.
Which school districts in the McHenry County area have announced schedule changes Wednesday because of the snow forecast?
At least two school districts and McHenry County College have released statements declaring their schools to be safe spaces for for all students
Andy's World, a new story in Woodstock Square Mall in downtown Woodstock, sells posters, Crocs' charms, Funkos and assorted gifts and collectibles.
Andy's World owner Andrew Rios said he'd sold his wares at the McHenry County Fair for the past couple years and at Mexican Independence Day on Woodstock Square before opening a shop recently in Woodstock Square Mall.
McHenry County officials are considering whether the county should buy a building that’s across the street from the courthouse in Woodstock.
A Wonder Lake man has been detained on charged that he sold an unserialized machine gun to a Woodstock who allegedly was found with the gun, body armor and drugs last month.
Woodstock has approved a temporary garbage financial assistance program meant to help residents through the city’s transition to mandatory totes.
The future of the Woodstock retail business incubator program is in question, but it won't move forward in the Old Courthouse, where it started.
A Harvard man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in a plea deal after he fired a gun near Woodstock Square in 2023. The same man had been arrested just two days before that.
The Historical Society will be hosting a grand winter opening in Union and Harley Davidson will have a Cabin Fever party in Woodstock this weekend.
Woodstock wants a vacant property downtown and plans to use eminent domain to acquire it.
Former McHenry County Board member Lou Ness is running as a write-in candidate for Woodstock City Council.
Jeffrey Hauck, imprisoned for the fatal overdose of Stephanie Phillippi in Crystal Lake, was paroled in December and found dead Jan. 30.
With the film having been made in Woodstock, it’s understandable that Theatre 121 doggedly – or should we say groundhoggedly – pursued the rights to produce the musical.
The Cherry Tree in, where Bill Murray's character stayed in "Groundhog Day" the film, has a wait list of several years to stay at the inn during the festivities.
Woodstock city officials are mulling whether to use eminent domain to force the sale of a vacant property downtown to the city to be used for parking.
Woodstock Willie doe not see his shadow when he emerged on Woodstock Square early Sunday, meaning an early spring according to Groundhog Day lore.
A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from January 2025.
"Groundhog Day" movie inspires fashion
The new woodstock willie
Woodstock Willie makes his prognostication Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, during Woodstock's annual Groundhog Day event on the Woodstock Square.
The weather is expected to be relatively balmy but somewhat windy for Woodstock Willie's big Groundhog Day reveal Sunday. This year's festivities include the local debut of the musical take on the locally shot film.
Hundreds of people lined up outside a bookstore in the Woodstock Square Saturday afternoon with hopes to meet with actor and “Groundhog Day” star Stephen Tobolowsky.
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a child.
Woodstock Willie appeared – both in mascot and in animal form – in the rodent’s namesake city Thursday evening to commence the Groundhog Day festivities.
In McHenry County, federal money has been used in far-reaching ways, helping fund roadwork, health care programs, nonprofit programs for those in need, specialty courts, workforce housing and much more.
Shop Valentine’s Day gifts in Huntley and take in the Groundhog Day festivities in Woodstock.
Here's a listing of the best live music venues in Kane, McHenry and DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley, as voted on by Shaw Media audiences.
Escape rooms are perfect for date nights, family outings, team building adventures and more. Check out this list of locations across northern Illinois.
Doug "Dougie" Webster was killed Nov. 12 in a Woodstock apartment building fire. He was a prolific artist and student at McHenry County College, which now has a retrospective of his work on exhibit.
Huntley is planning to have its brick-and-mortar retail business incubator program up and running in time for the holiday shopping season.
Outtakes from recent assignments from the Northwest Herald for Jan. 26, 2025.
A Woodstock man remained jailed Sunday after being arrested Thursday with more than 4 ounces of methamphetamine, a loaded automatic machine gun and body armor on him.
A warrant was issued Thursday for a man accused of breaking into a Woodstock apartment, stealing $300 and threatening a resident with a gun, according to McHenry County court records.
Woodstock is getting closer to getting a Metra rail yard that would be moved from Crystal Lake. Officials say the change would benefit both towns and Metra UP-Northwest riders.
The teen driver of involved in an October crash near Woodstock that killed him and two others tested positive for marijuana, according to toxicology reports released by the McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein.
Learn about storm chasing in Woodstock and shop sales in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has issued warrants for two Waukegan men who are charged with stealing “hundreds” of vases from gravestones in September in McHenry and Lake counties, officials report.
A brush fire that broke out Wednesday morning on a Bull Valley property was extinguished within 30 minutes, officials report.
A male driver suffers serious injuries from a crash that resulted in a car going off the road Wednesday afternoon near Woodstock, officials report.
A 19-year-old Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged as a minor with armed robbery of a gas station in Woodstock.
The Woodstock Opera House will host an evening with meteorologist Reed Timmer at 7:30 pm. Friday, Jan. 24.
Woodstock's Groundhog Days is coming up, and there are souvenirs ready to snag from local retailers.
Here's a look at just a few of the items for sale in Woodstock to commemorate and celebrate Groundhog Days festivities.
Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of Dec. 30, 2024.
McHenry County's annual Point in Time count, held Thursday night into Friday morning, counts the number of homeless residents found on one night
When Gail Gilbert's new puppy suddenly stopped being able to use its legs normally, she was told to euthanize the animal. Her refusal led her to make a feature-length documentary called "Puppy Love." Upcoming screenings will benefit Helping Paws animal shelter in Woodstock.
The driver of a UTV that crashed near Hebron in August was nearly three times the legal limit for alcohol, according to toxicology reports. He and another Woodstock man were killed