March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where McHenry County voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

A Pingree Grove man has been found guilty of murdering a Crystal Lake man in 2024 and hiding his body in a box in a pole barn.

Woodstock Willie' weather report has arrived on Woodstock Square, where the Bill Murray movie "Groundhog Day" was filmed.

The location manager for the 1993 film "Groundhog Day" explained how Woodstock ended up playing the role of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

A Carpentersville resident suffered a minor injury after a fire tore through a second-floor bedroom, causing around $100,000 in damages.

A single-family home located at 38254 North Lee Avenue in Spring Grove has a new owner since Jan. 12.

Alan Hanke of Crystal Lake succeeded in delaying his sentencing several times. Now he's due to report to federal prison for an $8 million Ponzi scheme but continued to seek more delays as he awaits trial in McHenry County.

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Woodstock Willie made his prognostication from the gazebo at Woodstock Square early on a chilly Monday morning, Feb. 2, 2026.

A Richmond man who was accused of driving drunk while under the legal drinking age, and causing a crash that flipped his truck and sent him and his passenger to the hospital, has pleaded guilty.