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McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.
Crystal Lake Public Library launched its own seed library earlier this month and is open to everybody, even people without a Crystal Lake Public Library card.
Crystal Lake School District 47 and Community High School District 155 approved a $1.6 million grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to purchase four electric buses and chargers.
A former Algonquin man, 19, had been charged in a spate of burglaries from cars in Crystal Lake and Cary and an attempted residential burglary.
Cary is the latest area community to begin talks on if and how to replace statewide grocery tax revenue with the tax going away.
A Lakewood man was found guilty last week of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, his fifth DUI conviction.
Crystal Lake-based School District 47 continues contract negotiations with the teachers union by adding a federal mediator as negotiations for a new contract stretch into eight months.
After years of ongoing disputes and lawsuits from both sides, Lakewood has ended an agreement with Turnberry Golf Club that required them to provide free water irrigation to RedTail Golf Club.
The Crystal Lake Elementary Teachers Association has been bargaining with District 47 for eight months as the contract expires on the first day of school in August.
McHenry County is grappling with its first hot temperatures of the summer this week.
Eighth grade students attending Crystal Lake District 47 Richard Bernotas middle school will have a different math structure from the other district’s middle schools in a pilot program starting in August.
Students in Crystal Lake-based School District 47 and McHenry-based School District 15 will have access to free mental health teletherapy sessions.
A Holiday Hills man was killed Saturday in a crash in Lakewood, according to the McHenry County Coroner's Office.
A person has died after firing a weapon inside a Woodstock home, leading police on a chase and then crashing, police said.
Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 and the union representing its support staff have agreed on a settlement over the district’s use of a temp agency to fill vacant paraprofessional positions.
School bus driver Stacey Balmes helped bring Bricks of Hope efforts to McHenry County by starting a charity motorcycle ride and a Lego drive at Crystal Lake District 47 schools.
The public can weigh in on the McHenry County 2050 transportation, which envisions road, bridge, public transportation and other improvements over the next quarter-century.
With votes finalized following a Monday canvass in McHenry County, the Mental Health Board sales tax has officially passed and incumbent McHenry County Board member Eric Hendricks will appear on the November ballot, beating out challenger Robert “Bob” Nowak.
Developers are attempting to get a complex with over 300 apartments in 15 buildings at the former Immanuel Lutheran Church site in downtown Crystal Lake, but the city’s planning and zoning commission does not recommend the project to village officials.
At Crystal Lake’s Bernotas Middle School, 22 students and three staff members “braved the shave” and buzzed off their hair to raise money for childhood cancer research.
The GOP primary race between Eric Hendricks and Bob Nowak could hinge on remaining mail-in ballots.
The McHenry County Board District 3 GOP primary is a rematch between Eric Hendricks and Bob Nowak.
It's Election Day! Here's what you need to know about how to vote and what's on the ballot.
Here's what will you pay in sales tax if a McHenry County-wide Mental Health Board sales tax referendum and Marengo local sales tax referendum are approved.
Voters in McHenry County's District 3 will see a pair of familiar names, as Eric Hendricks and Bob Nowak ran against each other just two years ago.
Eric Hendricks, who represents the McHenry County Board’s District 3, is seeking the Republican nomination to retain the seat in the March 19 primary.
Bob Nowak, who previously represented McHenry County Board’s District 3, is seeking the Republican nomination to regain the seat in the March 19 primary.
In her first year since taking on the position of Hebron’s police chief, Juanita Gumble - the first female ever to head the department - has been busy.
Lakewood trustees approved higher rates for the municipal-run RedTail Golf Club, upping the cost by $2 on weekdays and $4 on weekends.
After several months of discussions, the Crystal Lake Park District voted to keep its own separate park police department Thursday night.
The new Haligus Road Park in Lakewood is expected to break ground this year and will be completed by next spring, while Della Street Park in Crystal Lake will get major upgrades.
After months of discussion, the Crystal Lake Park board will vote next week on whether to disband its 100-year-old police department.
Crystal Lake and Lakewood leaders highlighted recent accomplishments and addressed challenges at the annual Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce luncheon Friday.
A Crystal Lake man linked to multiple crimes was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to burglarizing a home in Lakewood and stealing items from a vehicle in Crystal Lake in 2023 and mob action in 2021 in Cary.
The Crystal Lake park board could decide by February whether to disband its police department. Another option is cutting back on police coverage.
Crystal Lake's is the only park district in McHenry County with its own police department. But that could soon change.
Who was indicted by a McHenry County grand jury during the week of Nov. 26 - Dec. 2?
None of the McHenry County-wide office-holders are facing a Republican primary challenge next year, and only one Democrat filed to run for one of those seats.
The Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce announced Catherine Peterson as its new president and CEO earlier this week, according to a news release.
Crystal Lake Community High School District 155 is proposing to raise its property tax levy as allowed under the tax cap.
The Crystal Lake Association of Support Staff union filed a complaint against District 47 with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board for using a temp agency.
The Lakewood Board of Trustees are looking to fill a position after trustee April Runge left the board last week.
Town halls are planned in Crystal Lake and East Dundee by state Rep. Suzanne Ness.
Crystal Lake Park District plans to purchase equipment for two playgrounds this month for Haligus Road Park in Lakewood after receiving a grant for over $162,000.
Those charged with felonies the week of Oct. 22- 28, 2023, by the Harvard, Huntley, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, McHenry and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Those charged with felonies the week of Oct. 8-Oct. 14, 2023, by the Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Johnsburg, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
People who were indicted by a McHenry County grand jury and the charges they face.
A Lakewood man pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing more than 5,000 grams of marijuana and was sentenced to four years of probation and agreed to forfeit nearly $270,000 in cash.
Fall festivals continue in Richmond and Crystal Lake this weekend, while Olympic hopefuls ski jump in Fox River Grove.
Those charged with felonies the week of Sept.24, 2023, by the Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Hebron, Johnsburg, Lakewood, McHenry and Spring Grove police departments.