The McHenry VFW is moving and expanding its kitchen using funds raised by its Queen of Hearts drawing – now at over $500,000.

The McHenry Riverwalk Foundation is asking for resident help on the country's 250th birthday mural project.

A Lake County felon was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for unlawfully possessing a pistol and illicit drugs found during a traffic stop in McHenry.

A Woodstock man who was convicted in 2024 of threatening to bomb Huntley High School has been sentenced to three years in prison for battery of a nurse authorities said he touched in an "insulting" manner.

The McHenry City Council has weighed in on an early proposal for a car wash in an area that had been planned as a retail center.

Follett Content of McHenry has announced the next step in its growth strategy, and it has to do with public libraries.

Abalabix Books of Crystal Lake and Reeses Barkery and Pawtique in McHenry received $10,000 Backing Small Business Enhancement Grants - the latter before a fire that gutted its shop.

Fool House– The Ultimate '90s Party will perform music from NSYNC to Nirvana, Britney Spears to Blink-182, Missy Elliott to Nelly and more.

Weeks after McHenry County was sued for turning down a pair of solar farms in December, two more solar developers who were denied that night also have filed lawsuits against the county.

Real estate news: The home at 6409 Ojibwa Lane in McHenry was sold on March 2 for $470,000, or $218 per square foot

A McHenry man working as an election judge died while working the polls Tuesday night in McCullom Lake, officials report.

A McHenry man entered a woman’s home uninvited, hid, then jumped out and punched her, while he was on probation for domestic battery, prosecutors said.

McHenry Town Center McHenry, anchored by Aldi and Kohl's, has sold for $13.74 million.

People crowd along Green Street in McHenry for the ShamROCKS the Fox Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

People enjoy watching as the McHenry's ShamROCKS the Fox dyes the Fox River green on Saturday, March 14, 2026, in McHenry.

Blustery winds are taking their toll on McHenry County roads, with multiple closures reported in the area for downed wires Friday morning.

McHenry's annual ShamROCKS the Fox St. Patrick's Day celebration is set for March 13-15, 2026, with events at Miller Point Park and city restaurants.

At just 35 years old, Derrick Hall required emergency bypass surgery after physicians discovered unexpectedly severe coronary disease.

A McHenry man is accused of uploading, sharing and requesting images depicting child sex abuse, some involving children younger than 5, a McHenry County judge said in court Wednesday.

A Woodstock-area gravel pit proposal that received strong opposition from neighbors has been withdrawn.

A McHenry man has been found not guilty on allegations that he starved Meatball and Karma, two 3-year-old female pit bulls, but he faces additional similar charges.

A Fox Lake man died after his condominium caught fire early Monday morning.

Two Fox Lake residents are charged with child abuse after an 11-year-old child was found with visible wounds and wearing only underwear Friday morning, officials report.

Reese Barkery settled in to Pearl Street location, said plans are to rebuild the storefront and neighboring Riverside Bake Shop following Jan. 18, 2026, fire.

A single-family home in Huntley that sold for $757,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County during the past week

A request for gaming machines at McHenry's Windhill Pancake Parlor became a discussion about how many gambling licenses the city should allow.

A man accused of beating another person, stomping on his head and leaving a shoe imprint on his face outside The Vixen in McHenry on New Year's Day has pleaded guilty.

McHenry this week moved forward on creating two new TIF districts: one for the Richmond Road corridor, and another for Main Street and Route 120 West.

Fans can catch the brand new “Super Mario Galaxy Movie” this April and get a chance to play Mario Bros. games on the giant screen. The theater opens for the season April 3.

The Vintage Shop Hop, featuring vintage, thrift and antique stores across northern Illinois and Wisconsin, is March 6 and 7.

Taylor Place cuts ribbon while telling the stories of people who are living in McHenry's first workforce housing complex

A McHenry man is accused of advertising a vehicle for sale on social media and scamming a would-be buyer out of thousands of dollars before reposting the car for sale, according to court records.

McHenry High School English teacher uses Dungeons and Dragons to help new English learners connect with the language

Hikers may come upon winter fish kills this time of year in ponds or small corners of lakes in the McHenry County Conservation District.

McHenry County College and community partners held a pop-up job fair to connect laid-off Brake Parts workers with companies who have dozens of positions to fill.

Members of two households have been displaced after a fire damaged their homes and a detached garage Friday afternoon in Holiday Hills.

After a year on Green Street, The Pieceful Project in McHenry is closing; it's next door neighbor Bumble Bread Co says it has grown in the past year.

McHenry County is facing a lawsuit over the County Board’s denial of a pair of solar farms.

Jett pressed on the need for additional TIF districts and road construction his annual State of the City address, part of the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce's annual luncheon.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Lake in the Hills woman who is accused of threatening to harm McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese, court records show.

A fire engulfed several high-ticket items near McHenry Wednesday that required an extra engine.

A McHenry man is accused of starving and not providing medical treatment to multiple pit bulls, court records show.

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to burglarizing a vehicle in McHenry “with intent to commit a theft” and was sentenced to six years in prison.

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The trial of a man accused of randomly attacking a woman as she walked her son’s dog in a McHenry park is set to resume Friday afternoon.

Three men were rescued off thin ice on Pistakee Lake near Johnsburg Thursday and quickly brought back to shore by responders from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District.

McHenry neighborhoods that did not get their leaves picked up before the early first snowfall last year are set for April pickup dates.

The McHenry City Council has approved a 10-year, $142,000 sales tax rebate deal with Niko Kanakaris, a restaurateur who is set to buy and rehab Vickie's Place on the Fox River.

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McHenry Township firefighters extinguished a fire in a single-family home in less than 10 minutes Monday night near McHenry.