McHenry County

Several people were seriously injured Saturday night when a driver fell asleep at the wheel, officials said.

An Island Lake man is accused of possessing thousands of videos of child sex abuse.

McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio publicly made the case for a raise of about 35% for whoever wins next year's election for the clerk seat. Tirio has announced he's running.

McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio is running for reelection.

Woodstock is having a public hearing July 15 on whether the city should increase its sales tax.

Hilary Agnello, a Crystal Lake South dean and former Prairie Ridge volleyball coach, now faces for serous charges of aggravated DUI in a crash in May that caused a serious injury, court records show.

Nearly 100 cyclists biked from Normal through La Salle County to DeKalb on Saturday, July 12, for Day 3 of Cycle Across Illinois, a charity campaign to honor fallen police officers and raise funds for their families. The group was led into town by DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan. They're expected to bike through the suburbs and end in Chicago Sunday after nearly 400 miles.

The Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest in Lake in the Hills was shut down for a second day in a row Friday due to stormy weather.

McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships fans will have an improved experience this summer after the renovations of the Mickey Sund Baseball Complex at Crystal Lake’s Lippold Park. Games began Friday morning.

A man was airlifted with serious injuries after a horse fell on him near Harvard on Friday.

Drivers along Randall Road in Lake in the Hills will not be able to turn west onto Miller Road starting July 14 because of ongoing construction in the area.

Photos: MCYSA Summer International Championship baseball tournament starts in Crystal Lake Play starts in the opening round of he McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championship baseball tournament on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the Mickey Sund Baseball Complex in Crystal Lake's Lippold Park.

An Elgin man had fled from a traffic stop and led police on a high-speed chase, which was called off before he crashed into three cars, causing serious injuries to one person, authorities allege.

Thursday night’s storm is suspected to have been a factor in crash in which a pedestrian was hit by a car in Algonquin.

State and local governments may have to pick up the costs of feeding the hungry to make up for federal cuts, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten said Thursday during a roundtable discussion in Geneva.

A Lake in the Hills garage was hit by lightning during Thursday's storm, one of several strikes reported in McHenry County

A blaze at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hebron sent flames shooting into the sky from a cross atop its steeple and is believed to have started from lightning.

Severe storms that rolled through McHenry County Thursday night seem to be the culprit of multiple responses from emergency departments, many of which were fires that appear to have been started by lightning.

Ribfest in Lake in the Hills was evacuated Thursday evening, according to an alert from the Lake in the Hills Police Department.

Builders of a proposed “luxury” mixed-use development in Cary are moving forward with zoning requests next week with some changes made to the plan based on resident feedback.

A U.S. Bank drive-up ATM will be coming to a Cary parking lot after it was narrowly passed by the village board with a tie-breaking vote with the mayor.

An assortment of new food options are popping up in Crystal Lake this summer, including a bakery that has already opened and authentic Mexican restaurants.

The 19th annual Rockin’ Rotary Ribfest runs Thursday through Sunday at Sunset Park in Lake in the Hills.

Following a traffic crash, a former Huntley couple – convicted in connection with what authorities described in 2015 as a “drug-dealing enterprise” – have been charged with possessing cocaine, court records show.

An appeals court ruled in favor of state champion Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny and his coach Jordan Blanton, affirming that Mastny was not improperly recruited when he moved from Ogle County to attend Marian Central.

The IHSA and state champ Marian Central wrestler Jimmy Mastny have responded to an appeals court ruling in their long-running eligibility feud.

Huntley firefighters respond to a crash involving a car fire and a house fire within 10 minutes of each other Wednesday afternoon, officials report.

The McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships returns Friday to Crystal Lake and surrounding communities. The one-of-a-kind youth baseball tournament is entering its 32nd year.

A felon from Lake County, convicted of attempted murder for shooting at a car decorated with Batman decals, was sentenced Wednesday to 44 years in prison.

An Elgin man is charged with reckless driving and fleeing the scene after crashing into three cars in Crystal Lake Tuesday.

McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman is seeking reelection next year.

The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded to a kitchen fire Tuesday evening that caused an estimated $75,000 in damage to the home, which was left uninhabitable

The third generation of Moys are now running McHenry's Plum Garden Chinese restaurant, founded 60 years ago by Connie Moy, a widowed immigrant with three children to care for.

A wallet found in Pistakee Lake on Father's Day, about 35 years after it was lost by a Johnsburg man, gives his family a memento of a childhood on the Chain O' Lakes and memories of their dad.

The man accused of trying to enter the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock Monday afternoon with a semiautomatic pistol has been charged.

Algonquin-based School District 300 failed to protect students when an employee “improperly accessed” their files and then solicited them online for explicit images, according to a lawsuit.

A driver was cited for colliding with a motorcyclist in Crystal Lake Monday afternoon, resulting in serious injuries, officials said.

The person believed responsible for the hit-and-run that killed a Crystal Lake-area teen was found dead in a Woodstock home.

Not long after launching a landlord engagement program, Home of the Sparrow was named the McHenry County Community Development Partner of the Year.

A Crystal Lake couple initially accused of possessing about $25,000 worth of marijuana pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

Authorities said someone attempted to enter the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock with a weapon and then fled the scene.

Crystal Lake Police Department’s “beloved” K-9 Zeus died after suffering a medical emergency due to cancer over the holiday weekend, officials reported.

For the first time since 2022 and third time since 2021, U.S. World Baseball San Diego's 15U team will travel to Crystal Lake for the McHenry County Youth Sports Association's 32nd international tournament. Games begin Friday.

A new trampoline park is coming to Algonquin after the village board approved the request with plenty of safeguard conditions.

A man taken into custody had been on pretrial release on charges that he was drunk when he was involved in a fatal crash, court and jail records show.

Nicholas Laureys, the 15-year-old who was killed in a hit-and-run last week near Crystal Lake, was remembered as an outgoing and polite. His family has started a gofundme fundraiser.

A Woodstock home was damaged Saturday when a fire broke out on a back deck.

A man was hospitalized after he was hit in the face by a fireworks mortar Saturday night near Crystal Lake.

A car believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 15-year-old boy has been located, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.

A Round Lake Park man charged with criminal sexual abuse is already on the Illinois Sex Offender registry and held pending trial, officials said