Claire O'Brien

Mike Shorten just won another term on the McHenry County Board. But he's running in Tuesday's GOP primary for Nunda Township supervisor against incumbent Leda Drain, and intends to do both jobs if he wins.

The new downtown Woodstock hotel is going to be open a little later than originally projected.

Over objections from nearby residents, the McHenry County Board approved a gravel pit near Marengo late Tuesday. But it won’t have a ready-mix plant on site.

An intersection west of Woodstock is closed during weekdays for the next couple of weeks for filming for the Netflix series “Monster.”

A 33-year-old Elgin man was identified as the person killed in a crash Sunday in Woodstock that injured several other people, including minors.

The McHenry County Board is set to decide the fate of a potential gravel pit and ready-mix plant near Marengo that many area residents oppose.

McHenry County Board Chair Mike Buehler, who just was reelected to a second term in November, recalled some of the largest stories and successes of the year in his State of the County address Thursday.

Some Huntley leaders like the idea of housing development of attached rentals in the village, but not the proposed location.

Silesia Flavorings plans to construct a building of about 119,660 square feet in the Huntley industrial park near Route 47 and Interstate 90.

Bitter cold is set to come to northern Illinois by Sunday evening and last most of the week.

Two people were taken to the hospital Friday night following a crash near Harvard.

Crystal Lake and Lakewood leaders touted some of their communities' biggest successes of last year Friday – including the new businesses opening up along the Route 14 corridor

Northern Illinois could see more snow Friday night and throughout the day Saturday, a couple days after a snowstorm forced school closures and other cancellations.

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.

Two McHenry County-area stores are on the list of Jo-Ann Fabrics that are closing.