Claire O'Brien

A Woodstock Route 47 open house has been rescheduled for March 18.

A proposal to build a gas station on land near Lake in the Hills currently zoned residential has some neighbors fighting the plans.

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 donkey that was on the loose in the Woodstock area met an untimely end Tuesday when it was hit by a train, its owner said.

Voters in many Illinois counties will see a question on their March 17 primary election ballots asking if Illinois should opt into a voucher-style federal scholarship program that would give donors a tax credit. It was created in the Big Beautiful Bill.

Lake in the Hills said a fuel supplier accidentally delivered the wrong variety of fuel, resulting in repair costs of more than $320,600 for public works vehicles that were damaged.

Dollar Tree is considering opening a new store in Huntley, which would be the village’s first.

Early voting for the March 17 primary election will expand to several additional locations in McHenry County Monday.

A home near Woodstock and most of its contents were destroyed in fire Sunday; crews called in backup as conditions continued to "intensify."

A proposal has been submitted to turn the former Hearthstone care facility in Woodstock into about 200 apartments.

Woodstock officials will wait until June to take up the issue of a proposed gravel pit near Lily Pond and McConnell roads.

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

A man was charged after a search of a Lake in the Hills residence that prompted a brief shelter-in-place order Thursday.

Starting Sunday, people who use the McHenry County MCRide dial-a-ride service will have a different fare structure, and MCRide Connect subsidized rideshare service riders will pay a little more for their trip.

Two people were hospitalized with critical injuries after their car collided with a semi tractor trailer on Interstate 90 at the Route 47 interchange early Thursday.