Claire O'Brien

A man working on the roof of a home under construction near Huntley was taken to the hospital after injuring his leg and being rescued by fire district personnel.

Students at Westwood Elementary School in Woodstock can now visit the Amy Roeder Memorial Garden, in remembrance of the school volunteer, classroom aide and mother of three who died in a crash a year ago Monday.

McHenry County officials still are looking for ways to cut expenses and increase revenue as the County Board gets ready to vote on next year’s budget and a proposed property tax levy increase.

Huntley police are investigating a “local matter” in the Talamore subdivision and said no federal agencies are involved.

A driver has been arrested in connection with a Huntley-area crash Saturday evening after authorities said he hit a skateboarder with his car and fled.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Among the city of Woodstock's recent achievements - touted at the State of the City address - was landing a $10 million state grant to help with the city's portion of costs for the Route 47 widening.

The McHenry County Board will consider whether to reset its property tax levy to what it was before voters signed off on a sales tax increase to fund the Mental Health Board.

McHenry County's GOP PAC commemorated Charlie Kirk Tuesday with a prayer service and petition drive for Republican candidates.

McHenry County's Republican Party PAC hosted a gathering Tuesday in honor of Charlie Kirk's birthday. A candidate petition drive for the 2026 election, with two GOP gubernatorial candidates speaking, followed.

Drivers passing through Randall Road in Lake in the Hills could experience more bottlenecks this week.

The recently closed Hearthstone senior and nursing care facility in Woodstock is now up for sale, with the seller touting the possibility of redeveloping the property.

Lumenaura, billed as an interactive light and sound experience in downtown Aurora, is on display through Oct. 26.

Lumenaura, a grouping of light and sound installations in downtown Aurora, runs through Oct. 26 and includes more special programming on Oct. 17 and 18.

A McHenry County GOP group will host a gathering Tuesday in memory of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk and his religious beliefs, following by a political event.