Lake in the Hills

A man was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to a man who died in his father’s Lake in the Hills home.

New businesses, park restorations and the completion of a new police station are in store for Algonquin and Lake in the Hills residents next year while the Chamber of Commerce announced the revival of its nonprofit foundation.

It’s just been a week since that other election, but for many McHenry County communities, filing begins Tuesday for the next one – the local election, which takes place April 1.

Lake in the Hills police are seeking a man accused of adding “isopropyl alcohol” into someone’s closed beverage bottle knowing they were drinking it.

One of two men charged last year with having defaced handguns and large-capacity magazines in their Lake in the Hills home, pleaded guilty Wednesday to unlawfully possessing a firearm while being younger than 21 and was sentenced to 21/2 years in prison.

Lake in the Hills is still considering a new tax on self-storage businesses.

Jack in the Box plans to open up shop at the former Arby's in Lake in the Hills, officials confirm

A Ukrainian immigrant is accused of grooming and other charges related to a 16-year-old girl he told authorities he was dating, they said.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of McHenry County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness’ fourth annual diaper drive is underway and runs through Monday, Nov. 4, with dropoff spots throughout the 66th District she represents.

A car fire that started in the attached garage of a Lake in the Hills home was quickly extinguished before it spread to the home, officials reported.

Right on the heels of that other election, filing begins for local races, which take place -- not an April Fool's joke -- on April 1, 2025.

A firefighter suffered injuries while over a dozen fire departments battled a vacant house fire for nearly four hours Wednesday night in Algonquin, officials report.

Republican McHenry County Board District 9 candidate Dawn Jordi Ellison answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

A lawsuit against Huntley High from families of two students sickened by an E. coli outbreak tied to the cafeteria have withdrawn the suit, but that might not be the end of it.

McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein faces a reelection challenge from Chris Kalapodis, an RN who is running for public office for the first time.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 4 candidate Brian Dean Meyers answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 3 candidate Eric Hendricks answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 2 candidate John (Jack) Collins answers questions from the Northwest Herald

Republican McHenry County Board District 2 candidate John Reinert answers questions from the Northwest Herald

Republican McHenry County Board District 9 candidate Jim Kearns answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

No injuries reported after a front porch of a Lake in the Hills home was completely engulfed in flames Sunday evening, officials report.

Real estate transactions in McHenry County for the week of Sept. 23, 2024.

The McHenry County Board placed its proposed budget and property tax levy on public review, but it wasn't without controversy.

Early voting is expanding in McHenry County countywide Monday. Here's all you need to know to cast your ballot in the Nov. 5 election early or by mail.

A Woodstock man, one of four charged in what police have described as potentially the “largest drug bust” in McHenry County history, pleaded guilty.

Nonresidents could soon access beaches in Lake in the Hills, for a fee, as the village looks for new revenue sources to cover potential additional staffing.

More than 100 children and staff members had to evacuate a Kiddie Academy daycare center in Algonquin Tuesday after it caught fire.

Two DeKalb County residents will compete at the ballot box this fall, as both are vying for the Illinois House 70th District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives.

The McHenry County Board debated its property tax levy and budget with varying views on how far to hold the line on any new levy growth.

A home remains habitable and no injuries reported after a fire broke out inside a wall of a Crystal Lake home Friday afternoon, officials report.

The Biden administration has made some changes to Title IX, expanding it to include, as one example, gender identity. Huntley 158 officials aren't thrilled.

Seniors residing within the Huntley Community School District 158 boundaries can get tickets for free to plays, sporting events.

A home remains habitable and no injuries reported in an electrical fire that started in an attached garage of a home Thursday evening in Lake in the Hills, officials report.

Multiple parents raise concerns over the safety conditions of a playground at District 300 Neubert Elementary School in Algonquin.

Late veteran who served in Korea and Vietnam to be honored in Lake in the Hills Sunday with a three-rifle volley.

Lake in the Hills is looking at charging a tax for self-storage facilities and truck storage businesses in town.

Huntley Community School District 158 faces a lawsuit a year after an E. coli outbreak sickened 15 people at Huntley High School, including two students who were hospitalized. They are the two now suing.

Early voting starts Thursday. Here's what you need to know about voting in McHenry County.

Solar farms have been controversial, but two new ones have been approved in Woodstock and near Wonder Lake.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of Aug. 15-21, 2024.

The city of McHenry has hosted a Sept. 11 ceremony in honor of the 2001 terrorist attacks every year since 2002.

A driver was flown with serious injuries after a car crashed into Walmart in Algonquin.

The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America will be remembered during ceremonies around the McHenry County area Wednesday.

Huntley High School is hoping for a strong alumni turnout at homecoming this year and is offering some perks to get them out to the game.

A Wonder Lake man convicted in 2019 of sexual abuse was charged Sunday with violating terms of the sex offender registry during the time he also was on pretrial release for drug and gun charges.

Woodstock signs off on a new marijuana dispensary, which would be its first.

The Huntley Park District is asking voters to give their blessing to an $18 million bond sale that would involve a tax increase.

Summer Sunset Festival is coming back to Sunset Park in Lake in the Hills but with some changes this year.

Tuesday's temperatures and heat indexes in the McHenry County area are expected to be even warmer than Monday's.