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.

Patrick Gorniak has been an employee of the city of McHenry for 40 years. This year, he received the local chamber's highest honor.

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

Joann plans to close 500 of its 850 craft and fabric stores – including several across northern Illinois – the company announced on Tuesday.

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Andy's World owner Andrew Rios said he'd sold his wares at the McHenry County Fair for the past couple years and at Mexican Independence Day on Woodstock Square before opening a shop recently in Woodstock Square Mall.

The future of the Woodstock retail business incubator program is in question, but it won't move forward in the Old Courthouse, where it started.

The Cherry Tree in, where Bill Murray's character stayed in "Groundhog Day" the film, has a wait list of several years to stay at the inn during the festivities.

Eight businesses were recognized Saturday evening during the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce awards event.

Woodstock's Groundhog Days is coming up, and there are souvenirs ready to snag from local retailers.