Cary

Several holiday-themed events – including crafts, visits with Santa and science labs – are coming up at the Cary Park District.

McHenry County property transfers for Oct. 21, 2024, in the communities of Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Hebron, Huntley, Island Lake, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Marengo, McHenry, Richmond, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake and Woodstock.

Visit these award-winning coffee shops on National Espresso Day Saturday, Nov. 23.

Festivals happening in St. Charles, Woodstock, Elburn, Aurora and many more communities around northern Illinois.

With Thanksgiving nearing, plenty of holiday events are starting all over McHenry County to get everyone in the spirit this winter. This list include celebrations, parades, walks and festivals.

Rockin’ the Spectrum, a nonprofit dedicated to providing support, resources and advocacy for families and individuals with special needs, has opened a new location at 829 S. Virginia Road in Crystal Lake.

Enjoy an art-filled night at the Frostmoor Faire and get competitive at Huntley’s game night this weekend in McHenry County.

Candidates for village boards, city council, school boards and a host of other elected roles began filing paperwork at with local clerks and at the McHenry County Clerk's office for the April 1, 2025, consolidated elections.

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.

Get in the holiday spirit this season with winter parades and festivals this season in McHenry County.

A steel beam weighing hundreds of pounds fell onto a construction worker in Cary.

Cary School District 26 appears to be heading towards a victory for its referendum to issue $20 million worth of bonds for improving school buildings, according to unofficial results.

Here are the unofficial results for the 2024 November election for the McHenry County Board and referendum questions for McHenry County, the village of Cary, the Marengo Park District and Harvard Fire Protection District.

McHenry County voters approved a countywide sales tax increase in the April primary election. Are they willing to accept another countywide tax request, this one for the conservation district?

Smash pumpkins in Cary and shop local vendors in Algonquin this weekend in McHenry County.

State Sen. Dan McConchie will hold a free veterans appreciation luncheon and expo to honor veterans and their families who live in the 26th Senate District from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2.

McHenry Township Assessor Mary Mahady is trying to unseat State Rep. Steve Reick in the 63rd district

The deadline to apply for one of McHenry's Riverwalk Shoppes is Friday. They 10 shops work as retail incubators for small businesses, allowing its tenants to get their feet wet and experience running a retail store.

Republican McHenry County Board District 5 candidate Deena Krieger answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Get started on holiday shopping at the Country Christmas art show and parade in your costume in Cary and Fox River Grove this weekend in McHenry County.

Republican McHenry County Board District 1 challenger Pat Sullivan answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democratic McHenry County Board District 5 candidate Steve Firak answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

A list of some of the best pizza in Kane, Kendall, McHenry, DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley area, as voted on by Shaw Local News Network audiences.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 1 incumbent and candidate Theresa Meshes answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

A former Barrington business owner was ordered to pay nearly $2 million in restitution and serve five years in prison after admitting to financially exploiting his 81-year-old relative.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 3 candidate Rester Dogboe answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 4 candidate Mike Shorten 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

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

A school nurse at Three Oaks Elementary in Cary quickly aided a man who suffered a medical emergency in his car and crashed into parked cars of the school’s parking lot Monday morning, officials report.

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

#PumpkinsForPigs organizer aims to collect over 1,000 pumpkins this year.

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.

Downtown Crystal Lake’s commuter parking lots near the Metra station will now be free to park at starting at noon instead of 4 p.m.

McHenry County judges raise awareness on cellphone issues like cyberbullying and pornography that can lead, and have led, to chargeable crimes, even against teens.

Defense attorneys want argue at the civil trial of the death of a 3-year-old toddler struck and killed by a school bus in Cary that the child’s parents were “negligent” and “caused” his death, according to a filing in the McHenry County court.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was found dead by Metra tracks Sunday in Cary.

A body of an adult male was found near the Metra train tracks Sunday night in Cary, officials report.

The Village of Cary has updated their ordinance to require event permits with regulations after a car show that brought in hundreds of attendees to a manufacturing area and took police off guard.

Norge Ski Club will host its 39th annual Jumptoberfest autumn ski jump tournament Saturday, Oct. 5 and Sunday, Oct. 6.

Bring your dog to the Gault airport in Wonder Lake and celebrate 100 years of McHenry Community High School this weekend in McHenry County.

McHenry County-based robotics team, The Golden Ratio, is looking to create a community center focused on science, technology, engineering and math at their new location in Crystal Lake.

The Village of Cary is looking for developers to transform the Maplewood property after a yearslong battle over the land with School District 26.

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

One person was airlifted after a personal watercraft crash on the Fox River in Cary. The crash happened minutes after the Cary Fire Protection District was called out to a house fire.

Enjoy fall celebrations in Cary and Johnsburg this weekend in McHenry County, as well as an art fair in Woodstock and a Taylor Swift cover band in Algonquin.

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

Two people were injured when a motorboat crashed into a seawall Thursday afternoon along the Fox River in Cary, officials report.

A man charged in Cary last year for being a felon with possession of a bullet and cocaine has pleaded guilty in the case.