Harvard

Tour a newly remodeled library in Algonquin and see a magic show in Woodstock this weekend in McHenry County.

The victim of a fatal DUI crash was “an extraordinary person,” a family member said in court Thursday during the sentencing of the Lakemoor man who pleaded guilty in the death.

A Harvard man who led police on a high-speed chase before officers found marijuana, LSD and nearly $14,000 in his vehicle was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Two people were taken to the hospital Friday night following a crash near Harvard.

A Harvard man is sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13, court records show.

A Harvard man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in a plea deal after he fired a gun near Woodstock Square in 2023. The same man had been arrested just two days before that.

A Harvard man was sentenced to six years in prison after police found baggies of fentanyl and cocaine hidden in an air duct in his bedroom last year.

A Harvard man is sentenced to six years in prison in connection to a shooting at a gas station in Harvard in 2023 that left one person wounded.

A Harvard man is accused of punching security guard in the face at The Mac Sports Center in Crystal Lake, court records show.

Harvard plans to use its first outlay from the voter-approved sales tax to rebuild Ayers Street. What comes next will be decided by which roads are in what shape.

A brush fire scorched 14 acres and some farm equipment near Harvard Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

Fourteen acres of land were burned Thursday afternoon in a Harvard-area brush fire, and some farming equipment was lost.

The National Weather Service expects windy days through mid-week, warning residents of fire hazards with dry conditions

The teen driver of involved in an October crash near Woodstock that killed him and two others tested positive for marijuana, according to toxicology reports released by the McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein.

Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of Dec. 30, 2024.

McHenry County's annual Point in Time count, held Thursday night into Friday morning, counts the number of homeless residents found on one night

A teenager and a child were taken to hospitals after a crash near Harvard involving two cars, one of which rolled over.

Embrace the cold during a candlelight hike or stay warm inside for a bubble show this weekend in McHenry County.

Test your knowledge at one of these northern Illinois bar trivia nights.

No injuries reported after a small airplane hit a building while taxiing through the Dacy Airport Wednesday afternoon in Harvard, officials report.

Here are the properties that changed hands in McHenry County during the week of Nov. 7-15, 2024.

Take a look back at some of the biggest news stories of 2024 in the McHenry County area.

A selection of some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite photos of 2024.

Here’s a look at the 24 most-read stories in the Northwest Herald online in 2024.

From trumpeter swans to cows to the snowy owl that captured, and then broke, our hearts, here are some of the animals our staff and contributors captured in photographs in 2024.

A selection of some of the best feature photos from 2024 in the Northwest Herald.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office released new details Monday about a Harvard-area crash that occurred Friday evening and caused critical injuries to the driver.

A man was hospitalized with critical injuries after a single-vehicle rollover crash near Harvard Friday evening,

A look back at some of photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures of the month in the Northwest Herald for December.

Despite Crystal Lake's objections, McHenry County Board approved a zoning change that paves the way for a self-storage facility near city limits.

Some McHenry County restaurants are open on Christmas

To help The Salvation Army of McHenry County's Love Beyond Christmas Red Kettle campaign, 10 McHenry County firehouses will compete in the seventh annual Fire Fighters Red Kettle Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Slick roads from Thursday night snowfall was cited in crashes in Cary and outside Harvard.

A Harvard man is accused of hitting a child, causing bruising and swelling, prosecutors say.

A look back at some of the outtakes from recent assignment for the Northwest Herald.

About 250 McHenry County children got the chance to Shop with a Cop Sunday.

If you’re hoping to celebrate this Christmas with the sweet smell of pine and citrus, you may need to shell out some extra cash.

Celebrate the holiday season with festivals in Fox River Grove, Marengo and Spring Grove this weekend.

In the 1980s, Henri and June Giugni introduced four pairs of trumpeters swans to a manmade lake on their property near Harvard. Decades later, there are now dozens of trumpeter swans that return to the area each winter.

Henri Giugni brought in four pairs of native trumpeter swans in 1985 and now up to 100 trumpeter swans return every winter to the Harvard castle he owns with wife, June.

Harvard School District 50 board President Melinda Shafer was removed from the April local election ballot over what came down to three signatures on her nominating petitions.

Here are the official 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.

A recent inspection prompted the indefinite closure of Paulson Road Township Bridge over the north branch of the Kishwaukee River in Hartland Township.

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.

A Harvard man accused of punching at officers and attempting to pull an AR-15-style rifle on them pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of armed violence and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Spend Black Friday being green with one of six Green Friday Restoration Day events hosted by the McHenry County Conservation District.

A man was airlifted following a Saturday morning crash near Harvard, a Harvard Fire Protection District spokesman said.

A man who crashed his vehicle into a Harvard business, injuring an employee inside, pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated reckless driving and was sentenced to 15 non-continuous days in jail and 24 months of probation.

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

A Harvard man, accused of sexually assaulting a woman while holding a kitchen knife and keeping her from calling 911, was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison.