Huntley faces Crystal Lake Central in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at Crystal Lake Central High School.

Authorities say a Huntley man made a run for the exit at a hospital, where he was taken after allegedly using an ax to smash a window and rob a shop.

Flashing red traffic lights at the intersection of Del Webb Boulevard and Route 47 in Huntley are causing a significant backup.

A man facing an attempted first-degree murder charge has been denied pretrial release from Kane County jail after authorities say he entered a home in Huntley and waited to confront the homeowner with a knife.

The single-family residence located at 12663 Cold Springs Drive in Huntley was sold on March 19, for $640,000, or $278 per square foot.

Police said a Melrose Park man was waiting inside a Huntley home with knife and has been charged with attempted murder.

A Crystal Lake-based nonprofit medical clinic is seeing a surge of clients as health insurance costs skyrocket, leaving many to go without health insurance altogether.

A rural residence in Woodstock that sold for $910,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County during the past week

A 15-year-old Huntley girl has been reunited with her family after she was reported missing. from the village, who was last seen Friday night.

Huntley faces Larkin in a nonconference girls soccer match on Thursday, March 26, 2026, at Huntley High School.

From breakfast with the bunny to doggie events to egg hunts galore, Easter-related events and abundant in the Kane County area.

Most Illinois schools haven’t seen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at their doors, but officials say the federal crackdown is still impacting their classrooms

A Woodstock man who was convicted in 2024 of threatening to bomb Huntley High School has been sentenced to three years in prison for battery of a nurse authorities said he touched in an "insulting" manner.

Real estate news: The 3,799-square-foot Huntley home, built in 2008, was sold for $650,000, or $171 per square foot

Huntley School District 158 has opened online kindergarten registration for the 2026-27 school year and has a Sneak Peek orientation in April.

The Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free community EXPO Saturday with more than 70 local businesses, food and entertainment.

A 21-year-old woman was killed when police said a semi truck read-ended her vehicle on I-90 near Huntley. The truck driver has been cited and an investigation continues, authorities said.

Roughly four acres were burned and a home damaged in a brush fire in Lake in the Hills that officials said started as a controlled burn.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a person who died in a crash near Huntley was the driver of a vehicle that caught fire and the only one inside but the person is not yet ID'd.

One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday near Huntley.

A single-family home in Huntley that sold for $757,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County during the past week

Huntley officials are building a new facility for servicing the village’s vehicles.

A Rockford police officer is accused of theft and home repair fraud in McHenry and Winnebago counties – “at times” while in his police uniform and driving a squad car, according to Illinois State Police.

One of two people injured in a crash involving a car and a semi tractor trailer on I-90 in Huntley last week has died and has been identified.

Dollar Tree is considering opening a new store in Huntley, which would be the village’s first.

Algonquin will be getting help from the state to fund its multimillion-dollar renovations to Willoughby Farms Park.

A Chicago man is facing felony charges after authorities said he was arrested in a stolen car during a Wednesday traffic stop in Huntley.

Two people were hospitalized with critical injuries after their car collided with a semi tractor trailer on Interstate 90 at the Route 47 interchange early Thursday.

Three people are displaced after a fire destroyed a single-story home Monday evening in Huntley, officials report.

Another new housing development could be coming to Huntley.

The Central District 301 School Board announced in a news release that it appointed Amy MacCrindle as its new superintendent beginning July 1.

About 250 students walked out of Huntley High School Friday in protest of ICE, the latest in a series of such high school rallies in the McHenry County area and beyond.

Editor’s note: Today’s Part 2 of Shaw Local’s human trafficking series examines law enforcement crackdowns, how to recognize trafficking victims, and resources for those seeking help

A Pingree Grove woman who is accused of smashing her car through a garage door to burglarize a home in Huntley was caught on security cameras while the homeowners were out, Huntley police said.

Immigration policy was among the issues debated by three of the four Republican candidates for the 8th Congressional District at a recent forum.

A Pingree Grove woman was detained pretrial Monday in a Huntley burglary case, according to court records.

A prosecutor said Friday that a Huntley man viewed and shared more than 37,000 images and videos of “the most violent” sexual abuse of children, some as young as toddlers.

A car ended up at the edge of a pond Thursday morning in Huntley's Sun City after two cars collided.

A Huntley man has been charged with 17 counts of possessing and distributing images of child sex abuse, police said in a news release Thursday.

A wood pile burning grew out of control, burning a small shed late Wednesday morning in Huntley, officials reported.

Huntley School District 158 has a new school board member, who was named to replace former board President Andy Bittman, who quietly resigned over winter break.

Kishwaukee College recently named its graduates for the fall 2025 semester.

A former Huntley woman who with her husband was convicted in 2018 in what authorities called a “drug-dealing enterprise” has pleaded guilty in a new drug-related case.

Huntley officials offered a more positive response to a proposed Huntley duplex development after builders returned with a less dense plan.

The McHenry County Board has had its say on a series of speed limit reductions proposed on county roads. Which ones passed?

Andy Bittman was elected to the Huntley District 158 school board after opposing COVID-19 rules, but abruptly resigned in late December. Board President Paul Troy recognized him while acknowledging their heated exchanges.

While a new state energy law aims to make it easier to expand renewable options, Huntley officials gave a lukewarm response to a potential solar farm in town.

In a case involving authorities both locally and in North Carolina, a Huntley man is accused of sexually abusing a child, and police said they have “identified other potential juvenile victims.”

The free performance is at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley.

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