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

A Marengo man was resentenced to five years in prison for “grabbing or hitting” a 6-week-old infant after authorities say the defendant violated his original sentence of probation..

New Year’s Eve and Groundhog Day celebrations are right around the corner in McHenry County.

Kelley's Market has opened in Huntley and sandwich and gelato shops are coming in a matter of days.

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

Come spring, six Huntley High School students could be telling NASA officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston about the app they’ve built.

Some McHenry County restaurants are open on Christmas

Woodstock, Huntley, Fox River Grove and Fox Lake are among local communities that have scored six-figure grants from the state of Illinois for parks improvements.

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.

A New Jersey man was sentenced to years in prison for targeting children on social media coercing them to send sexual images to him, prosectors say.

Smoothie King will soon be available along the Route 47 corridor in Huntley.

More women are finding work in the traditionally male-dominated union trades amid demographic and economic shifts.

The Wreaths Across America initiative came to Crystal Lake, with local veterans groups adorning the graves of local veterans at Union Cemetery. Similar efforts took place in other area towns.

What can you do to help McHenry County nonprofits this holiday season? Local groups seek help as they dash to the end of holiday drives.

Crystal Lake objected to a storage facility. The county board might wind up voting it down.

Holiday celebrations continue in McHenry County this weekend with a Flurry Fest in Lake in the Hills and a parade in Johnsburg.

Huntley has approves a small tax increase to its property tax levy, rejecting one scenario that would have kept the levy flat.

While people got their Spotify wrapped, the Huntley Library shared its most checked-out books of the year.

Woodstock is eyeing more rules for food trucks to have more control over where and how long they can operate.

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

Here are official results for the November 2024 for the Kane County Board, countywide offices and local legislative races, as well as several referendum questions.

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.

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.

Those under 18 can now be fined if they ride e-scooters in Huntley, the Village Board decided in an unanimous vote Thursday.

A new subdivision with 41 single-family homes, to be called Stillwell Grove, is on its way to being built near the Powers Road and Samantha Lane intersection, just east of the Route 47 corridor.

A fire engine was struck by a passing semi, injuring a firefighter, while the Huntley Fire Protection District responded to a crash on Interstate 90.

A fire at Tuesday evening at a Huntley home was contained to the chimney, Huntley Fire Protection District officials said, leading them to remind residents to have their fireplaces cleaned as recommended by the manufacturer.

No serious injuries were reported Tuesday afternoon when a vehicle crashed into a medical office building in the 12100 block of Regency Parkway in Huntley

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.

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

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.

Veterans began gettinng calls last week, letting them know they are on of 30 vets set to receive help with household renovations this month

Scores of McHenry County men fought for the Union side during the Civil War, and in many other conflicts throughout history.

A Huntley-area sewing group honors veterans in its own way – with handmade quilts.

Whether fishing, hiking, kayaking or playing video games, Josh Deron shares what helps him navigate life after the military in hopes of helping other veterans and their families connect and heal. He works with Veterans Path to Hope.

The Huntley Area Lions Club presents its 11th Annual Flower Show from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Huntley High School.

A man charged with his sixth drunken-driving offense in 2020 in Huntley – who then failed to show up in court after being allowed to move to Florida – pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

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?

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.

People can toss on their favorite PJs and sample breakfast eats at the Huntley Square Saturday morning

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.

Salon 37 in Algonquin aims to help cover at-home hospice care for a local woman and recent NIU nursing graduate who has bone cancer.

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.

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.

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.