Island Lake

A Wood Dale man is charged with speeding through a fatal crash scene in McHenry County, according to court records.

An overnight fire left an Island Lake home uninhabitable.

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

Four new people joined the McHenry County Board Monday as the Republican Part expanded its majority on the board by two members.

State's Attorney-elect Randi Freese is scheduled to become the first woman to serve in that role Monday. Several new county board members are set to begin their terms Monday as well.

The night before Thanksgiving is known as 'Drinksgiving,' where old friends reunite at local bars. Check out these award-winning bars and pubs in northern Illinois.

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.

An Island Lake man has been sentenced to six years in prison for supplying narcotics that killed a St. Charles man.

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.

Veteran and Island Lake resident Robin Waltrip paved the way for woman in the army and she’s still making a difference by helping out with Habitat for Humanity.

Advocate Health Care's Baby Bistro provides free support and a community for new moms navigating motherhood.

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

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

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

A man was airlifted with serious injuries following a crash in the Island Lake area Thursday morning.

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

An Island Lake man is accused of being in the possession of images of children under the age of 13 being sexually abused.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office announced it has identified a person of interest and a vehicle believed involved in the hit-and-run crash that killed Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake on Friday.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is still searching for the driver whose car hit and hilled Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake. The Wauconda High School graduate's family has created a GoFundMe for a scholarship in his name.

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.

Police say a driver hit a person who was walking with a group near Island Lake and then drove off. Officials are looking for the driver and have identified the person killed as an Island Lake man, 24.

The fifth annual Island Lake Oktoberfest and third annual Dachshund Derby will take place Sept. 27-29 at Water Tower Park, 429 W. State Road.

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

An Island Lake man and former Marine reservist is accused of sexually abusing a child he knew who is younger than 13.

Carlos Acosta, the DCFS caseworker convicted in the mishandling of the AJ Freund case months before the Crystal Lake boy was killed by his mother, completed his jail term this week.

Tuesday's temperatures and heat indexes in the McHenry County area are expected to be even warmer than Monday's.

Shield 23 has raised nearly $300,000 since 2018 to help firefighters battle cancer.

Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of July 10-23.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of June 20-26, 2024.

McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.

Bands on the schedule include Imposters in Effect: Beastie Boys Tribute on July 27, Mungion on Aug. 10 and The Prince Experience on Aug. 17.

Fireworks, as well as festivals, food, parades and live music are in store around in McHenry County during the Fourth of July week – and beyond.

A guide to public pools, beaches, aquatic centers and splash pads in McHenry County.

Positioning 3D Sideouts Sports Tavern to be the local place for enjoying great live bands under the stars has been something of a quest for owner Jerry DeLaurentis.

McHenry County is grappling with its first hot temperatures of the summer this week.

Person escapes fire in Island Lake

The tradition of lighting the star atop Island Lake's water tower began in 1965, after the Palm Sunday tornado cluster tore through the village, killing a child and destroying homes

When Donald Huebner decided with his wife to turn their American flag upside down outside their Woodstock home last week he said it was to “show the country was in distress.” Then the flag was stolen.

The former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services caseworker convicted in the mishandling of the AJ Freund case could face prison time when he is sentenced Thursday.

An Island Lake man charged in a 'road rage' incident and with possessing large amounts of marijuana and hallucinogenics avoided potentially decades in prison Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Elizabeth DePouw’s destiny to work in healthcare and with paramedics was likely predetermined at a very early age. Her father was among the first paramedics in Illinois. He volunteered for the rescue squad in Lake Villa.

Island Lake police have identified a woman who damaged the lobby at the station early Tuesday for an unknown reason.

An Island Lake man charged with possessing fentanyl, LSD, Suboxone, psilocybin and marijuana was arrested and released pretrial Saturday.

The initiative that got an Army met from Island Lake a new roof is through the Owens Corning Foundation's Roof Deployment Project and Feldco.

Here's what will you pay in sales tax if a McHenry County-wide Mental Health Board sales tax referendum and Marengo local sales tax referendum are approved.

The Golden Ratio, a McHenry County-based robotics team for high schoolers, will be on a global stage in Houston next month for the international FIRST Championship.

Tap into maple tree sap and try out Sri Lankan foods this weekend in McHenry County.

Federal prosecutors allege an elaborate plot through which drivers seeking to cheat on the CDL exam were directed to the Island Lake business.

Dion Luster pleaded guilty to delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to an Island Lake man in 2020 and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

A Cary man pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling a child and was sentenced to four years of felony probation with special conditions, according to McHenry County court records.