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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.

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

Every year at the end of the season, Stade's Farm owner Vernon Stade invites nonprofits, food pantries and other organizations to come pick what's left in their fields for free.

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.

Peter Cirelli reflects on time in WWII as he ran a Toyko kitchen for Army General Douglas MacArthur and created unlikely friendships.

McHenry veterans say its the town's patriotism, spirit that make it a center for ex-military residents

The 49-unit Tuckaway Townhomes at Route 31 and Johnsburg Road in Johnsburg will be ready for tenant in December. The complex is one of two workforce housing developments under construction in McHenry and Johnsburg.

Republican McHenry County Board District 6 member and candidate Carl Kamienski answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 6 candidate Arne Waltmire answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Students from schools throughout northern Illinois learn about and gets hands-on experience with various industries earlier this month during SkillsUSA Illinois' first Industry Pathways Career Experience event at Johnsburg High School.

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

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.

A juvenile boy suffered serious injuries after being stabbed by another juvenile Tuesday in Wonder Lake, officials report.

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.

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

A Wonder Lake man has pleaded guilty to attacking another man with a frying pan and trying to choke him, as well as to violating the sex offender registration laws.

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.

Solar farms have been controversial, but two new ones have been approved in Woodstock and near Wonder Lake.

Head to Marengo for Oktoberfest and walk in Richmond for a fall wine walk this weekend in McHenry County.

The city of McHenry has hosted a Sept. 11 ceremony in honor of the 2001 terrorist attacks every year since 2002.

The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America will be remembered during ceremonies around the McHenry County area Wednesday.

A Johnsburg woman was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol for a fifth time.

A Johnsburg District 12 school bus collided with an SUV in Ringwood and four people were injured, officials said.

Erika Kosick completely renovated a 1978 camper with her dad to start her own business called Erika's Odd Coffee Company.

Kinsley McLamore, 3, of Johnsburg, was diagnosed with a form of leukemia in March. She's receiving a cancer drug just approved by the FDA in June, and gets her doses through a backpack she carries.

First Secure State Bank of Johnsburg will host a free shred event Saturday, Aug. 24.

Members of the McHenry County Jewish Congregation, faced with dwindling participation and an aging building, thought they might have to disband. Now they've found a new home at a local church.

Details emerge from April 11 dog attack near McHenry that led to one dog killed by police and one on the loose for six days. The owner of the dogs was in court Thursday.

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

Alex Moscrip, 7, remains at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, recovering from a skull fracture when the mini dirt bike he was riding collided with near Johnsburg.

A child who was hit by a car while riding an electric mini-motorbike near Johnsburg remains in critical condition and an investigation continues.

Emergency responders responded mid-morning Wednesday to a crash involving an SUV and a child on a scooter, officials said

A McHenry man pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine Tuesday and was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.

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

Pack up lawn chairs and a cooler of drinks for the Party in the Burg event from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at Rescue Squad Memorial Park in Johnsburg.

MCC hosts a block party in Huntley and swimmers will race in an Aquathon in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.

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

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park on Thursday joined the growing number of Democratic officials calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid.

Flyers about hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were torn from a wall outside U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's Washington, D.C. office. His district includes parts of Lake and McHenry counties.

A Lakemoor man pleaded guilty to manufacturing and delivering fentanyl, found last year among other illegal narcotics at two Woodstock motels.

A man who was fished out of the Fox River by authorities in Johnsburg Friday had jumped in while being pursued by police, authorities confirmed.

A bicyclist suffered a head injury in a fall in Johnsburg, officials said.

Cary is the latest area community to begin talks on if and how to replace statewide grocery tax revenue with the tax going away.

A man jumped into the Fox River in Johnsburg, apparently while being pursued by police, according to a witness.

Donald Blummer of Johnsburg pleaded guilty to cocaine possession and, in exchange, more serious charges were dropped, court records show.

Shop at the McHenry VFW rummage sale and celebrate pollinator week this weekend in McHenry County.

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

Amy and Annakate Wagner have a milkweed garden in their backyard to raise monarch butterflies. Milkweed, a native plant with a declining population in Illinois, is key to butterfly survival.

Charges will not be filed against the McHenry County Sheriff’s personnel in the death of an inmate found unresponsive in his jail cell last year.