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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.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of McHenry County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

State Rep. Suzanne Ness’ fourth annual diaper drive is underway and runs through Monday, Nov. 4, with dropoff spots throughout the 66th District she represents.

Artist and parent Sara Jean Stevens is the face behind the colorful murals found at Husmann and North elementary schools.

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.

After a year of negotiations, Crystal Lake School District 47 and its teachers union both approved the tentative agreement on a new contract that includes increased benefits, pay raises and plan time for teachers.

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.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 2 candidate John (Jack) Collins answers questions from the Northwest Herald

Republican McHenry County Board District 2 candidate John Reinert answers questions from the Northwest Herald

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

A Wisconsin man has pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI causing great bodily to his 12-year-old passenger in a crash near Richmond last year.

After public input and votes, the Crystal Lake Park District announced the new multimillion-dollar Lakewood park currently under construction will be named Lakewood Meadows.

After nearly a year of negotiations, Crystal Lake-based School District 47 and its teachers union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, officials say.

Crystal Lake District 47 teachers don't have a contract deal and have declared an impasse in talks. What happens now and could it lead to a strike?

With possible teachers strike looming, the Crystal Lake School District 47 teachers union has filed an unfair labor practices complaint against the district.

Crystal Lake District 47 teachers have formally declared an impasse in contract talks, meaning they could go on strike in weeks. They've been bargaining for a new contract for nearly a year.

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

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

A Crystal Lake man is accused of making threats to shoot “approximately six juveniles” at Crystal Lake South High School, authorities said; he was arrested Thursday night.

The Crystal Lake District 47 school teachers union will start the school year Wednesday without a new contract as negotiations continue after 10 months.

A Lakewood man who authorities said had four prior convictions of driving or boating while intoxicated has been sentenced to prison.

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

After reviewing over 200 submissions, the Crystal Lake Park District has opened public voting to name a new park located in Lakewood.

Crystal Lake-based District 47 is asking for parent and guardian input on potential school boundary changes for Hannah Beardsley, Richard Bernotas and Lundahl middle schools.

Crystal Lake teachers rallied outside the District 47 offices this week as contract negotiations continue and the first day of school quickly approaches. So how much do Crystal Lake teachers make?

Crystal Lake teachers rallied outside the District 47 offices Monday afternoon ahead of another contract negotiation session

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

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

Crystal Lake Public Library launched its own seed library earlier this month and is open to everybody, even people without a Crystal Lake Public Library card.

Crystal Lake School District 47 and Community High School District 155 approved a $1.6 million grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to purchase four electric buses and chargers.

A former Algonquin man, 19, had been charged in a spate of burglaries from cars in Crystal Lake and Cary and an attempted residential burglary.

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 Lakewood man was found guilty last week of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, his fifth DUI conviction.

Crystal Lake-based School District 47 continues contract negotiations with the teachers union by adding a federal mediator as negotiations for a new contract stretch into eight months.

After years of ongoing disputes and lawsuits from both sides, Lakewood has ended an agreement with Turnberry Golf Club that required them to provide free water irrigation to RedTail Golf Club.

The Crystal Lake Elementary Teachers Association has been bargaining with District 47 for eight months as the contract expires on the first day of school in August.

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

Eighth grade students attending Crystal Lake District 47 Richard Bernotas middle school will have a different math structure from the other district’s middle schools in a pilot program starting in August.

Students in Crystal Lake-based School District 47 and McHenry-based School District 15 will have access to free mental health teletherapy sessions.

A Holiday Hills man was killed Saturday in a crash in Lakewood, according to the McHenry County Coroner's Office.

A person has died after firing a weapon inside a Woodstock home, leading police on a chase and then crashing, police said.

Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 and the union representing its support staff have agreed on a settlement over the district’s use of a temp agency to fill vacant paraprofessional positions.

School bus driver Stacey Balmes helped bring Bricks of Hope efforts to McHenry County by starting a charity motorcycle ride and a Lego drive at Crystal Lake District 47 schools.

The public can weigh in on the McHenry County 2050 transportation, which envisions road, bridge, public transportation and other improvements over the next quarter-century.

With votes finalized following a Monday canvass in McHenry County, the Mental Health Board sales tax has officially passed and incumbent McHenry County Board member Eric Hendricks will appear on the November ballot, beating out challenger Robert “Bob” Nowak.

Developers are attempting to get a complex with over 300 apartments in 15 buildings at the former Immanuel Lutheran Church site in downtown Crystal Lake, but the city’s planning and zoning commission does not recommend the project to village officials.

At Crystal Lake’s Bernotas Middle School, 22 students and three staff members “braved the shave” and buzzed off their hair to raise money for childhood cancer research.

The GOP primary race between Eric Hendricks and Bob Nowak could hinge on remaining mail-in ballots.

The McHenry County Board District 3 GOP primary is a rematch between Eric Hendricks and Bob Nowak.