Marengo

Catch the last weekend of Gingerbread Junction at Niko’s Grill & Pub in Marengo with festive food and cocktails, the Grinch and more.

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.

How McHenry County has marked the holiday season in recent weeks. Merry Christmas!

Three horses and a pony were killed in a barn fire near Marengo in the early hours of Tuesday.

Some McHenry County restaurants are open on Christmas

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.

One man was airlifted and two other people were transported to the hospital after a crash near Marengo Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.

One man was airlifted and two other people were taken to the hospital after a crash near Marengo Friday afternoon.

Mike Baber of Marengo needs a kidney transplant. His wife, Teresa, has offered hers in hopes to find someone who will swap.

An arrest warrant has been issued in McHenry County for an Elgin man accused of sharing a sexual image of woman without her consent on a T-shirt and Snapchat. The shirt was printed by a Morton Grove shop, court records say.

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

A felon convicted of a 1993 Elgin murder has been sentenced to another 12 years in prison for firing a gun outside a Marengo restaurant.

Firefighters were able to free a man without injury who was trapped in a tractor after a utility pole collapsed onto him Monday evening in Marengo.

The holiday season is in full swing, with weekend events that included the Marengo Christmas festivities on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, downtown and the Merry Cary parade on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

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

A new garbage contract in Marengo has sparked frustration among someresidents who claim the changes were poorly communicated and fail to consider diverse needs.

A McHenry woman charged in connection with a drive-by shooting in Marengo has pleaded guilty to obstructing justice and was sentenced to two years probation.

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.

One of two people charged last year in connection with what Marengo police described as a drive-by shooting where two children were in the vehicle pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a child over multiple years in Marengo pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Prosecutors say a Marengo man held a woman against her will with a shotgun in his trailer on Friday, according to a criminal complaint filed in McHenry County.

Amy Roeder, who was killed in an Oct. 27 crash near her native Woodstock, was a mother who “put every ounce of her being into her family.”

A driver managed to escape injury after his truck and hit by a train near Union.

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

Republican McHenry County Board District 8 incumbent Tracie Von Bergen answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 9 candidate Dawn Jordi Ellison answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 8 challenger Dawn Milarski 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.

Republican McHenry County Board District 9 candidate Jim Kearns answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

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 house remains habitable after a fire broke out at the rear of a home Wednesday night in Harvard, officials report.

A teenager suffered a “traumatic head injury” Monday while playing a football game at the Harvard High School football field.

Fill the weekend with autumn activities at the Richmond Family Fall Fest and the Great Pumpkin Arts and Crafts Fair this weekend in McHenry County.

Shops in McHenry, Kane, DeKalb counties and throughout northern Illinois are participating in the Vintage Shop Hop, a self-guided road trip tour.

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

A semi driver was taken to the hospital after tipping over his truck on a roundabout in Marengo. A load of sand spilled onto the road.

A man initially charged with the fatal overdose of a woman in his Marengo home has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and received probation.

A fire broke out in an RV park near Marengo, destroying on recreational vehicle.

Marengo residents are invited to an upcoming 100th birthday celebration for Grant Intermediate School, formerly Marengo High School. A Louis Sullivan-designed school was once torn down in Marengo.

Alcohol is believed involved in a motorcycle crash northwest of Huntley that left the driver in critical condition early Sunday morning, authorities said.

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

Huntley has been chosen as a stop on a new Chicago-to-Rockford Metra train line, and local officials are mulling where in downtown Huntley the station might go.

Isabel's restaurant in Woodstock was an early example of farm-to-table dining – in this case from the owners' own farm in Marengo.

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

Programs in McHenry County aim to help former jail and prison inmates reenter the workforce.

A Marengo resident sets up his own 9/11 remembrance display in his yard each year to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Part of Kishwaukee Valley Road in the Marengo area was shut down Saturday morning.

A bull is loose in the Marengo area, authorities reported Thursday.