Marengo-Union Elementary School District 165

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.

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.

The snow might let up in the morning, but its not expected to stop until midnight Tuesday, according to forecasters at the National Weather Service's Chicago bureau in Romeoville.

Disparities in absenteeism appear in most McHenry County school districts when the data are broken down by race and in comparing students with disabilities.

Jeremy Burke has taught physical education at Marengo Community Middle School for 21 years and wants student to find life-long recreation loves.

A former Marengo fifth-grade teacher accused of stealing more than $13,000 from the teachers union pleaded guilty to an amended theft charge Tuesday, according to McHenry County court records and a union representative.

Nearly four dozen of the local races in McHenry County will be competitive on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls to decide who will lead their school boards, municipalities, libraries and parks.

A list of those who are running for school board across McHenry County

Search this chart to see what designation all McHenry County and Community School District 300 schools received

A new state law that takes effect this upcoming academic year regarding how Illinois schools handle sex education likely won’t mean sweeping changes regarding how the subject is taught in McHenry County classrooms, officials said.

A dedication in memory of longtime Marengo Union Elementary School District 165 educator Karen Hartman was held during the school board meeting Wednesday.

With remote learning a familiar feeling after the pandemic, some school districts plan to hold classes virtually on days that would traditionally be used as a snow day

A TikTok post threatening schools nationwide with violence as led Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 and other suburban school districts to increase their security measures Friday.

Woodstock resident Jessica Beverly wasted little time signing up her 6-year-old child for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the Pfizer shots for kids ages 5 through 11 late Tuesday.

"I can’t leave them high and dry when they are at home. It’s not their fault that they’re at home. I’m sure if given the choice, they would rather be here in school," one teacher said

Between students forced to quarantine after coming into close contact with a COVID-19 case and missing class and school districts struggling to fill positions, McHenry County schools continue to face hurdles this year.

The school has a new innovation center and is now fully air conditioned

Most districts have vaccinated at least 75% of their staff members, they reported Monday after Pritzker’s deadline for staff vaccinations took effect

Some McHenry County schools saw vaccination rates rise since the mandate to get shots or face weekly tests was put into effect last month by Gov. JB Pritzker, while others are still gathering data and have found teaching staff are more likely to already be inoculated than workers outside classroom settings.

With the first day of school approaching as coronavirus cases climb, especially among the unvaccinated, school districts like Harvard Community School District 50 are trying to create opportunities for students and community members to get vaccinated.

Marengo Community High School District 154 is only requiring people who are not fully vaccinated to wear a mask, but warns guidance can change.

“We know that some parents will not be pleased that masks are optional,” the superintendent says

The first day of school is quickly approaching for McHenry County students, but with federal and state guidance less than a week old, many McHenry County school districts said they’re still finalizing some details.

District finalizes plans to close off the courtyard at the Marengo elementary school to create more indoor learning space

McHenry County superintendents consider what relaxed social distancing, lunchroom requirements might mean for reopening plans

Two Marengo area school districts are now the only public education systems in McHenry County continuing to hold in-person learning after several other districts moved back to fully remote models in the past two weeks as COVID-19 caseloads surged across Illinois and the nation.