Officers had to give the suspect in a string of crimes in the Algonquin area two doses of Narcan when he was found unresponsive in a backyard, authorities said.

A $600,000 federal health grant to McHenry County - which had been cut by President Trump's administration - was among those reinstated after the Illinois attorney general and other states sued.

The McHenry County Board is expected to take up Tuesday whether to increase the salaries of most of the countywide elected officials as it weighs the impact on taxpayers.

A man was flown to hospital Sunday after crashing his motorized bike into a fence.

The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded Sunday night to a fire that damaged a home.

Despite fears of immigration enforcement activities, thousands of people celebrated Mexican Independence Day on Sunday in Woodstock.

Algonquin restaurant BrewHaus 31 received assistance from the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber Foundation’s emergency grant to help recover from a water main break.

A former teacher, Susan Kelly of Crystal Lake recalls how magical books were for her growing up. She hopes to pass along the same feeling in her newly opened, independent Magical Forest Bookstore in Fox River Grove.

A new live entertainment facility could be coming to Algonquin’s downtown, a business that neighboring property owners say could transform the area into a “destination place.”

Lake in the Hills has raised its local cannabis dispensary tax from 2% to 3%, the most allowed under state law.

Authorities allege a 19-year-old man knew the drugs he was peddling were of “low quality” yet continued to sell them, including the dose of MDMA that they say killed a Wonder Lake teen.

A sealed bid auction of abandoned properties in McHenry County is going on through Sept. 19. Find out how to bid.

The third of three defendants charged in connection with the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Crystal Lake man pleaded guilty Thursday.

The family of a toddler who died after being found unresponsive at an Island Lake daycare settled a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday for $1 million.

An Elgin man is suspected in a string of incidents that began early Thursday morning when authorities said he entered an Algonquin home through an unlocked sliding door and stole a truck.

Zoning commissioners gave a positive recommendation for a proposed mixed-use luxury community in Cary, despite resident concerns over a road extension that would connect a neighborhood road to Route 31.

The McHenry Music Fest, now in its fourth year, is set to start Friday, with parking opening at 2 p.m. each day, gates opening at 3:30 p.m.

The McHenry County Historical Society is recognizing WWII's 80th anniversary with a Victory Dance Saturday. Sept. 13.

Politicians around northern Illinois mourned Charlie Kirk, who was from the Chicago suburbs and was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University.

A Cicero man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after prosecutors said he turned the Fox River Grove Jewel-Osco parking lot into an “open-air drug market.”

Police, firefighters, officials and the public gathered for the McHenry 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Sept. 11, 2025, at Veteran's Park in McHenry.

Nearby Crystal Lake elementary schools were put on security alert for a reported person walking around nearby with a knife, but was only found with a pencil Thursday morning, police say.

Woodstock's Stage Left Cafe will host an open mic night on Friday, Sept. 12 and trivia on Thursday, Sept. 11.

A Marengo woman's pollinator garden was removed by city officials, video of which has gone viral. But the video doesn't capture all aspects of the story.

Wauconda is among several communities in the Chicago area that have canceled events related to Latino heritage.

A man’s medical alert pendant may have fallen into the Fox River, prompting a false alarm that prompted multiple agencies to response to a possible water rescue Wednesday afternoon near Algonquin, officials report.

A crash in Spring Grove closed a road Wednesday afternoon, officials say.

The McHenry County Coroner's Office identified the man killed in a crash near McHenry Tuesday.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District hosted the first-ever McHenry County Sept. 11 Memorial Stair Climb in remembrance of what firefighters who responded to the World Trade Center faced that day.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District hosted the first-ever McHenry County Sept. 11 Memorial Stair Climb Sunday morning at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock. The event mirrored the number of steps firefighters responding to the terrorist attack climbed in the World Trade Center. A day earlier, a Ride to Remember was hosted by the Woodstock Harley-Davidson.

There are several ways in which the 9/11 terrorist attacks will be marked in the McHenry County area for this year’s 24th anniversary.

A McHenry man died, and a woman and two child passengers in another car were injured, when their two cars collided near McHenry Tuesday.

Lakewood officials are protesting a solar farm proposed near the village, claiming it would jeopardize future land development.

Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire in an attached garage in Algonquin Monday evening before it spread to the house.

Crystal Lake will make a claim for a piece of a $7.4 billion nationwide settlement with Purdue Pharma related to the national opioid crisis.

A Romeoville man was charged with unlawful restraint of woman with a machete Saturday evening in Wauconda, police report.

McHenry Community High School opened its doors recently for a welcome home celebration for more than 40 local veterans from an Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C.

McHenry County property owners have until Wednesday to get their property tax bill paid.

A man was flown to a hospital Sunday afternoon after being run over by a tractor in Marengo.

A Wauconda man has pleaded guilty Friday to possessing 11 pounds of marijuana, which was found by police in a suitcase and on a bus parked in a Lake in the Hills industrial park.

Crystal Lake could be home to two marijuana dispensaries once again as another company looks to take over the shuttered Spark’d location nine months after it abruptly closed.

A Marengo man who has a history of peering into the windows of unsuspecting women has been charged with another alleged offense.

Ahead of construction for the much-anticipated Route 47 widening project next year in the heart of Woodstock, motorists can expect ongoing utility work in the corridor.

The Vault @ McHenry got its zoning and permits this week, but what the developer may ask for via tax increment financing is unknown

Lake in the Hills is the among the latest area municipalities to retain the grocery tax.

For the 48th year, the Service League of Crystal Lake’s Housewalk fundraiser Sept. 12 offers a look into four homes that exemplify Crystal Lake as “a good place to live."

A car crashed into a duplex in Woodstock, causing "moderate to heavy damage" to the vehicle and the garage.

A man was cited for possessing a firearm in a school zone after police said he dropped a gun at a Crystal Lake school playground and it was found by a child.

With this year's McHenry Music Festival set to kick off Sept. 12, the McHenry City Council this week gave its nod to the 2026 event - with one dissenting vote.

Officials in Cary and Fox River Grove continue recovery efforts with clean up and tree replacement after a sudden and strong thunderstorm hit the area last month.