A McHenry man walking across Route 120 in McHenry died after being struck by a car Thursday afternoon, police report.

Hampshire pinned to win five bouts, two via cradle, while taking five of the first six bouts during Thursday's 51-23 victory over Crystal Lake South in Fox Valley Conference dual action.

The McHenry County Board might soon be asking drivers to slow down on a few roads around the county.

Woodstock will induct its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026 during halftime of the varsity boys basketball game on Friday. This year's inductees include Mike Brasile, Tom Mitchell, Mason Sutter and Sandra Fendley Theriault.

Raue Center for the Arts will host Greenroom Improv at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17.

McHenry County's highly touted Drug Court received word of a $1M funding cut from the federal government, calling the program's future into question. By the end of the day widespread cuts were reportedly reversed.

A man involved in a deadly Harvard stabbing 20 years ago fled to Mexico. Authorities knew his whereabouts for years before he was arrested, though he once topped McHenry's most wanted list.

As Shaw Media reflects on its 175-year legacy, we examine five front pages from January 15, including the historic 1979 blizzard

Huntley's Janiah Slaughter, a two-time IHSA state medalist in wrestling who grew up playing tackle football, is leaving no doubt after missing her entire junior season. "I want to prove to people that I’m back and I’m better."

Noah Cook, Nick Stowasser and Carson Trivellini each scored 19 points and Crystal Lake South's boys basketball team avenged its lone home loss last season with a 59-51 win over McHenry on Wednesday night in a Fox Valley Conference showdown.

Danny Spychala posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Bud Shanahan buried back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter as Crystal Lake Central rallied to beat Jacobs 49-38 in Fox Valley Conference play Wednesday.

A detached garage in Woodstock was destroyed from a fire Wednesday morning, as fire officials remind residents the dangers of charging lithium ion batteries.

A 95-year-old Palatine man was killed and three others, including a 30-year-old Cary man, were injured in a three-vehicle crash in Deer Park, authorities said.

An attempted murder charge against a Lake in the Hills man was dismissed in exchange for a guilty plea to aggravated domestic battery in case where police tried for about 90 minutes to make contact.

After two years of uncertainty, Crystal Lake-based Raue Center for the Arts has secured a new building lease with the city as they move forward with rebuilding programs.

Johnsburg High School will induct its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2026 on Saturday, Jan. 24 between the JV and varsity boys basketball games.

Two weeks after halting his bid for U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s 9th Congressional District seat and a week after saying he would resume a campaign schedule, entrepreneur Bruce Leon has formally withdrawn and endorsed a rival candidate.

As Shaw Media continues its 175th-anniversary celebration, we look back at four front pages from January 14, including the second retirement of Michael Jordan

One of Crystal Lake’s oldest buildings, constructed in about 1853, was completely torn down Tuesday after a year-long effort to preserve it was unsuccessful.

Zaiden Vess scored 17 points, Curtis Czeslawski added 15, and Woodstock North's boys basketball team beat visiting Harvard 53-33 Tuesday night for its first win of the season and first under coach Tim Paddock.

Aubrina Adamik scored a game-high 19 points, Evie Freundt added 12, and the Huntley defense stifled Burlington Central on Tuesday, using active hands and footwork to force several turnovers in a 70-41 Fox Valley Conference victory.

Two people were rescued falling through the ice on a private lake Tuesday afternoon in Cary while attempting to ice fish, officials said. A third person fell through the ice while attempting to help.

McHenry's GameStop among several closed across the state in recent days

Despite efforts to save the structure, built in the 1850s, Crystal Lake's Academy Building became a pile of rubble Tuesday with the completion of demolition.

A man knocked on the door of a 89-year-old Crystal Lake woman, claimed to make home repairs and then stole $15,000 from her, authorities allege.

Edwin Garcia, 21, of Lake in the Hills is charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer; authorities said he fled without his lights or and didn't have valid plates.

First-year Marian Central boys basketball coach Lafeyette Bell got the chance to coach against his sons Elijah and Malachi Bell, who play for Jacobs, on Saturday. Malachi Bell, a freshman guard, scored eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, as Jacobs won 57-48.

Woodstock freshman Alex Nowacki and sophomore Emma Bierman combined for 46 points Monday night in a 55-34 win against Harvard, giving the Blue Streaks their fourth straight win following a seven-game losing streak.

Indivisible McHenry County held what organizers say was 14th protest in past year, brings out residents with family affected by ICE

Crystal Lake Central's Cait Jones, who was diagnosed with epilepsy after a seizure during her freshman year, is back on the mat and enjoying a strong start to her senior season.

As Shaw Media continues its 175th-anniversary celebration, today we look at historical newspaper covers, including our coverage of Amelia Earhart’s solo flight across the Pacific

More than 600 people came out Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, on Route 31 in McHenry for an anti-ICE protest, organized by Indivisible McHenry County. The national organization encouraged protests over the weekend in response to the death of Renee Good Wednesday in Minneapolis.

As Shaw Media reflects on its 175-year legacy, we look back at four front pages from January 11. These archives highlight the diverse stories that have shaped our region, from the harsh winters of the 1970s to the political shifts and natural disasters of the 21st century

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Hundreds of residents have organized against plans for a battery storage facility near Prairie Grove, with concerns over the potential impacts on safety and wildlife.

A third customer has sued Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin last year has filed a civil lawsuit seeking more than $50,000 claiming, like the others, that she was injured after jumping into a foam pit.

Football fandom is split between the Bears and the Packers in the McHenry County area, which has some official Packer bars.

McHenry senior Natalie Corona, a three-time state qualifier, earned the 100th win of her high school wrestling career during McHenry's dual tournament last weekend. 'It’s definitely a goal I’ve been trying to achieve for four years, and I’m glad that I got it done."

A former McHenry man and registered sex offender is accused in Arkansas of kidnapping, sexually assaulting a child and threatening her with a firearm, according authorities there.

Luke Robinson had 23 points and nine rebounds, Gavin Radmer added 16 points in his second game back from injury, and Richmond-Burton's basketball team beat visiting Woodstock 53-38 Friday night in Kishwaukee River Conference action.

Cary-Grove's Malaina Kurth scored a game-high 20 points and helped spark a fast start for the Trojans, who earned their seventh straight victory Friday night with a 64-39 Fox Valley Conference win against Hampshire.

Huntley's boys wrestling team recorded its 20th dual win of the season and remained undefeated in the Fox Valley Conference on Friday, cruising over Dundee-Crown 62-17 and moving one step closer to a conference title.

Local artist and All Ways gallery owner Pat Marek has big plans to make Fox River Grove an artist’s haven.

A Crystal Lake single-family home sustained serious damage after a fire broke out in a second-floor bathroom Thursday afternoon, officials report.

As a Marengo woman awaits adjudication in a fifth drunken-driving case from 2024, she has been charged with DUI again, according to court records.

A suburban congressional candidate’s name was struck from upcoming primary ballots Thursday because the Illinois State Board of Elections decided her petitions fell one signature short of the legally required 799.

A trailer bill tweaking some parts of the state’s transit rescue bill could surface when the General Assembly reconvenes, legislative leaders said Wednesday at a City Club Chicago forum.

Charles Gozzola, who went to prison for killing his wife in 2000 and was convicted last year of domestic violence, was denied his attempt to expunge a 2024 domestic battery case for which he was acquitted.

Prairie Grove School District 46 has announced two interim superintendents will helm the district until the summer following John Bute's sudden departure.

Stage Left in Woodstock will host an Open Mic Night, while the Marengo Ridge Conservation Area will offer candlelight cross country skiing on Friday, Jan. 9.