The Woodstock Food Truck Festival on the Square is Saturday, June 6.

Crystal Lake South junior Michael Silvius pitched six innings of two-hit shutout baseball and hit a home run to lead the Gators past Deerfield 6-0 in their Class 3A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal Wednesday.

A Lake in the Hills man who had worked as a mentor for McHenry County jail inmates admitted Wednesday that he sexually assaulted a child.

Authorities say a Cary man was driving under the influence of drugs during a crash that killed a 95-year-old man early this year in Deer Park.

A man from Lake in the Hills was charged with his eighth DUI following seven convictions after a head-on crash in Kane County that injured six passengers in a minivan, authorities said.

Crystal Lake houses that were once homes to veterans of the Civil War will be highlighted in this year’s Trolley Tour hosted by the Historic Preservation Commission and the Historical Society.

As the executive director for Veterans Path to Hope in Crystal Lake, Laura Franz leads a team whose members fill an important role connecting veterans and active military members and their families to services and support.

Vocalist, musician and teacher Cassandra Vohs-Demann has sung in Nashville and Chicago, but she returned to her Woodstock roots to spread her love of music.

Developer and home builder Lennar proposes 599 single-family homes in McHenry. But the City Council tabled the plan amid concerns about traffic, density and the impact on local schools.

As another group of freshly graduated college students enters the job market, challenging times may be ahead with slow hiring rates across the country.

The Huntley girls lacrosse team's historic season ended Tuesday with a 10-6 loss to Barrington in the Huntley Supersectional. Mya Holmberg led the Red Raiders with three goals, and Aubrie Salazar added two.

A judge has been reassigned to a felony DUI case a year after charges were filed against a former volleyball coach and dean in Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155.

A teen who was driving a car that crashed into a building in Fox Lake early Saturday was behind the wheel illegally, police said.

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A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries from a crash involving a pickup truck Monday afternoon along Route 173 near Harvard, officials report.

Four residents of a home near Cary are temporarily displaced after a car crashed into the house Monday afternoon, officials report.

Teachers are asking the same questions on technology: What is changing, and how do we keep up? A Dixon educator is helping them find answers, even as the technology keeps shifting beneath him.

Prairie Ridge was denied a return trip to the state tournament Monday as Antioch walked off an 11-10 win in 10 innings in the Class 3A Kaneland Supersectional.

A Lake in the Hills man accused of providing a fatal dose of cocaine to a woman he knew had a heart condition was denied pretrial release from the county jail.

A teen was flown for treatment after crashing into a utility pole and a building in Fox Lake early Saturday, also injuring a passenger.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified a woman who was killed in a crash near Huntley last week.

A woman who left the job of director of the Johnsburg Public Library has died from ALS two months after stepping down from the job because of her heatlh. The library is closed Monday in her honor.

Two homes are uninhabitable following a fire in Wonder Lake Sunday evening that began in one home and was spreading to a second one when firefighters were called to the scene.

A Huntley man is charged with unlawful restraint, a Class 4 felony, as well as public indecency involving lewd exposure, according to a criminal complaint filed in McHenry County court.

Catherine Jones is relatively new to her role as executive director of Leadership Greater McHenry County, but has a long professional history of connecting people with potential employers, mainly through her previous role at McHenry County College.

A family of four has been displaced after a car crashed into their Woodstock townhome early Saturday.

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Lake in the Hills officials have approved a solar farm and battery storage plant.

Amid frustration with state laws that limit their ability to vote down solar farms, McHenry County officials are considering a new fee on solar farm developers to cover the impact of their construction on county roads.

The People over Parking Act prohibits municipalities from enforcing their parking minimums for development projects within a half mile of a public transportation hub.

Cary-Grove's Logan Abrams ended his high school career with a third-place finish in the Class 3A discus, while Marengo's Jackson Heimsoth, Woodstock North's Adan Castaneda and Dundee-Crown's Oreoluwa Sobodu earned two state medals at the IHSA Boys Track and Field State Meet.

The dining area of Algonquin restaurant The Chick and the Pig is now open and ready to serve guests with a spacious bar and game room.

A man was taken to the hospital after crashing his car into a townhouse in Woodstock while a family of four slept inside.

Host Crystal Lake Central co-op fell behind 5-0 in the first 10 minutes against Barrington and couldn't recover in an 11-6 loss to the Fillies at the Crystal Lake Central Sectional championship on Friday afternoon.

The Kane County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was one of two drivers killed in a crash near Huntley Thursday evening.

A home in Lake in the Hills was left uninhabitable by a fire Thursday afternoon.

Two drivers were killed in a two-car crash in Kane County near Huntley Thursday evening.

ComEd crews are relocating 246 power poles in preparation for the major Route 31 expansion project, expected to start in earnest in 2027 after years of prep work.

A proposed Illinois law would require police to delete license plate reader data after three days unless it’s tied to an active investigation.

A Lake in the Hills man was arrested Thursday and charged with delivering a dose of cocaine last year that led to someone’s death, according to court records.

A person was exposed to a rabid bat in McHenry County, health officials said Thursday, marking the first rabies-positive bat with human exposure in 2026.

RIO-A Tribute to Duran Duran, will perform at Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake Friday, May 29.

The owners of AteaCo Coffee & Tea had two years at the McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes and are now opening their own tea and coffeeshop on Riverside Drive.

Max Happy Fest organizers are planning their street festival in Woodstock Saturday, featuring local music and art while benefitting the community’s must vulnerable – and stocking the shelves at their new depot.

A McHenry man is facing a felony charge, accused of soliciting teens Saturday evening in downtown McHenry.

A man suffered critical injuries after officials believe he was ejected from his car in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near Route 47 in Huntley.

A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty Wednesday to unlawfully possessing a weapon as a felon and was sentenced to six years in prison. Authorities said he sold an unserialized machine gun to someone without a FOID who later was arrested.

As McHenry County officials express frustration at state legislation they say erodes local control, they’re considering asking the voters for permission to become home rule.

Cameron Abordo, who recently returned from a hip injury, scored five goals to lead Huntley's boys lacrosse team to a 13-4 win over Crystal Lake South in a semifinal of the Marian Central Sectional on Tuesday in Woodstock.