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McHenry native Sarah Michalak was recently honored with the inaugural Loralei Ruiz Women in Aviation Scholarship.
William Ross, serving a decades-long sentence for murder of his girlfriend, was denied in his efforts to win a new trial.
A Crystal Lake woman who authorities say ran an unlicensed day care is accused of fracturing the ribs of a baby in her care.
The would-be operator of a self-storage facility at the former Crystal Bowl location scaled down the plans after an earlier plan commission consideration -- but it still got rejected.
If you notice a bird acting like it has a broken wing and making loud calls at the McHenry Outdoor Theater, don’t be concerned. It is just a killdeer and the mama bird is protecting its nest.
Tulips are peaking at Richardson Adventure Farm near Spring Grove during the annual tulip festival with hundreds of thousands in bloom.
The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County presented five awards at its annual dinner.
Prosecutors plan to point to a McHenry County fatal DUI case as evidence of why Nathan P. Sweeney, charged in a March DUI crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff's Deputy Christina Musil should be held in jail, court records show. The hearing is expected Monday.
Andrew Calderon IV of Harvard was charged in 2021 with aggravated discharge of a firearm at a building, knowing the building was occupied, and unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon, according to a McHenry County indictment.
A Woodstock man pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13, was sentenced to six years in prison and is required to register as a sex offender for life.
Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin abruptly closed at the end of February; now it's revealed its occupancy permit was revoked by the village and the state issue order, according to state and village records.
Lake in the Hills police has broken ground on its new police station after outgrowing its current facility.
Area athletes compete in the McHenry County Track and Field Meet on Friday, April 19, 2024, at Cary-Grove High School.
The McHenry Police Department is telling people to avoid the intersection of John Street and Riverstream Drive
Former McHenry County treasurer Glenda Miller has died. She was the longtime deputy