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One man was airlifted and two other people were taken to the hospital after a crash near Marengo Friday afternoon.

A person has been charged in connection with a stabbing Monday in Woodstock that authorities say happened at an encampment where homeless people stay.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, is asking major health insurer Meridian to reopen contract negotiations with Northwestern Medicine amid news that tens of thousands of Illinoisans will be impacted when Meridian drops the health system from in network on Jan. 1.

Meridian, a major health insurance provider especially for income-qualifying patients using Medicaid, will no longer accept Northwestern Medicine health system in network come Jan. 1, confirmed a Northwestern spokesman. "Tens of thousands" of patients will be impacted, he said.

Four people were taken to the hospital after a crash Thursday evening near Woodstock.

Brian Bemis Toyota of DeKalb recently donated $1,000 to Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Cancer Center to fund programs and services that benefit patients and their families.

A man was airlifted with serious injuries following a crash in the Island Lake area Thursday morning.

A McHenry County jail inmate suffered “serious injuries” after falling down a flight of stairs Thursday morning at the jail located in Woodstock, officials report.

Northwestern Hospital Huntley is getting a new medical office building.

The Northwestern Medicine emergency departments in McHenry and Woodstock won the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award this year.

A Chicago man who brought a loaded gun into the ER of a McHenry hospital pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with a revoked FOID card.

A man was taken to Northwestern Hospital Huntley with serious injuries following a crash Tuesday morning near Marengo.

Northwestern Medicine plans a new office building at its Huntley hospital campus, which is expected to add 300 jobs.

For the second year in a row, a widowed DeKalb man has donated thousands to the healthcare facility where his late wife received treatment before she died a month shy of her 50th birthday. Roger Finnan raised $13,000 for the Kishwaukee Medicine Foundation.

Counterfeit pills that are pressed with fentanyl are becoming increasingly common, causing overdoses in McHenry County and beyond.

An Algonquin teen charged as an adult when he crashed his vehicle while under the influence of marijuana pleaded guilty.

Dan Davis, of Huntley, had a stroke last year that left the right side of his body weakened. With the help of occupational therapist Karyn Silvestri, Davis is driving again

A driver died after a car crash Thursday morning in Lake in the Hills that shut down portions of Algonquin Road for over four hours, Lake in the Hills Police Department reports.

Since Dave Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.

Jenny Caterer of Geneva is looking forward to this year's Mother's Day after having survived bone marrow cancer, spinal surgery and two stem cell transplants – right after the birth of her daughter Kylee.

From paramedic to medical school to the military, Dr. Gregory Conrad and clinical nurse Randa Melms, also a military veteran, use their field skills to help triage at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb.

The Northwestern Medicine Ben Gordon Living Room in DeKalb now offers 24/7 walk-in crisis care for those suffering from mental illness or substance abuse, among others. Staff held a ribbon-cutting Monday to celebrate the expansion.

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital staff in DeKalb helped mark the birth of two special babies this week: Each was born on Monday, the day of the solar eclipse, and the families were gifted with a commemorative onesie to mark the occasion.

McHenry County marks the solar eclipse with viewing parties, picnic and gatherings with neighbors.

The pain management clinic at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital operated by Valley Medical Clinics has closed.

The odds of having a Leap Day baby are 1 in 1,461, or about 0.06%. But a lucky Sycamore couple on Thursday defied those odds and welcomed baby Riley at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb.

Meithan Davalos of Crystal Lake wasn't due until March 19, but arrived on Leap Day.

Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital now offers pituitary tumor resection surgery - going through the nose and nasal cavity to remove pituitary tumors.

A lung cancer diagnosis left Brian Daleske feeling hopeless and preparing for his death. Surgery turned his attitude and prospects around.

The Golf Fore the Cure committee recently donated $14,000 to the Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Cancer Center Foundation to the center’s efforts in the fight against cancer.

The drive-up collection sites run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee and Valley West hospitals in DeKalb and Sandwich.

Baby yoga classes are offered at both Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

Back to school means back to the doctor for some, as three viral respiratory illnesses – influenza, RSV and COVID-19 – are again expected to dominate seasonal sickness trends this year, and area health officials say to expect an uptick in October.

Health care industry argues it is exempt from biometric privacy liability while the attorney for two nurses suing their employers said that argument would effect "as much as 10% of the Illinois workforce."

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb was recently rated a five-star institution by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

It’s been three years since Roger Finnan was widowed after his wife died from cancer only one month short of her 50th birthday. In the time since, Finnan, of DeKalb, has turned his grief into efforts to keep Shannon’s spirit alive

Artificial intelligence has helped physicians who perform colonoscopies achieve a 13% increase in the detection and removal of colorectal polyps, according research shared by Northwestern Medicine at a Chicago-based conference in May.

This time last year, then 8-year-old Elizabeth “Libby” Tichy of Crystal Lake was recovering from a surgery that removed a cancerous tumor from her right ovary and was undergoing chemotherapy.

A Northwestern Medicine doctor said poor air quality created by Canadian wildfires that blanketed northern Illinois with smoke this week is likely leading to increased emergency department visits and respiratory complaints.

Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield offered kites, therapy animals, sweet treats and much more as part of National Nurses’ Week festivities.

To expand care for its tiniest patients and their families, Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb has launched a new neonatology program to care for preterm or fragile newborns.

Since the expansion of Northwestern Medicine’s Canning Thoracic Institute to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital in 2022, more than 50 complex thoracic surgeries have been performed at the McHenry hospital, hospital officials say.

A no-contact boxing class hosted at a Northwestern Medicine facility in DeKalb is giving those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease an opportunity to fight back against the incurable ailment.

About 25 area students interested in nursing spent a recent Saturday at Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital, learning about the various roles that nurses play in each hospital unit

Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks are now optional as of Monday at most Northwestern Medicine locations across northern Illinois, confirmed a health system spokesperson.

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb is heralding its volunteer staff as part of an effort to highlight their valuable work during National Volunteer Week. Meet Janet Russie and her 5-year-old St. Bernard, Joker.

Northwestern Medicine health system will distribute Narcan (naloxone) nasal spray and provide education about opioid overdose prevention during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day across the region April 22.

An Algonquin woman was found guilty Thursday of “knowingly” kicking a pregnant nurse while in the emergency room at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital.

Those close to Michael Zaitz, who was one of the four injured when a vehicle crashed into a Crystal Lake restaurant on Thursday, set up a GoFundMe to help cover his bills while he recovers.

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital and Kishwaukee Hospital Cancer Center have expanded to include Spiritual Care Services.