Wonder Lake

A Wonder Lake firefighter, hired in April 2023, was dismissed last month following an investigation into allegations that he harassed a female firefighter. The firefighter “went to great lengths to conceal his behavior," the district's attorney said in a report.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will host an open house presenting the preliminary flood maps for portions of the Nippersink Creek Watershed from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Nippersink Public Library, 5418 Hill Road in Richmond.

Woodstock resident Diane Brokaw hopes to raise $20,000 for her Stuff the Stocking for Zach fundraiser.

No one was injured in an early morning fire Sunday on the 4900 block of West Maple Hill Road, McCullom Lake

Woodstock is planning to install bulletproof glass at the main reception area and on some doors to improve security at City Hall.

A Wonder Lake man with prior convictions for driving drunk and domestic violence pleaded guilty Friday to domestic battery and was sentenced to four years in prison.

A man whose arrest near Wonder Lake was posted on TikTok and viewed millions of times has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver heroin and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of McHenry County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

Republican McHenry County Board District 7 candidate Paul Thomas answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

A former Wonder Lake man has been charged with sexually assault of a child following after Lakemoor police responded to a domestic disturbance, police said.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 7 incumbent and candidate Louisett (Lou) Ness answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

A Wonder Lake resident was charged with multiple counts of aggravated battery to police officers including punching, biting and kicking in the “groin area,” court records show.

Real estate transactions in McHenry County for the week of Sept. 23, 2024.

The Wonder Lake woman accused of shooting her husband at their home last week appeared in a McHenry County courtroom Wednesday and was appointed an assistant public defender.

Wonder Lake will host Fall-O-Ween Saturday. This community celebration aims to raise funds for the Wonder Lake Fire Protection District.

A woman charged with attempted murder in an apparent shooting in her home near Wonder Lake Thursday was the subject of a missing-persons report 12 years.

Attempted murder charges are filed against a Wonder Lake woman in connection to an apparent shooting that left two people injured in a Wonder Lake home Thursday.

A Wonder Lake man pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI; authorities said he'd had six previous DUI offenses.

Two people who were apparently shot at a home near Wonder Lake Thursday survived and were taken by medical helicopters to separate hospitals.

Two people are reported to have been shot Thursday near Wonder Lake, officials report.

A large police presence on a street near Wonder Lake Thursday was followed by an announcement from authorities that two people were 'possibly' shot there.

A juvenile boy suffered serious injuries after being stabbed by another juvenile Tuesday in Wonder Lake, officials report.

The Planes and Puppies event and Young Eagles flight rally at Wonder Lake's Galt Airport will offer plane rides and dogs for adoption.

Bring your dog to the Gault airport in Wonder Lake and celebrate 100 years of McHenry Community High School this weekend in McHenry County.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty Friday to delivering the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a Wonder Lake man and was sentenced to eight years in prison.

A Wonder Lake man has pleaded guilty to attacking another man with a frying pan and trying to choke him, as well as to violating the sex offender registration laws.

Solar farms have been controversial, but two new ones have been approved in Woodstock and near Wonder Lake.

A man with pending charges in Missouri alleging he sexually abused two children there appeared in a McHenry County courtroom Monday on similar charges involving another child in Wonder Lake in 2006 when he was a teenager.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of Aug. 15-21, 2024.

The McHenry-Wonder Lake Lions Club with host a charity golf outing on Sept. 20.

A Wonder Lake man convicted in 2019 of sexual abuse was charged Sunday with violating terms of the sex offender registry during the time he also was on pretrial release for drug and gun charges.

The McHenry County Conservation District’s historic Powers-Walker House has announced its fall event schedule.

Authorities allege a Wonder Lake man sexually abused a teen, gave her drugs and fled authorities by boat before hiding in the woods "Rambo"-style.

Woodstock police on Thursday arrested a Wonder Lake man now charged with 20 child pornography counts

The Republican head of the McHenry County Board recently told the crowd at a pro-Trump rally that McHenry is the last collar county around Chicago whose voters still predominantly back the GOP. That's a big shift in recent years in collar counties long previously red.

A McHenry woman who has served prison time for her part in the 2019 fatal overdose of a Woodstock woman has been charged with serious cocaine offenses.

Two motorcycles crashed at the same time in McHenry Friday; one of the riders has died in a hospital in Lake County, officials said.

Firefighters save a cat during a house fire in McHenry early Tuesday evening that leaves home uninhabitable, officials report.

A McHenry man and a Wonder Lake man were seriously injured early Friday evening when their motorcycles left the roadway on Chapel Hill Road at Route 120 outside McHenry.

The McHenry Police Department’s therapy K-9 Oakley was given a patch to honor Duker Elementary School beloved teacher, Emily Schilf after she died unexpectedly earlier this year.

Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of July 10-23.

A rollover crash involving a dump truck closed a portion of Route 31 due to a fuel leak early Tuesday evening, according to the Richmond Fire Protection District.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of June 20-26, 2024.

A boil order issued in Wonder Lake has been lifted

Wonder Lake's west side, totaling about 1,400 homes, has been under a boil order since Monday. It is expected to extend to at least Sunday

A Wonder Lake man is accused of battering a woman and holding her in his home against her will for four days.

McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.

Tractors make their way around McHenry County on July 20 for the McHenry County Farm Bureau Tractor Trek.

A woman was airlifted with a head injury from an equestrian farm near Woodstock after she was kicked by a horse.

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Highland Park on Thursday joined the growing number of Democratic officials calling for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid.