Woodstock

Shop for native plants in Woodstock and join Crystal Lake’s garden party this weekend in McHenry County.

Teacher Appreciation Week closed out fittingly this year with recognition teachers at the McHenry County Educators of the Year ceremony, hosted by the county's Regional Office of Education.

Buffalo Wild Wings, in to-go form, is coming to Woodstock.

Wonder Lake area residents are protesting a small slaughterhouse operation proposed by Sunberry Farm, co-owner Sergiy Bazylyuk, in Greenwood Township

Check out these northern Illinois restaurants known for their burgers. From McHenry County to the Illinois Valley and everywhere in between, we've got you covered with a variety of places to try during National Burger Month.

A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from March 2025.

In honor of mothers everywhere, enjoy a gallery of our favorite Northwest Herald photos of mothers and daughters and mothers and sons - and grandmothers too! – from the past year.

A Woodstock man accused of entering a Crystal Lake home and threatening a woman with a crowbar has been sentenced to one day of conditional discharge.

MobCraft brewing abruptly shut down in November at Woodstock's Old Courthouse. Now BratHaus is moving in.

From a kindergartner named Leo to pastors and faithful at churches, McHenry County-area Catholic react with excitement to the new pope - and his Chicago ties.

Go back to the Prohibition era at these speakeasy bars located in St. Charles, La Salle, Elgin, Lockport and more northern Illinois locations.

Glen Pecoraro, the first baseball coach in Prairie Ridge history, is retiring from coaching at the end of the 2025 season. He plans to retire from teaching in the next 2-3 years. His Wolves have advanced to state twice, finishing second in Class 3A in 2021.

Amber Bauman teachers middle school math in Crystal Lake has spent nearly a lifetime teaching, both in the classroom and the horse arena.

A groundhog statue and bench is coming to Woodstock Square, close to the bandstand where Woodstock Willie prognosticates each Feb. 2.

Most people without a passport or REAL ID should still be able to board flights, albeit with delays, TSA officials say.

Woodstock police are asking for any relevant security camera footage after gunshots were reported in both the northeast and southwest parts of town.

The Woodstock Secretary of State office on Eastwood Drive had a line wrapped around the building Saturday, as residents from around the region try to get their REAL IDs.

Woodstock's Cherry Tree Inn, where Bill Murray famously stayed in "Groundhog Day," had another film crew on site for an upcoming Christmas movie.

The Cherry Tree Inn in Woodstock was decked out for Christmas in late April 2025 for filming of a new movie called "Exes of Christmas Past." The inn famously was where Bill Murray's character stayed during "Groundhog Day."

Several McHenry County roads could soon see speed-limit reductions, though a county board committee recommended against a majority of the proposed changes.

Two Woodstock men are detained after allegedly pulling a gun out on a person earlier this month on the Woodstock Square.

A veterans group, Rolling Thunder, has donated a POW/MIA Chair of Honor to the McHenry County sheriff's office, which will remain perpetually empty as a symbol of those who remain missing from previous conflicts.

The fiancée of a Harvard man who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Woodstock last week said he was a “Harley enthusiast” and avid motorcyclist.

A Harvard man who was a father of six and a grandfather of two, with a seventh child on the way, has been named as the person who died in a motorcycle crash in Woodstock last week.

Over 200 people gathered outside the McHenry Veterans Affairs Clinic with signs and flags Sunday afternoon to protest against potential nationwide staff cuts to the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Fox River Grove approved to increase usage rates for water and sewer by 3%, but will keep base rates steady.

Who bought and sold property in McHenry County for the week of April 21?

Woodstock Pride has opened its first-ever brick-and-mortar location inside the Woodstock Square Mall in downtown Woodstock.

Woodstock plans to spend tens of thousands of dollars to upgrade the website for Real Woodstock, the city’s tourism arm.

Woodstock’s Old Courthouse and surrounding Square lights will be turning red the evening of May 3 in honor of fallen firefighters.

Several Northwestern Medicine sites will offer drive-up locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday for community members to safely dispose of unused medications.

Country Club Road in Woodstock was closed while electrical repairs were being completed after a car crashed into a utility pole, leaving a driver injured.

A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash Wednesday morning along Route 14 in Woodstock, officials report.

McHenry and Woodstock have received a combined roughly $1.7 million of state funding for downtown projects.

Plant trees in Huntley for Arbor Day and learn about wild weather in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.

The driver of a car that collided with a storefront on Route 47/South Eastwood Drive on Tuesday was not seriously injured, according to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.

Join Woodstock Recreation and Associated Electrical Contractors for an evening stroll through Merryman Fields Friday.

Health teacher Nicole Thompson of Bernotas Middle School in Crystal Lake was honored with the inaugural Turning Point Heart Award.

Both usage and base rates for Woodstock water and sewer customers will go up starting in May. Find out how much.

Woodstock resident Diane Brokaw will continue her fundraising efforts - just on a smaller scale - after completing her final fundraiser last year in honor of her son, Zach, who died in a car crash at age 20 after falling asleep behind the wheel. 

Healthcare workers from McHenry County joined the Cary-based Joshua Mission in a weeklong trip to Negril, Jamaica to provide free medical services to over 500 people.

A few hundred people protested President Donald Trump and Elon Musk Saturday in traditionally Republican-leaning Richmond and Harvard.

A man pleaded guilty and got jail and probation in the fatal overdose of a Hebron man, but the man's sister said justice wasn't done.

A Woodstock man and former McHenry County-area firefighter pleaded guilty Thursday to violating an order of protection and electronic harassment and got probation. He called and emailed threats to woman hundreds of times, authorities say.

Woodstock's Old Courthouse, owned by the city, has seen mixed success in keeping shops there, so city officials have "adjusted our approach," to finding tenants, Mayor Mike Turner said.

A Woodstock man was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl, despite denying the allegations from the witness stand.

With remaining votes reported in the April 1 local election, did any results change?

Firefighters from 17 agencies are training this week on Rapid Intervention Team rescues - rescuing downed firefighters- at the former First Midwest Bank in downtown McHenry.

Firefighters from several area departments take part Tuesday, April 15, in a Rapid Intervention Team rescue training in a former bank building in downtown McHenry.

A manufacturing plant near Woodstock caught fire Tuesday evening.