Claire O'Brien

A McHenry County Board committee voted against three of four proposed speed limit reductions, but the full board could override those votes. At least one local police chief wants the one is his suburb.

A slaughterhouse proposal near Woodstock is headed to the McHenry County Board - but it’s not without opposition from nearby residents and Hartland Township.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq war veteran, hosted a town hall Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Crystal Lake.

The McHenry County Division of Transportation Touch a Truck is scheduled for Sunday in Woodstock.

After severe storms swept northern Illinois Thursday, the region faces increased fire risk and wind advisories Friday.

Thunderstorms downed trees and power lines around McHenry County Thursday evening.

A tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday for most of northern Illinois, the National Weather Service reports.

The Trump and Truth Store in Huntley is set to go to trial next month over whether it should be evicted over alleged ordinance violations. The judge granted a delay.

A 19-year-old Marengo man has died following a motorcycle crash Saturday near Marengo, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.

McHenry County property owners should be getting their latest property tax bills in the mail by the end of the week, though some have already expressed sticker shock about the bills that have arrived.

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

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.

Manuel Gonzalez started off as a custodian in Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47. Now, he’s a dual language teacher at the district’s Canterbury Elementary School.

Twenty years ago, Elle Creighton was among the first dual-language students in Woodstock School District 200. And Lillian Hayes was one of the program’s first teachers. Now they're colleagues.