Claire O'Brien

A Wauconda man was charged with public indecency after allegedly “engaging in lewd behavior while naked on his porch,” according to Wauconda police..

Woodstock wants a vacant property downtown and plans to use eminent domain to acquire it.

Former McHenry County Board member Lou Ness is running as a write-in candidate for Woodstock City Council.

The Cherry Tree in, where Bill Murray's character stayed in "Groundhog Day" the film, has a wait list of several years to stay at the inn during the festivities.

A Harvard man is accused of punching security guard in the face at The Mac Sports Center in Crystal Lake, court records show.

Woodstock city officials are mulling whether to use eminent domain to force the sale of a vacant property downtown to the city to be used for parking.

Woodstock Willie doe not see his shadow when he emerged on Woodstock Square early Sunday, meaning an early spring according to Groundhog Day lore.

"Groundhog Day" movie inspires fashion

The new woodstock willie

The weather is expected to be relatively balmy but somewhat windy for Woodstock Willie's big Groundhog Day reveal Sunday. This year's festivities include the local debut of the musical take on the locally shot film.

Woodstock Willie appeared – both in mascot and in animal form – in the rodent’s namesake city Thursday evening to commence the Groundhog Day festivities.

The McHenry County Coroner’s office identified the man who was killed in a Spring Grove-area crash last week.

Fourteen acres of land were burned Thursday afternoon in a Harvard-area brush fire, and some farming equipment was lost.

In McHenry County, federal money has been used in far-reaching ways, helping fund roadwork, health care programs, nonprofit programs for those in need, specialty courts, workforce housing and much more.

Eight businesses were recognized Saturday evening during the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce awards event.