Huntley leaders touted 2024 developments – including a gas station on the north side of town and new subdivisions coming to the south side of town – in their State of Huntley remarks Tuesday.

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

Construction is complete on more than 100 single-story apartments in a new neighborhood east of Route 31 and Water’s Edge aims to start building commercial space for restaurants and retail this summer in Crystal Lake.

Bakeries and grocery stores in McHenry County create thousands of paczkis for Fat Tuesday, and are keeping prices steady despite rising egg costs.

Huntley officials are looking at adding more parking downtown and are buying some land to do that.

A McHenry woman has been accused of stealing more than $22,000 from her minor daughter’s estate.

The Clayworkers' Guild of Illinois is expanding in its downtown Woodstock Artisans on Main storefront for more classes and events.

Tour a newly remodeled library in Algonquin and see a magic show in Woodstock this weekend in McHenry County.

A McHenry man threatened to “shoot up” the McHenry County courthouse and “eat” the face off of the judge presiding over his child custody case, a prosecutor said in court. An outside judge from DeKalb County was brought in to hear the case.

Illinois officials are warning of a tollway phishing scam involving textws claiming people have to pay up unpaid tolls or could face consequences.

Shell casings found at Huntley High School prompted a lockdown Friday morning, according to the Huntley Police Department.

As tickets for spring and summer concert tours, festivals and sporting events begin to go on sale, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul cautioned about ticket scams.

As Crystal Lake District 47 looks at staffing cuts, its teachers union wades into the discussion after the district cited the new union contract as one reason for its financial pressures.

Marengo is the latest McHenry County municipality to add back a grocery tax after the tax statewide is set to go away next year.

A contractor has been clearing trees along Route 31 between McHenry and Crystal Lake, in advance of the planned reconstruction of the roadway, set to begin in 2028.