Beaches in Crystal Lake and Lake in the Hills and elsewhere in McHenry County temporarily closed due to elevated levels of bacteria in the water.

The 11-year-old boy who was killed in a June 23 crash near Marengo was remembered in his obituary as an athlete, devout Catholic and collector of rocks and coins.

Huntley police allege a Port Barrington man asked a child to perform a sex act over a video chat and “offered cannabis in exchange for sexual acts.”

Mark Alex said "I know I did bad" when he hit his wife with a hammer and hatchet in Crystal Lake but still asked for leniency.

Cary School District 26 has tapped an interim superintendent from within its ranks and promoted two other administrators as Brandon White gets set to depart as schools chief to take over in Harvard District 50.

The second time could be the charm for McHenry Elementary School District 15, as it again will try to sell the now-shuttered 131-year-old Landmark School.

The Huntley Police Department will conduct a training exercise near Coral and Dwyer streets in downtown Huntley Friday.

Developers looking to turn the former Maplewood School property into a multifamily residential area in Cary shared updated plans that now include owner-occupied single-family homes after many residents advocated for them.

A 17-year-old from Huntley has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash last week in Arlington Heights, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Authorities don’t believe foul play was involved in the death of a woman found in a field with a gunshot wound near Woodstock.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Here's what's going on around McHenry County around the Fourth of July, starting in late June and continuing beyond Independence Day.

A McHenry townhome is left uninhabitable and no injuries were reported from a fire that broke out Wednesday night, officials report.

People enjoy the beach and music during the Crystal Lake Park District's Concert in the Park on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Main Beach in Crystal Lake. The concert was part of the park district's weekly Tuesday night summer concert series.

Recent actions by the Crystal Lake Park District board, with three newly elected members, have caused tension in the community, with many residents speaking out against a series of swift changes.