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.

Cary-Grove co-op senior Kasparas Venslauskas added three state medals to his career total, placing in the 200-yard individual medley, 100 breaststroke and 200 free relay at Saturday's IHSA Boys Swimming and Diving State Championships in Westmont.

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

Gregory Klemstein: Our current reliance on individual septic systems for businesses and residences (properties under one acre) inhibits our growth

Beth Foreman: As a village of only 6,300 residents, the challenge is to attract businesses to provide services to a relatively small community.

Keith Von Allmen: Lowering the tax burden on residents and businesses is important for maintaining a strong and thriving community

Josh Hagen on a top priority for Johnsburg: The village needs to work with these businesses to build up and thrive, instead of constantly throwing roadblocks and unnecessary regulations in their way

JD Sylvanus: Workforce housing is a critical need in our community, and it must be developed thoughtfully and proactively, based on real demand, not as a reactive solution

Steve Dixon: I believe we are experiencing a trend towards multi-family housing because there is a lack of it in the area

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.

Two northern Illinois Republican lawmakers addressed constituent questions this week largely focused on fiscal spending after Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker unveiled plans for a $55.2 billion state budget.