News - McHenry County

A dog was rescued Monday from a Lakemoor marsh with assistance from a drone, as well as local police and fire crews.
The McHenry County Juneteenth organization will host its fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Saturday, June 20, in Woodstock.

Lake in the Hills police said 15 to 20 motorcyclists surrounded a vehicle Saturday afternoon, preventing the driver from moving, and one rider punched and hit the driver with his helmet “multiple times.”

A voter-backed bond sale is helping to pay for

As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from June 15

A residential property located at 7540 Farrell Drive in Crystal Lake changed owners on May 28.

Woodstock's PrideFest culminated with a parade Sunday in which churches, local businesses and politicians were represented.

People celebrate Flag Day and President Donald Trump's 80th birthday Sunday, June 14 ,2026, at the Trump and Truth Store and Hangout in Crystal Lake. The celebration featured music, shopping for Trump merchandise, food and a birthday cake.

Protesters lined State Route 31 near McCullom Lake Road in McHenry – the spot of many rallies against and one for President Donald Trump – to again express their opposition to the president's policies policies on Sunday, June 14, 2026, Flag Day and the president's 80th birthday.

Scenes from the 2026 Woodstock PrideFest Parade on Sunday, June 14, 2026, around the historic Woodstock Square.

A Woodstock man allegedly told his therapist that he was going to harm a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy with an “aerosol can and a lighter,” prosecutors said.

A McHenry Community High School social science teacher was among those recently honored during the 2026 Those Who Excel and Teacher of the Year Awards in Normal.
Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation, The McHenry County Jewish Congregation and the Ridgefield-Crystal Lake Presbyterian Church are now sharing the Presbyterian building as faiths struggle with lowered attendance, problems with their buildings.

A residential property located at 301 Tanager Drive in Woodstock has a new owner since May 21.

A single-family house located at 400 Becking Avenue in Woodstock has a new owner since May 22.

A residential property located at 10999 Manhattan Drive in Huntley has a new owner since May 26.

A residential property located at 656 Broadway Avenue in Crystal Lake has a new owner since May 26.

A residential home in Barrington that sold for $1.65 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County in the past week.

