McHenry County Local News

McHenry man found not guilty of starving 2 pit bulls; awaits trial on charges involving 2 other dogs
A McHenry man has been found not guilty on allegations that he starved Meatball and Karma, two 3-year-old female pit bulls, but he faces additional similar charges.
Andy's Restaurant in Crystal Lake is celebrating its 45th anniversary on Thursday with 45-cent coffee and beverages.
McHenry's annual ShamROCKS the Fox is March 13-15 with plenty of Irish fun and festivities.

For 18 days, goldendoodle rescue Mia was lost in the 3,400-plus-acre Glacial Park Conservation Area in Ringwood. It took endless dedication from her owners, volunteers, drones and plenty of hope to get her back home safe.

A Crystal Lake teen who was at the center of criminal cases against her mother and stepfather died while their cases were pending. Now her brother is suing a DCFS contractor over her death.

Roughly four acres were burned and a home damaged in a brush fire in Lake in the Hills that officials said started as a controlled burn.

Nearly 30 acres of land burned and a small piece of farm machinery was damaged in a brush fire near Marengo Monday afternoon.

A Fox Lake man died after his condominium caught fire early Monday morning.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a person who died in a crash near Huntley was the driver of a vehicle that caught fire and the only one inside but the person is not yet ID'd.


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