Shaw Local reporter Amanda Marrazzo's dog Vinnie spent a day at Underdog Academy in Algonquin - something offered to all their potential customers for free – to "learn some manners," she writes.

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Fire crews, an equine veterinarian and sheriff's deputies all assisted in a tricky effort to rescue a horse from floodwaters near Marengo.

A single-family home in Crystal Lake that sold for $741,000 is near the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County over the past week

For nearly 30 years, Moms of McHenry County have been saving other moms money via its semiannual KidsStuff Resale event. The next sale is coming up this month.

Lakewood’s Village Manager will be retiring this summer after serving in the position for five years, officials report.

A condominium in Woodstock that sold for $272,000 tops the list of the best real estate deals in McHenry County in the past week

The Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry has launched a new digital gift card program as way to help people support local businesses.

Cary Mayor Mark Kownick used the annual state of the village event to warn residents of new state legislation that will put limits on local control from housing to parking.