A Crystal Lake contractor faces over $287,000 in OSHA fines for safety violations that created fall risks for its employees, officials report.

Randi Freese will be the next McHenry County’s state’s attorney, the first woman to hold the job, after running unopposed in Tuesday's election.

A man pleaded guilty to delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to a woman who died in a home in Woodstock and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Rosemary Blazier is remembered for her generosity and leaves behind a legacy at countless local organizations.

After resistance to the shift from garbage bags to totes, Woodstock is offering seniors a discounted rate, but others will pay more than in a previous iteration.

Amy Roeder, who was killed in an Oct. 27 crash near her native Woodstock, was a mother who “put every ounce of her being into her family.”

A steel beam weighing hundreds of pounds fell onto a construction worker in Cary.

The McHenry VFW's Queen of Hearts jackpot is once again topping $1 million and has rolled over yet again in the latest drawing. Here's all you need to know about the game.

The village of Greenwood hoped to pass a quarter-percent property tax levy to help begin road projects and repairs in the village.

Drivers heading into downtown Woodstock from the east on Route 120 will need to use a detour.

The Huntley Area Lions Club presents its 11th Annual Flower Show from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at Huntley High School.

A man charged with his sixth drunken-driving offense in 2020 in Huntley – who then failed to show up in court after being allowed to move to Florida – pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to seven years in prison.

A Lakemoor man is accused of possessing in his home 724.5 grams of marijuana and 142 pot plants in what is described by police as a “pretty sophisticated grow operation.”

McHenry honors Ben Keefe, VFW Post 4600 Commander who died Sept. 2. Keefe was a U.S. Army veteran who served in Somalia and Haiti.

Woodstock is planning to install bulletproof glass at the main reception area and on some doors to improve security at City Hall.