Batavia High School hosted teams from Geneva, Bolingbrook and Huntley in a 7 on 7 tournament on Thursday, July 10, 2025 in Batavia.

Crystal Lake’s annual Independence Day Parade marched down Dole Avenue Sunday, July 7, 2025, in Crystal Lake.

Huntley held its first Independence Day Parade along Main Street on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Huntley.

People enjoy the Lake Bluff Fourth of July parade on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Lake Bluff.

One of McHenry County's signature events The Lakeside Festival, got underway Thursday, July 3, 2025, on the grounds of the historic Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake. The fest runs through Sunday. Crystal Lake's Independence Day Parade takes place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday down Dole Avenue to the festival, and the fireworks display over the lake off Main Beach takes place at dusk Sunday.

Cafe Olympic owner Rachel Skubiszewski has opened Black Market Bakery right next door at 86 N. Williams St. in Crystal Lake. It's open-concept, where customers can see bakers working on goods from scratch and bringing items into display cases.

People shop at the Tuesday Woodstock Farmer's Market on June 24, 2025, around the Historic Woodstock Square. The markets runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays through September and Saturdays through Nov. 1.

Fourth of July-adjacent festivities kicked. off with the weekend's Stars N’ Stripes Fest in Cary.

People enjoy the beach and music during the Crystal Lake Park District's Concert in the Park on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Main Beach in Crystal Lake. The concert was part of the park district's weekly Tuesday night summer concert series.

The first-time El Cardunal paddle event brought the Friends of the Fox River and other supporters from Algonquin to East Dundee, celebrating the changes in the river since the Carpentersville dam was removed.

Protesters line Route 31 in front of the McHenry Public Library on Friday, June 20, 2025, during a Save Our Libraries Protest hosted by Indivisible McHenry County to draw attention to cuts to the nation's libraries by the Trump administration.

Two new murals are being added to the McHenry city landscape on Thursday, June 19, 2025. A mural is being painted on the side of the McHenry Brewing Co., and Vindictive Vinyl installed a vinyl mural at 3413 W. Elm St.

Woodstock celebrated PrideFeat 2025 on Sunday, June 15, 2025 with a parade and other activities.

Take a look back at some of our recent pictures of fathers and grandfathers for Father's Day.

Protesters lined Route 31 in McHenry on Saturday, June 14, to protest the policies of the Trump administration.