The Marengo softball team traveled to Sycamore Friday afternoon to take on the Spartans in a nonconference matchup.

Sixty years ago, the F-4 Palm Sunday tornado touched down in Crystal Lake on April 11, 1965, destroying more than 100 homes, killing five residents and one more in Island Lake and injuring at least another 95.

Lakemoor trustees have voted to annex a golf course so that the property can be redeveloped as a solar farm, despite reservations by some nearby residents.

Lake in the Hills is getting rid of special service areas. But in exchange, it will impose a higher property tax levy on local real estate owners.

Developers are looking to construct an age-restricted apartment building in Crystal Lake with the aim to be more affordable compared to other units in the area.

Many of the area’s top senior girls and boys basketball players will star in the McHenry County Area All-Star Basketball Extravaganza on Sunday at Alden-Hebron’s historic Tigard Gymnasium. 

Crystal Lake School District 47 say multiple air quality tests have been completed, with no abnormal results, following concerns from staff and parents about odors at Bernotas Middle School.

Crowds of people lined Randall Road in Algonquin Saturday, one of a series of protests across the region and the county against policies of President Donald Trump.

A male driver died in single-vehicle rollover crash Saturday afternoon near Harvard, officials report.

Wayne Jett toasted what appears to be a sizable victory in Tuesday's local election for McHenry mayor. Though results remain unofficial, Jett appears to have handily won a third term, fending off a challenge by Ald. Chris Bassi, whose term on the City Council continues. Jett and his supporters celebrated at The Vixen in downtown McHenry.

The Crystal Lake Park District has started to plan for the preservation of a 140-year-old historic barn after talks of demolition were on the table. But its future remains uncertain.

The Pistakee Country Club could soon be converted to a solar farm in Lakemoor – but neighbors living nearby have issues with it.

Nearly 20 years after a similar plan was first proposed, a townhouse complex could be coming to Lake in the Hills.

Cary-Grove's Tony Moretti recently resigned as head girls basketball coach after six seasons. The Trojans had four winning seasons under Moretti, including the past two with 20-plus wins and back-to-back regional championships.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys wrestling team.