Hailey Stokes recently became a probation officer for McHenry County, following in the footsteps of the man who raised her, the late corrections officer Jimmy Udesen.

About 250 students walked out of Huntley High School Friday in protest of ICE, the latest in a series of such high school rallies in the McHenry County area and beyond.

A Lake in the Hills storage building holding snowmobiles, boats and personal watercraft was severely damaged in a fire early Wednesday morning.

Democratic 52nd District Illinois House candidates Erin Chan Ding and Maria Peterson have similar views on immigration enforcement and the Illinois TRUST Act.

The two Democratic hopefuls in the primary for the 52nd state House seat shared similar views during a weekend League of Women Voters candidate forum at the Barrington Area Public Library.

The Hobby Lobby in Algonquin is relocating to a new home still within the village’s boundaries.

Huntley School District 158 has a new school board member, who was named to replace former board President Andy Bittman, who quietly resigned over winter break.

Local officials are investigating the cause of a chemical smell in the air reported Sunday morning.

Community Unit School District 300 is seeking a new principal for Jacobs High School in Algonquin as its current principal moves into a districtwide role.

Kishwaukee College recently named its graduates for the fall 2025 semester.

Real estate news: A 6,405-square-foot single-family home, built in 1999, has changed hands. The lot of the property covers an area of 1.7 acres.

Martin McLaughlin: I will continue to vote against any tax increases, and I will support property tax relief. Read McLaughlin's full questionnaire here

Andy Bittman was elected to the Huntley District 158 school board after opposing COVID-19 rules, but abruptly resigned in late December. Board President Paul Troy recognized him while acknowledging their heated exchanges.

A Woodstock 18-year-old, on pretrial release for allegedly beating a teen at the Algonquin Walmart, was accused of threatening to shoot and kill a man and his baby, according to court records.

The Read with a Buddy program provides free children’s books paired with stuffed animals at local food pantries around McHenry County.

Several school districts across McHenry County are announcing closures or e-learning days Friday as an extreme cold warning is forecast to start Thursday night into Friday morning, bringing in dangerously low wind chills.

Pulte, the same developers for a 175-home single-family plan in Crystal Lake, are looking to build a duplex neighborhood in Algonquin off Randall Road.

The Kane County Liquor Commission voted 3-1 Wednesday to approve a long-sought liquor license for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club.

These events will have a six-course meal with 2-ounce wine pairings.

Andy Bittman, who became Huntley District 158 school board president after his 2023 election - only to see a competing majority beat his slate in 2025 - quietly resigned over winter break.

A third customer has sued Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin last year has filed a civil lawsuit seeking more than $50,000 claiming, like the others, that she was injured after jumping into a foam pit.

The Chicago area has been a fertile ground for Winter Olympians over the years, from champion figure skaters to fearless ski jumpers.

Three people, including two minors, were injured after a car crashed into an Algonquin home Friday night, leaving it severely damaged, officials report.

McHenry County’s first Scooter’s Coffee location is open inside the Algonquin Meijer, located at 400 S. Randall Road.

Next summer, area residents and visitors will be able to gather for a new festival in Algonquin following the end of Founders Days.

El Molino has been a staple in Carpentersville, just over the border from Algonquin, for 40 years, reopening after a six month remodel. The new owners have long run an Elgin taqueria.

The new Erne’s Restaurant & Bar inside Pickle Haus in Algonquin is described as “polished casual” with an updated menu and atmosphere. Operators hope it will bring people in to dine, not just play pickleball.

A car driven by a 30-year-old Algonquin man collided with another vehicle in Walworth County, Wisconsin, whose driver later died, authorities said.

The family of Anna Schneider of Sleepy Hollow, who died under mysterious circumstances in 2009 at 19, have put up billboards to promote the reward they're offering for information about her death.

Downed live wires in front of a home in Algonquin caused electrical sparks and a fire Wednesday morning, officials report.

Following a huge snowfall the previous weekend, most of McHenry County awoke Sunday to about another half a foot of white flakes.

A Sleepy Hollow woman said Friday she is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in her daughter’s 2009 death, which authorities ruled in 2022 was a “homicide.”

McHenry County businesses are having another go at Small Business Saturday this weekend after last week’s promotion was mostly derailed by almost a foot of snow that blanketed the region.

Santa Claus is coming to Huntley – and will be among the first participants in a new holiday parade at Very Merry Huntley. And find a listing of other weekend Christmas events.

Matthew Mosur regularly drove by a vacant, 113-year-old Algonquin home that caught his eye. In June, he bought the house and took on the challenge of renovating it.

An Elgin man, arrested in Woodstock with an Algonquin woman, is accused of possessing possession with intent to deliver cocaine, a Class X felony, according to a criminal complaint.

Tree-lightings, parade and festival about this holiday season in the McHenry County area, starting right after Thanksgiving and through Christmas.

The Algonquin Garden Club has successfully transformed a small plot of land in the Dixie Briggs Fromm Nature Preserve in Dundee Township into a “mini-forest,” the first of its kind in the area.

Following a St. Charles man being charged with a felony for alleged unauthorized video recording of intimate parts, the Geneva Police Department is asking any potential victims to come forward.

District 300 is switching up the attendance boundaries for Jacobs and Hampshire high schools to account for expected growth in the area with new housing on the way.

Authorities encourage anyone with information to come forward about the death of Anna Schneider at 19 in Sleepy Hollow in 2009. Her manner of death was reclassified homicide in 2022.

The death of college student Anna Schneider of Sleepy Hollow was reclassified as a homicide three years ago. Her parents say they haven't seen justice.

Crystal Lake's Kevin Byrnes struggled to adjust after his military service in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones. Now he's finding success with his company Smash'd Burgers.

Donations for state Rep. Suzanne Ness’s 5th annual Diaper Drive will be collected through Monday, Nov. 3 at locations throughout her 66th House District.

Kane County area communities have announced Halloween events and trick-or-treat hours set for Oct. 31. Here’s what’s happening in your neighborhood:

Most McHenry County communities will have their sanctioned trick-or-treating hours on Halloween Friday.

McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman was among the countywide officeholders who filed nominating petitions Monday to run in the Spring 2026 primary election. Tadelman is seeking his second term, so far without opposition.

Drivers who have to use the detour for the Miller Road closure in Lake in the Hills will be getting a holiday gift from McHenry County.

The Brunner Family Forest Preserve in Algonquin has a new sledding hill, accessible paths, new picnic shelter and more.

A blaze early Sunday morning left two apartments uninhabitable with heavy fire damage in Algonquin.