Bull Valley

McHenry Township Assessor Mary Mahady is trying to unseat State Rep. Steve Reick in the 63rd district

Republican McHenry County Board District 7 candidate Paul Thomas answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 7 incumbent and candidate Louisett (Lou) Ness answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Democrat McHenry County Board District 3 candidate Rester Dogboe answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Republican McHenry County Board District 4 candidate Mike Shorten answers questions from the Northwest Herald.

Real estate transactions in McHenry County for the week of Sept. 23, 2024.

Explore homes and farms during the Crystal Lake Housewalk and McHenry County Farm stroll this weekend.

Dan Hart now owns seven restaurants in Kane and McHenry counties, including the new Mexican-American restaurant Whiskey Diablo in McHenry. It is his second venue in the city.

A woman is accused of performing dental whitening without proper medical certification and of tampering with a computer in McHenry County.

The weather service warned of winds and hail in parts of western McHenry County.

McHenry County businesses and artists are making cicada-themed treats and art.

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County presented five awards at its annual dinner.

With votes finalized following a Monday canvass in McHenry County, the Mental Health Board sales tax has officially passed and incumbent McHenry County Board member Eric Hendricks will appear on the November ballot, beating out challenger Robert “Bob” Nowak.

Rodger Bechtold, a Bull Valley artist, has offered paintings of Midwestern landscapes for an online auction to benefit the renovation of the historic local Stickney House.

Paul Thomas appeared to be headed to victory over Peter Suffield in the GOP primary for the county board District 7. The winner takes on Democratic incumbent Lou Ness in November.

Here's what will you pay in sales tax if a McHenry County-wide Mental Health Board sales tax referendum and Marengo local sales tax referendum are approved.

In the McHenry County Board District 7 GOP primary, newcomers Paul Thomas Peter Suffield face off.

Peter Suffield of Woodstock is running for the Republican nomination to the McHenry County Board in District 7.

Charles Liebman, who was president of Coilcraft in Cary and a major charitable donor in McHenry County for decades, has died at age 102.

Northern parts of McHenry County recorded the highest amounts of snowfall from Friday’s storm, with over a foot accumulated, the National Weather Service reports.

A look at some of the biggest stories that moved McHenry County in 2023.

Take a look back at Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's 15 favorite photos from 2023, and why he chose them. The images were selected from more than 4,000 photographs that were published in the Northwest Herald in 2023.

None of the McHenry County-wide office-holders are facing a Republican primary challenge next year, and only one Democrat filed to run for one of those seats.

Crystal Lake Community High School District 155 is proposing to raise its property tax levy as allowed under the tax cap.

Get in the holiday spiriting from lighting up holiday lights in downtown Woodstock to giving back to the land with the McHenry County Conservation District.

Linda La Roche serving life in prison for killing 23-year-old woman in 1999, leaving her body in a field in Wisconsin, claims ineffective council.

The Bull Valley Living with the Land committee explains what the "philosophy" is for the tiny McHenry County town, and what it will mean for the historic Stickney House, the barn and other plans for the town

About 50 veterans rode horseback in Bull Valley for BraveHearts' "Trail to Zero" event that fights against veteran suicide rates.

About 50 veterans from BraveHearts nonprofit will participate in the Trail to Zero event this Friday in Bull Valley to raise awareness on veteran suicide statistics.

Patrick Gasienica, 24, of McHenry, was killed in a crash Monday evening in Bull Valley.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified the Bull Valley man found dead following a fire Thursday as Donald Metivier, 83.

Woodstock Fire and Rescue found a deceased man following a fire call in the 400 block of Cold Springs Road, Bull Valley Police Chief Tracy Dickens said.

Here are updated results throughout Tuesday night on municipal elections in McHenry County

Tuesday marks the last day for voters to cast their ballots in several local races, including school board, municipalities, and library and park districts.

Nearly four dozen of the local races in McHenry County will be competitive on Tuesday, as voters head to the polls to decide who will lead their school boards, municipalities, libraries and parks.

Cutting costs, but not programming, and finding new revenue sources are some of the ideas Woodstock School District 200 school board candidates have for reducing the district’s property tax burden.

Former Crystal Lake resident, 1st Lt. Steven Wember spent time with his grandfather and father as a child listening to their stories about being U.S. Marines and flying jets. The Marian Catholic Central High School graduate decided at the age of 10 that was the life he wanted.

A woman sentenced to life in prison last year for killing a 23-year-old Harvard woman, leaving her body in a cornfield in Wisconsin in 1999, claimed inadequate defense and a “failure to explore” link to similar death of an Illinois woman, court records show.

Interest in farm-to-table businesses are growing both in McHenry County and across Illinois. Here's why.

Bull Valley Farm will now be selling whole milk at its store, adding another local product those in the area may purchase from the business. Such farm-to-table businesses have been growing both locally and nationally in recent years. They are farm businesses selling directly to different kinds of groups, including consumers, businesses and various institutions, such as schools. There are also those who specialize in agri-tourism, which invite people to see agricultural attractions and purchase their produce.

Snow totals ranged from 9.6 inches in Bull Valley to a half-inch in Batavia as Thursday's snowstorm blanketed northern Illinois

Voters in Bull Valley, Harvard, Lakemoor and unincorporated Algonquin Township will field referendum questions this April.

Early voting kicks off on Thursday for the April 4 election, allowing voters to begin casting their ballots at the McHenry County Administration Building in Woodstock.

Here the list of who is running for village boards and city councils in McHenry County.

McHenry man Jeff Schwartz broke more than 60 land speed records in October, moving him up to third all-time for most records

A first-degree murder conviction in a fatal car crash, a “road rage incident” with shots were fired near McHenry, a lifetime sentence in a 20-year cold case and a Bull Valley millionaire released on parole were among the crime stories that hit McHenry County.

The Illinois Department of Transportation handles maintenance and snow removal for Route 31, but Crystal Lake plows parts of Route 14 and 176 in the city under maintenance agreement

Galt Airport owner Claude Sonday was identified Wednesday as the man killed in a single-plane crash on Friday in Wonder Lake.

Instead of shopping on Black Friday, Woodstock North High School juniors Malaika Parpart and Owen Bonnett decided to do something a little different: clear away invasive brush at Boone Creek Conservation Area in Bull Valley.

The falling tax rate means the owner of a $200,000 home in Woodstock School District 200 would see their tax bill decrease by $172, assuming the assessed value of home doesn’t change, officials said.