Born with sickle cell anemia, Cary-Grove senior football player Elias Berthelsen was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma earlier this year. It never stopped him from playing the sport he loves.

Cary staff ask residents who pay utility bills online to update the P.O. Box address through their bank in order to avoid delays in payment processing.

A Cary man has been charged in connection with setting the Round Lake area home where he rented garage space on fire, police said.

Zoning commissioners gave a positive recommendation for a proposed mixed-use luxury community in Cary, despite resident concerns over a road extension that would connect a neighborhood road to Route 31.

Officials in Cary and Fox River Grove continue recovery efforts with clean up and tree replacement after a sudden and strong thunderstorm hit the area last month.

Fox River Grove will add a 1% sales tax starting next year, with officials planning to reduce other taxes and fees for residents to offset the new tax.

A Cary 3-year-old boy who was run over by a lawnmower has had a second surgery, and his family has thanked the community for its support as they look at continued medical care.

Friends of a Cary-area family have started a GoFundMe to help a boy who was severely injured Saturday in a lawnmower incident.

A 3-year-old child who was ran over by a lawnmower Saturday near Cary remains in critical, but stable condition, officials report.

A child was flown in critical condition Saturday afternoon after being run over by a lawnmower near Cary.

The new owner of a 160-year-old building in downtown Cary, now apartments, hopes to restore the exterior to its original state with help from a village grant that's usually reserved for businesses.

Two people and an animal were exposed to a bat that was found in a Cary home and turned out to have rabies, marking the first known human exposure in McHenry County in 2025.

Developers of a proposed luxury mixed-use development in Cary will come back with clearer details on traffic and property value impacts for a vote by zoning commissioners on Sept. 11.

Cary officials approved to bring in both a non-home rule general sales tax and to continue a 1% grocery tax for next year.

A McHenry County Sheriff's Office alert early Wednesday morning resulted from the search for a car break-in suspect who fled the Port Barrington area, according to authorities.

McHenry County is looking to collect storm damage data while towns begin debris clean-up from the strong thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands.

Cary School District 26 is looking at adding solar panels to the roofs of three schools as time dwindles on financial incentives that will end with the passing of Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill.”

About 1/3 of Fox River Grove remained without power Sunday afternoon after storms rolled through the McHenry County region Saturday afternoon and evening.

ComEd reported more than 60,000 customers from Freeport to Joliet were without power following a Saturday storm.

A strong thunderstorm rolled through McHenry County on Saturday, Aug. 16, downing trees and interrupting power.

Most of the McHenry County Board members whose seats are up next year are planning to run for reelection.

Property transfers with addresses and prices for the week of May 27-June 4.

Developers looking to turn the former Maplewood School property into a multifamily residential area in Cary have another 90 days to propose the final plan to the Village Board.

National Night Out events take place Tuesday and Thursday around McHenry County.

The McHenry County Fair celebrates its final day for 2025 Sunday in Woodstock.

A Cary man died from a self-inflicted gun shot after he was reported to be brandishing a gun around neighborhoods near the Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area in Cary, officials report.

A car was removed from a pond in Cary late Monday, but no driver or occupants have been located.

State Rep. Steve Reick, R-Woodstock, is running for a sixth term in the Illinois House.

Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester is enjoying a breakout season with the Milwaukee Brewers and has a been a key contributors as the Brewers battle the Cubs for first place in the National League Central Division.

A man was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle in Cary Friday afternoon.

Cary police remind residents to keep cars locked after “several” vehicle burglaries were reported overnight into Monday.

Cary village officials seem to be on board to add a 1% non-home rule general sales tax and continuing a 1% grocery tax for next year.

Zoning commissioners have asked builders of a proposed luxury mixed-use development in Cary to come back with clearer details.

Cary-Grove graduate Quinn Priester started the Milwaukee Brewers’ second-half opener Friday night and struck out 10, including Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman in the first inning, and completed six scoreless innings in a 2-0 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Amid threats to federal funding for libraries, McHenry County libraries were awarded nearly $383,000 in annual state grants provided by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office to fund books, staffing and capital upgrades.

Boys and girls golfers compete in the final round of the McHenry County Junior Golf Association's McHenry County Junior Amateur on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Foxford Hills Golf Club in Cary.

Crystal Lake's Windy City Hit Dogs enjoyed plenty of winning – and fun – during their 13U run at the McHenry County Youth Sports Association’s Summer International Championships tournament.

An Elgin man had fled from a traffic stop and led police on a high-speed chase, which was called off before he crashed into three cars, causing serious injuries to one person, authorities allege.

Severe storms that rolled through McHenry County Thursday night seem to be the culprit of multiple responses from emergency departments, many of which were fires that appear to have been started by lightning.

Builders of a proposed “luxury” mixed-use development in Cary are moving forward with zoning requests next week with some changes made to the plan based on resident feedback.

A U.S. Bank drive-up ATM will be coming to a Cary parking lot after it was narrowly passed by the village board with a tie-breaking vote with the mayor.

Algonquin-based School District 300 failed to protect students when an employee “improperly accessed” their files and then solicited them online for explicit images, according to a lawsuit.

Here's what's going on around McHenry County around the Fourth of July.

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

Cary School District 26 has tapped an interim superintendent from within its ranks and promoted two other administrators as Brandon White gets set to depart as schools chief to take over in Harvard District 50.

Developers looking to turn the former Maplewood School property into a multifamily residential area in Cary shared updated plans that now include owner-occupied single-family homes after many residents advocated for them.

Ride motorcycles for veterans in McHenry and have a field day with radios in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.

If Woodstock raises its sales tax, will it be the highest in McHenry County? Take a look at what shoppers pay in taxes for general merchandise in each county community.

A child reportedly was pulled from the water Sunday at Sunburst Bay Aquatic Center in Cary and later taken to the hospital.

A Chicago man who was on parole when he was accused of multiple thefts – including stealing Christmas presents from a Crystal Lake church – pleaded guilty Wednesday to burglary from a vehicle.