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Enjoy fall celebrations in Cary and Johnsburg this weekend in McHenry County, as well as an art fair in Woodstock and a Taylor Swift cover band in Algonquin.
McHenry County property transfers for the week of Aug. 15-21, 2024.
Two people were injured when a motorboat crashed into a seawall Thursday afternoon along the Fox River in Cary, officials report.
A man charged in Cary last year for being a felon with possession of a bullet and cocaine has pleaded guilty in the case.
A home is left uninhabitable and two firefighters were evaluated for heat exhaustion from a garage fire that broke out Saturday afternoon in Fox River Grove, officials report.
Two athletes from CrossFit Barrington, including a Cary-Grove High student, gym are competing in international CrossFit competitions this weekend.
Cary School District 26 will sell its Maplewood property to the village for $5.5 million and develop a new transportation site at another location after a years-long dispute over the land.
Upcoming fall festivals include RISE Up Music Festival and Cary Main Street Fest in McHenry County.
Drivers are asked to use an alternative route until lines are removed following storms that rolled through McHenry County.
Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters will host an open house Thursday at its Coffee Roasting Lab in Crystal Lake.
Woman airlifted to hospital
A man accused of threatening to shoot 12-year-olds who were riding bikes at Crystal Lake South High School Thursday was released from jail Friday pretrial.
A Crystal Lake man is accused of making threats to shoot “approximately six juveniles” at Crystal Lake South High School, authorities said; he was arrested Thursday night.
Cary School District 26 might sell their Maplewood School property to the village for $5.5 million and develop a new transportation center elsewhere after a years-long dispute over the property.
A Washington man who police said was wanted on a Chicago homicide and a Cary woman were arrested Tuesday after an hourslong police search and standoff in Lake Barrington, officials said.
Firefighters save a cat during a house fire in McHenry early Tuesday evening that leaves home uninhabitable, officials report.
Fox River Grove native Jeffrey “JJ” Johnson, who lived with quadriplegia for 17 years, was remembered for his positivity after his death this month.
Build your own flower bouquet and sample teas during the Sips and Sunflowers event from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at Cary Apothecary.
Go fishing in Lake in the Hills and have a steak dinner with firefighters in Spring Grove this weekend in McHenry County.
A student from Cary-Grove High was cited for disorderly conduct based on a note that was found at school.
Shield 23 has raised nearly $300,000 since 2018 to help firefighters battle cancer.
Woodstock District 200 will be joining several other McHenry County school systems that are offering school bus-tracking apps.
Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of July 10-23.
McHenry County police departments are urging people to remove valuables from cars and lock them amid a spate of burglaries to cars.
Cary police say a crew of five people broke into at least 10 cars in Cary early Sunday, using three different vehicles.
Developers get the green light from the village board to construct a townhome community on the vacant lot in Cary neighboring the Goddard School and Village Hall.
National Night Out events are taking place around McHenry County over the next few days.
An "incident" at a Cary swimming pool prompted a police response and investigation.
McHenry County property transfers for the week of June 20-26, 2024.
The Pieceful Project a place for kids who like Legos, board games and puzzles.
A McHenry County judge orders Cary Dairy ice cream shop to pay fines and follow Village of Cary’s sign ordinance after a years-long dispute.
McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.
Cary Dairy owner and former firefighter Randy Scott announces his intention to run for mayor in next year’s election.
A fire caused significant damage to an office building in Fox River Grove overnight Saturday night.
Developers Ridgefield Homes is looking to construct a 38-unit attached residential community called Ridgefield Park in Cary.
People check out muscle cars on Wednesday July 10, 2024, during the Cary Cruise Night. The weekly car show is hosted by the Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and draws about 125 cars and trucks each week. The event runs weekly on Wednesday through the end of August.
Crystal Lake School District 47 and Community High School District 155 approved a $1.6 million grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to purchase four electric buses and chargers.
A Chicago man currently in prison for burglary in Cook County pleaded guilty to stealing computers from a Cary shop in 2020 and was sentence to another 8 1/2 years in prison.
A former Algonquin man, 19, had been charged in a spate of burglaries from cars in Crystal Lake and Cary and an attempted residential burglary.
The Cary Village Board agreed to provide some infrastructure money for a townhouse local developer but balked at funds for landscaping.
Fireworks, as well as festivals, food, parades and live music are in store around in McHenry County during the Fourth of July week – and beyond.
Stacy Salomone Whitcomb’s children's book "Baby Munchkin" hits bookstore shelves July 9. She's a Crystal Lake Central High School teacher.
McHenry shoppers to see more taxes in stores, at the gas pump
Cary is the latest area community to begin talks on if and how to replace statewide grocery tax revenue with the tax going away.
Plenty of free admission events this weekend in McHenry County including Taste of McHenry on Main and Stars n' Stripes Fest in Cary
Cary Apothecary, located at 395 Cary Algonquin Road, will be holding a grand opening at 4 p.m. Thursday. The shop sells gifts and items that are locally sourced like soy wax candles from Crystal Lake and honey from Woodstock.
Cary School District 26 is looking to ask for voter approval to issue $20 million worth of bonds that will go towards improving school buildings, according to district documents.
A guide to public pools, beaches, aquatic centers and splash pads in McHenry County.
The Cary Village Board approved to cover nearly $38,000 of infrastructure costs for the Ridgefield Landing 10-unit townhome property.
Amy and Annakate Wagner have a milkweed garden in their backyard to raise monarch butterflies. Milkweed, a native plant with a declining population in Illinois, is key to butterfly survival.