Harvard

Several McHenry County-area mayors and village presidents faced and fended off ballot-box challenges – but not all. Here's a look at who won and lost and who got a free pass for another term.

A 57-year-old man is the person who died in a crash near Harvard Saturday, authorities said.

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

Write-in votes and outstanding mail-in ballots in McHenry County local elections might not be counted until April 15.

Voters in the McHenry County are selecting hundreds of local municipal leaders in the election that ended Tuesday. Here are a few things to watch for as results come in.

Voters this week in McHenry County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Two Wisconsin men are charged with felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm into a building and other offenses after a shots fired report Monday in Harvard.

This spring, McHenry County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Metra is moving ahead on a new site for train storage along the rail line serving McHenry County, moving storage from Crystal Lake and Barrington for train cars when they're not in use.

A Spring Grove man admitted Tuesday he stole multiple firearms from a Harvard home including automatic rifles, shotguns and handguns.

The Harvard Fire Protection District is seeking voter approval of a 0.15% increase to its tax levy, brining in $500,000 a year for staff and equipment.

Firefighters across McHenry County responded to four brush fires that collectively burned over 40 acres of land Wednesday, officials report.

A felon with a “lengthy criminal history” pleaded guilty Monday to unlawful possession of cocaine and was sentenced to 61/2 years in prison.

A former Woodstock man pleaded guilty Monday to an attempted Harvard home invasion and was sentenced to four years in prison.

McHenry County property transfers for the weeks of Dec. 19, 2024 to Jan. 3, 2025.

McHenry County property transfers for the week of Dec. 12-20, 2024

Three people and an infant were displaced from an apartment fire that sustained heavy smoke damage Wednesday morning in Harvard, officials report.

Michael Kelly on top priorities for Harvard: The top three priority areas are Infrastructure Improvements, Economic Development, and Efficient Effective City Government

A Woodstock man was out of county jail on cash bond in two previous cases when arrested and charged last week with possessing large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine.

A weekend of wild and wide-ranging weather blew through the McHenry County area, from dangerously high winds to snowfall – and a temperature drop of nearly 50 degrees in the process.

A car rolled down an embankment near a creek Sunday near Harvard during heavy snowfall in the area.

Days after high winds, dry conditions and storms affected the McHenry County area, the region received some snow Sunday morning.

The Harvard Fire Protection District extinguished two separate fires overnight.

Rubi Vega: The district must take a proactive and student-centered approach to improving reading, English proficiency and state test scores

Paul Hereley: I believe local law enforcement should be able to assist in identifying and holding undocumented migrants that are a threat to the safety of the public

Test your knowledge at one of these northern Illinois bar trivia nights.

Take a nighttime family walk in Woodstock and shop vintage all around McHenry County this weekend.

Vintage and antique stores across northern Illinois and Wisconsin will participate Friday and Saturday in the Vintage Shop Hop with special promotions and events.

Tour a newly remodeled library in Algonquin and see a magic show in Woodstock this weekend in McHenry County.

The victim of a fatal DUI crash was “an extraordinary person,” a family member said in court Thursday during the sentencing of the Lakemoor man who pleaded guilty in the death.

A Harvard man who led police on a high-speed chase before officers found marijuana, LSD and nearly $14,000 in his vehicle was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Two people were taken to the hospital Friday night following a crash near Harvard.

A Harvard man is sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child under the age of 13, court records show.

A Harvard man has been sentenced to eight years in prison in a plea deal after he fired a gun near Woodstock Square in 2023. The same man had been arrested just two days before that.

A Harvard man was sentenced to six years in prison after police found baggies of fentanyl and cocaine hidden in an air duct in his bedroom last year.

A Harvard man is sentenced to six years in prison in connection to a shooting at a gas station in Harvard in 2023 that left one person wounded.

A Harvard man is accused of punching security guard in the face at The Mac Sports Center in Crystal Lake, court records show.

Harvard plans to use its first outlay from the voter-approved sales tax to rebuild Ayers Street. What comes next will be decided by which roads are in what shape.

A brush fire scorched 14 acres and some farm equipment near Harvard Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

Fourteen acres of land were burned Thursday afternoon in a Harvard-area brush fire, and some farming equipment was lost.

The National Weather Service expects windy days through mid-week, warning residents of fire hazards with dry conditions

The teen driver of involved in an October crash near Woodstock that killed him and two others tested positive for marijuana, according to toxicology reports released by the McHenry County Coroner Michael Rein.

Property transfers in McHenry County for the week of Dec. 30, 2024.

McHenry County's annual Point in Time count, held Thursday night into Friday morning, counts the number of homeless residents found on one night

A teenager and a child were taken to hospitals after a crash near Harvard involving two cars, one of which rolled over.

Embrace the cold during a candlelight hike or stay warm inside for a bubble show this weekend in McHenry County.

No injuries reported after a small airplane hit a building while taxiing through the Dacy Airport Wednesday afternoon in Harvard, officials report.

Here are the properties that changed hands in McHenry County during the week of Nov. 7-15, 2024.

Take a look back at some of the biggest news stories of 2024 in the McHenry County area.

A selection of some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite photos of 2024.