Huntley

A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from April 2025.

In honor of mothers everywhere, enjoy a gallery of our favorite Northwest Herald photos of mothers and daughters and mothers and sons - and grandmothers too! – from the past year.

District 158 Huntley special education teacher Jennifer Slad braves a bald haircut for the third time in honor of her former student who battled a rare brain tumor as a baby.

A Pingree Grove woman has died from injuries in a five-car crash near Huntley; she was among 10 people injured.

Dan Wagner, the Huntley Fire Protection District’s deputy chief of operations, will become the next fire chief. He's a third-generation fire chief.

A 55-year-old Pingree Grove woman suffered life-threatening injuries after a Saturday evening crash near Huntley.

Huntley has acquired more than 150 acres of land near the intersection of Kreutzer Road and the railroad tracks.

Route 47 shut between Foster and Ballard roads Saturday

Huntley‘s Concerts on the Square series start two weeks earlier this year than in past series.

Andy Bittman has been Huntley District 158 school board president for two years, but a newly constituted school board has chosen Paul Troy over Bittman to lead the board.

After the Huntley American Legion said last year it wouldn't host another Memorial Day parade, the village decided to host a July 4 parade instead.

The Huntley Fire Protection District responded to two crashes Wednesday, including one that resulted in three people taken to area hospitals, two in serious condition.

Run for the arts in Crystal Lake and watch military helicopters land in Lake in the Hills this weekend in McHenry County.

Huntley is the latest municipality in the McHenry County area to go for a local grocery tax.

Firefighters responded to two house fires within minutes of each other Monday afternoon in Huntley and Algonquin, one resulting in serious burn injuries of one resident.

Who bought and sold property in McHenry County for the week of April 21?

Several Northwestern Medicine sites will offer drive-up locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday for community members to safely dispose of unused medications.

The Trump and Truth Store in Huntley could soon be forced to vacate its space as it's facing eviction over sign violations. The owner says she has a right to advertise.

Plant trees in Huntley for Arbor Day and learn about wild weather in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.

Healthcare workers from McHenry County joined the Cary-based Joshua Mission in a weeklong trip to Negril, Jamaica to provide free medical services to over 500 people.

Woodstock's Old Courthouse, owned by the city, has seen mixed success in keeping shops there, so city officials have "adjusted our approach," to finding tenants, Mayor Mike Turner said.

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

Firefighters from 17 agencies are training this week on Rapid Intervention Team rescues - rescuing downed firefighters- at the former First Midwest Bank in downtown McHenry.

Ride the train with the Easter Bunny in Union and hunt for eggs in Johnsburg this weekend in McHenry County.

Residents of a single-family home are displaced and three pets were saved after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a Lake in the Hills home Tuesday evening, officials report.

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.

Who bought and sold property in McHenry County the week of March 17-23, 2025?

The Huntley Community School District 158 Education Foundation has announced Amber Pfaff as its new executive director.

Huntley says it's acquiring 12 acres for "future municipal purposes." Could it be for a train station, with the village ID'd as a stop on the new Chicago-to-Rockford line?

Three people were injured in a three-vehicle crash that resulted in an engine fire Wednesday afternoon in Lake in the Hills, officials report.

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.

Construction on the incubator shops in downtown Huntley is about to begin.

A person injured in a two-car crash near Union Tuesday was listed in serious but stable condition.

Celebrate Easter with your dog in McHenry and shop at a local market in Algonquin this weekend in McHenry County.

Huntley Village President Tim Hoeft appears to be on track for a second term, seeming to have fended off a challenge from Trustee John Piwko.

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.

Several public libraries in the McHenry County area are joining others from across Illinois to help residents improve their financial literacy.

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

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

Huntley 158 school board candidates have weighed in on social issues the board has waded through.

Learn about gardening at MCC and get into spring break mode at D.C. Cobbs in McHenry.

Voters in Huntley will decide on the next four years of village leadership Tuesday as incumbent Village President Timothy Hoeft faces off against board member John Piwko.

A woman has gone missing from Del Webb Boulevard in the Sun City development in Huntley.

The Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a night of celebration and recognition at its 2025 annual awards dinner.

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

Ten people are running for five seats on the Huntley Community School District 158 board in the April 1 election. What do they have to say about balancing well-funded schools with the concerns of taxpayers?

Huntley High School Principal Marcus Belin, the 2025 High School Principal of the Year in Illinois, award recognizes high school principals who have demonstrated a positive influence on their students and learning community.

A Woodstock man with a past conviction for burglary to a vehicle pleaded guilty Monday to residential burglary.

Huntley Village President candidates, incumbent Tim Hoeft and current village board member John Piwko debated the issues in Huntley ahead of the April 1 election in our candidate forum. Listen the podcast from the debate here.