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“A Sisterly Snow Day: A ‘Frozen’ Character Dining Experience" takes place Sunday at Galati's Hideaway in Cary.
Dawn Udesen recalled how her husband Jimmy remained hopeful despite "devastating" medical news. He was a McHenry County corrections officer and youth baseball coach.
Some Huntley leaders like the idea of housing development of attached rentals in the village, but not the proposed location.
Silesia Flavorings plans to construct a building of about 119,660 square feet in the Huntley industrial park near Route 47 and Interstate 90.
Road conditions were worsening and many McHenry County schools called off after-school activities Wednesday as snow began piling up on its way to a possible half a foot of accumulation.
A Huntley man faces 10 charges of possessing sexual images of children younger than 13.
A Huntley man has been sentenced to conditional discharge after he was accused of cruelty to dozens of animals, including a turtle, 17 cats and a dog.
Police said one of three suspects in a burglary at a Pingree Grove bar was in critical condition after their vehicle crashed during a police pursuit, while two others had not been found after searches with dogs and drones.
Construction workers who noticed a fire that broke out in a garage of a home in Huntley Saturday afternoon helped put out the fire while firefighters were in route, helping prevent the fire from spreading into the home, officials report.
Shop Valentine’s Day gifts in Huntley and take in the Groundhog Day festivities in Woodstock.
Huntley may soon be home to a new townhome and single family development.
The National Weather Service expects windy days through mid-week, warning residents of fire hazards with dry conditions
Huntley is planning to have its brick-and-mortar retail business incubator program up and running in time for the holiday shopping season.
Outtakes from recent assignments from the Northwest Herald for Jan. 26, 2025.
The driver of a car that launched into a house in Lake in the Hills Wednesday afternoon was taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with minor injuries.
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
When Gail Gilbert's new puppy suddenly stopped being able to use its legs normally, she was told to euthanize. Her refusal led her to make a feature-length documentary called "Puppy Love."
Huntley School District 158 is canceling a contract to buy electric buses from Lion Electric after the company shut down its Joliet operations.
The Kane County Coroner’s Office on Friday identified a 70-year-old woman from Huntley who was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Jan. 8 in Carpentersville.
Nobody was injured but 18 acres of land were burned in a Huntley-area brush fire Friday afternoon.
DeFiore Funeral Home in Huntley plans to open a pet crematorium with viewing room and pet walkway.
State seizes an estimated $1 million in cash and property in 2022 drug bust and money laundering case
Marengo is along the proposed Rockford line. Officials want a stop.
A 70-year-old Huntley woman died following a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon.
Test your knowledge at one of these northern Illinois bar trivia nights.
The Huntley school board voted to increase the levy by the maximum allowed under the tax cap, but an abatement and debt reduction will push that down.
Here are the properties that changed hands in McHenry County during the week of Nov. 7-15, 2024.
Huntley will not have a Memorial Day parade this year after officials with the American Legion questioned whether the event had become too celebratory.
The Chicago regional public transportation system is facing a fiscal cliff without new funding. Where does McHenry County fit into the funding picture?
Take a look back at some of the biggest news stories of 2024 in the McHenry County area.
McHenry County's New Year's baby arrived just after noon Wednesday.
The past year saw a lot of changes to the McHenry County retailing and restaurant landscape. Here's a look at some of them.
A selection of some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite photos of 2024.
Here’s a look at the 24 most-read stories in the Northwest Herald online in 2024.
A selection of some of the best feature photos from 2024 in the Northwest Herald.
A selection of some of the best news photos from 2024 in the Northwest Herald.
A Huntley woman has died from injuries she sustained in a Christmas morning crash in Addison.
A look back at some of photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures of the month in the Northwest Herald for December.
A Marengo man was resentenced to five years in prison for “grabbing or hitting” a 6-week-old infant after authorities say the defendant violated his original sentence of probation..
New Year’s Eve and Groundhog Day celebrations are right around the corner in McHenry County.
Kelley's Market has opened in Huntley and sandwich and gelato shops are coming in a matter of days.
Despite Crystal Lake's objections, McHenry County Board approved a zoning change that paves the way for a self-storage facility near city limits.
Come spring, six Huntley High School students could be telling NASA officials at the Johnson Space Center in Houston about the app they’ve built.
Some McHenry County restaurants are open on Christmas
Woodstock, Huntley, Fox River Grove and Fox Lake are among local communities that have scored six-figure grants from the state of Illinois for parks improvements.
To help The Salvation Army of McHenry County's Love Beyond Christmas Red Kettle campaign, 10 McHenry County firehouses will compete in the seventh annual Fire Fighters Red Kettle Challenge on Saturday, Dec. 21.
A New Jersey man was sentenced to years in prison for targeting children on social media coercing them to send sexual images to him, prosectors say.
Smoothie King will soon be available along the Route 47 corridor in Huntley.
More women are finding work in the traditionally male-dominated union trades amid demographic and economic shifts.