Huntley

A tree fell on a house in Harvard during severe weather that made its way through McHenry County early Tuesday afternoon.

Two competing rallies – one for President Donald Trump and a Trump-themed store, and one against the president – took place about a mile apart in Huntley on Saturday.

Supporters of President Trump rallied outside of a Trump-themed store in Huntley, while about a mile away, a protest of the president and his policies took place.

Outdoor farmers market season is underway this spring, with many options in the McHenry County area.

The much-anticipated Route 47 widening in Woodstock – long expected to start this spring – has been delayed a year, even after much preparation work along the road.

Members of the Class of 2025 graduate from Huntley High School on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.

The trial over whether the Trump and Truth Store in Huntley will be evicted has been delayed again.

Find out where you can honor fallen service men and women this Memorial Day weekend in the McHenry County area.

The unseasonably cool weather has delayed the opening of Crystal Lake‘s Main Beach and some local pools and water features.

Huntley police are asking residents to check security camera footage for two missing teens, one from Crystal Lake, who have been reported missing and may be in Chicago with an unidentified male.

Two teens were reported missing by Huntley police after they did not come home from school Tuesday.

Despite suffering multiple injuries from previous competitions, 53-year-old Algonquin resident Alison Wright is back again to compete in an international adult gymnastics competition.

A man threatened to shoot patrons in an Island Lake bar, left to load a gun inside his truck and then used the weapon to hit a man who tried to stop him from returning, authorities allege.

Huntley School District 158 has announced Stephen Mogni as the new principal at Heineman Middle School in Algonquin, effective July 1.

A Huntley man’s family settled for $11 million after their son Joseph Zephries was hit and killed on a roadwork site. But the driver who struck him was only ever charged with petty driving offenses.

The family of a 20-year-old Huntley man who was fatally struck by a car while performing utility work last year on a Huntley road received a record $11.5 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

The Trump and Truth Store in Huntley is set to go to trial next month over whether it should be evicted over alleged ordinance violations. The judge granted a delay.

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.