Doug Jennings has died; he founded Crystal Lake-based transportation and fulfillment company JA Frate, known for its trailers that pay tribute to fallen local servicemen and women.

Next July 4 marks a big birthday for the United States: the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from England in 1776. Communities across northern Illinois have been turning their attention to how to mark the occasion

Texas and Illinois are in a political standoff over remapping, but in other ways the states have cooperated, like when Illinois sent a Huntley fire official and others to assist after catastrophic Texas flooding.

National Night Out events take place Tuesday and Thursday around McHenry County.

Twenty-one students ranging from third to eighth grade are participating in Huntley's farmers market Saturday, Aug. 2, selling what they make, including dog toys, candles, soap and fidgets. Other markets have youth programs too.

The Huntley Farmers Market is bringing kids in to sell their homemade goods. Other local farmers markets, including Woodstock's and The Dole's in Crystal Lake, also offer kids as young as 5 the chance to participate.

A former Huntley Little League volunteer treasurer is accused of stealing more than $14,000 from the league over multiple dates in 2022, court records show.

Hospitals in Chicago, the suburbs, and beyond made U.S. News & World Report’s list of best hospitals. They include four in Chicago, seven in greater Cook County, four in DuPage, three in Lake, one in Will and the hospitals in McHenry County

A 10-year-old boy from Huntley is back in Illinois after a boat crash in Canadian that left him with serious injuries from propeller blades.

A cat was treated for

The Huntley 158 school board voted to approve a new contract with its support professional union, but it was not without some disagreement.

Honey and Louie are comfort and therapy dogs at the McHenry County courthouse. Now they've officially been sworn in for service.

Huntley's Izzy Whitehouse and Crystal Lake South's Logan Georgy fell in love with beach volleyball when they joined Team One Volleyball in Aurora. The juniors recently announced their verbal commitments to play beach at NCAA Division-I schools.

Hundreds of miles and four days later, almost 100 bicyclists found ways to grieve, support each other and remember police officers killed while on duty in Illinois in 2024. Cycle Across Illinois benefiting the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors concludes Sunday.

The Trump and Truth Store in Huntley opened for its last day of business Sunday after the landlord began evictions proceedings over sign ordinance violations.

An employee of Weber-Stephen Products, maker of Weber grills, was seriously injured in a fall at a Huntley manufacturing facility.

Nearly 100 law enforcement personnel from across the state will bike to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb Saturday, their latest stop in an almost 400-mile bicycle journey across Illinois to honor their fallen comrades. Stops also in LaSalle, Kendall, Kane, DuPage counties

Following a traffic crash, a former Huntley couple – convicted in connection with what authorities described in 2015 as a “drug-dealing enterprise” – have been charged with possessing cocaine, court records show.

Huntley firefighters responded to a crash involving a car fire and a house fire within 10 minutes of each other Wednesday afternoon, officials report.

The man accused of trying to enter the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock Monday afternoon with a semiautomatic pistol has been charged.

A man taken into custody had been on pretrial release on charges that he was drunk when he was involved in a fatal crash, court and jail records show.

Huntley celebrated its first July 4 parade Friday, and thousands of people lined Main Street to take it in.

Huntley held its first Independence Day Parade along Main Street on Friday, July 4, 2025, in Huntley.

Where you can watch fireworks in Kane County.

A worker suffered critical injuries after falling off a two-story roof he was working on Thursday morning near Huntley, officials report.

Huntley Police are asking parents to ensure children using electric motorized vehicles are using them legally and safely after crash Wednesday.

A portable toilet in a Huntley park was ripped apart in what police officials said was among the more destructive instances of vandalism reported in town.

Huntley police allege a Port Barrington man asked a child to perform a sex act over a video chat and “offered cannabis in exchange for sexual acts.”

The Huntley Police Department will conduct a training exercise near Coral and Dwyer streets in downtown Huntley Friday.

A 17-year-old from Huntley has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash last week in Arlington Heights, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

The owners of the Trump and Truth Store in Huntley will leave her Route 47 location by July 17 after a settlement in the eviction case against her.

An 11-year-old child has died in a two-vehicle crash near Marengo, authorities said.

If Woodstock raises its sales tax, will it be the highest in McHenry County? Take a look at what shoppers pay in taxes for general merchandise in each county community.

The McHenry County Conservation District invites visitors to “Find Your Wild” and join its interactive journey through the county’s public open spaces all summer long in pursuit of fun prizes.

The drive-through-only coffee chain 7 Brew is quickly expanding its presence in the McHenry County, with several new locations planned.

Add golf carts to the ways to get around East Dundee.

The ninth annual Huntley VetFest will be from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday.

An arrest warrant issued earlier this month for the owner of the Trump and Truth Store in Huntley was quashed in court Friday morning.

Party for parks in Fox River Grove and enjoy Family Fun Day in Woodstock this weekend in McHenry County.

The McHenry County Board approved a Woodstock-area slaughterhouse that raised objections from neighbors and nearby Hartland Township officials.

The Huntley Village Board was lukewarm on the idea of duplexes along Route 47, with some trustees hoping to see that area developed with commercial uses.

Huntley is considering different options for adding security cameras for downtown, including fixed location and mobile cameras.

A McHenry County judge issued an arrest warrant Friday for the owner of the Huntley Trump and Truth store after she failed to show up in court on a misdemeanor charge that she drove with a suspended license, court records show

View art in Harvard and go fishing with the McHenry County Conservation District this weekend in McHenry County.

Silesia Flavors, a Germany-based food flavoring company with U.S. operations in Hoffman Estates, expects to have a Huntley facility up and running next summer.

A Crystal Lake man who is former owner of Huntley's Dairy Mart pleaded guilty to unauthorized video recording and also to possession of psilocybin.

A 19-year-old man riding an electric dirt bike was critically injured in a crash early Sunday in Huntley, police said.

Some Huntley ComEd customers were without power Sunday after a tree crashed down at Church and Second streets

Huntley is looking for applicants for its new Shops on Main retail incubator program.