Lake in the Hills

Construction to widen Randall Road to three lanes from McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake south to Polaris Drive/Acorn Lane in Lake in the Hills is about to begin. Here’s what you need to know.

Illinois officials are warning of a tollway phishing scam involving textws claiming people have to pay up unpaid tolls or could face consequences.

The family-owned Butcher on the Block business posted a tribute to its founder and "heart" Tom Yucuis, who died Monday when he was hit by a car.

A fire broke out in a single-family home late Tuesday in Algonquin, rendering the structure uninhabitable and causing minor injuries to an occupant.

Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk is trailing behind challenger Richard Tado in the primary Republican election polls as of Tuesday night.

Here are the unofficial February 2025 primary election results for McHenry County's township races, including Algonquin, Grafton and Nunda townships.

The Lake in the Hills business owner who was killed when he was struck by cars while on foot in the West Dundee area early Monday was remembered for his longtime community involvement and support.

The owner of butcher shop and deli Butcher on the Block in Lake in the Hills as been identified as the pedestrian fatally struck by multiple cars Monday morning near the intersection of Route 31 and Miller Road near West Dundee.

After years of contentious relations between Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk and trustees, he’s now facing a challenge to his reelection bid by Richard Tado in Tuesday's GOP primary.

A registered child sex offender solicited a child through Snapchat to send him “indecent” images, Lake in the Hills police and prosecutors said.

Which school districts in the McHenry County area have announced schedule changes Wednesday because of the snow forecast?

Linda Keyes of Lake in the Hills appeared on an episode of "Wheel of Fortune" that aired Tuesday Feb. 4. Another woman with local ties appeared Monday on the show.

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.

Lake in the Hills smoke seen Wednesday was from a prescribed burn, the chance of wildfires is reduced, and flooding is possible over the weekend, according to the weather service

In McHenry County, federal money has been used in far-reaching ways, helping fund roadwork, health care programs, nonprofit programs for those in need, specialty courts, workforce housing and much more.

Eight businesses were recognized Saturday evening during the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce awards event.

Woodstock is getting closer to getting a Metra rail yard that would be moved from Crystal Lake. Officials say the change would benefit both towns and Metra UP-Northwest riders.

Driver whose car ended up inside a Lake in the Hills house Wednesday may had a medical emergency behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

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.

Two McHenry County residents who pleaded guilty to charges connected to their actions on Jan. 6, 2021, are expected to be among those pardoned by President Trump.

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

Huntley School District 158 is canceling a contract to buy electric buses from Lion Electric after the company shut down its Joliet operations.

Police activity Friday morning at Jacobs High School in Algonquin was the result of a “false lockdown.”

Stay warm inside with RC racing in Johnsburg and a winter carnival in Crystal Lake this weekend in McHenry County.

Winter ice has not cooperated for some park and recreation events, but anglers say its been better than advertised

When a seventh-grade student at Westfield Community School began choking in the lunchroom, a teacher stepped in

State seizes an estimated $1 million in cash and property in 2022 drug bust and money laundering case

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District rescued a deer from the Fox River on Friday.

Lake in the Hills police officers will see 4% raises this year if the village board approves a new contract with the police union.

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.

A person was airlifted Saturday afternoon after a crash in Lake in the Hills.

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

Here’s a look at the 24 most-read stories in the Northwest Herald online in 2024.

A selection of some of the best news photos from 2024 in the Northwest Herald.

A 19-year-old Crystal Lake person faces felony charges and is accused of reckless driving and causing a head-on car crash that resulted in serious injuries over the summer in Algonquin.

A Wauconda man is accused of more than 5,000 grams of marijuana and nearly half a pound of the hallucinogen peyote found in a bus and suitcase in McHenry County, prosecutors say.

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.

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.

Lake in the Hills residents can vote for their favorite holiday house through Friday.

An ATM technician servicing a Bank of America machine on the 200 block of North Randall Road was robbed Tuesday night

Jacobs High School had a short shelter-in-place order Monday following a police presence near the Community School District 300 school

Two died following an two-vehicle crash in Wayne on Sunday, according to the Kane County Coroner's Office.

Holiday celebrations continue in McHenry County this weekend with a Flurry Fest in Lake in the Hills and a parade in Johnsburg.

Crystal Lake City Council postpones the consideration of a 5% self-storage facility rental tax after industry leaders push back.

Henri Giugni brought in four pairs of native trumpeter swans in 1985 and now up to 100 trumpeter swans return every winter to the Harvard castle he owns with wife, June.

A candidate for Lake in the Hills village president was knocked off the April ballot over some mistakes in his nominating papers and lack of sufficient signatures.

A Crystal Lake man accused of cutting another man during a fist fight early Monday, though his lawyer said he acted in self defense.