Lake in the Hills

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.

Organizers in McHenry County are joining in on a series of anti-Trump rallies around the country while, hours later, a McHenry County GOP fundraising dinner with Trump-backed speakers takes place nearby.

In McHenry County, turnout in Tuesday’s local election has surpassed 2021 and 2023 totals, though it’s still expected that fewer than 1 in 5 registered voters will have cast ballots.

Nearly 20 years after a similar plan was first proposed, a townhouse complex could be coming to Lake in the Hills.

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

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?

A Woodstock man has admitted to bruising a 3-year-old child, and in a separate case, driving under the influence of alcohol.

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.

The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District has received a $36,140 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation.

A Lake in the Hills man and registered sex offender was sentenced to six and a half years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to unlawful possession with the intent to deliver cocaine.

Lake in the Hills attorney David Franks has been selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers list.

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

Three people suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash Monday night along Haligus Road in Lake in the Hills, officials report.

See Lake in the Hills' Trevor Frey make a putt across the Bradley University basketball court to win a new car.

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.

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.