Sandbagging has begun in spots along the Fox River as its levels are expected to continue rising into next week following several inches of rain over recent days. A flood warning is in place for McHenry, Kane and Lake counties.

A single-family home in Richmond that sold for $787,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in McHenry County during the past week

If you played Lucky Day Lotto on March 5, you might want to check your ticket.

Officials from Richmond, Spring Grove, Volo, Fox Lake and Lakemoor updated the public on their communities at a area chamber event recently.

Before a packed courtroom in McHenry County Thursday, friends and family of 24-year-old man killed by a drunk driver spoke of the light and love he brought to their lives.

The McHenry County Board has had its say on a series of speed limit reductions proposed on county roads. Which ones passed?

The McHenry County Board might soon be asking drivers to slow down on a few roads around the county.

A man called police in Lakemoor reporting he'd driven into a water but wasn't sure where. Hours later, his car was found in Volo.

The McHenry Outdoor Theater and Star 105.5 are joining forces to help the new Kids in Need Secret Santa program meet demand this holiday season.

The public is invited to take in hand-crafted art, décor and gifts of all sorts at delightfully decked-out booths during the Chain O’ Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce’s Mistletoe & Martinis — A Festive Christmas Market.

The market will feature treasures and treats from more than 40 local artisans, makers and small businesses.

For those who might have missed the dazzling, rare sighting of the northern lights in northern Illinois Tuesday night, there may still be another chance to see them Wednesday.

Most McHenry County communities will have their sanctioned trick-or-treating hours on Halloween Friday.

A vehicle crashed into an industrial building in Lakemoor Tuesday, causing a fire that spread from the car to the structure.

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

What could be better than celebrating Halloween by watching scary movies with great friends at an iconic outdoor theater?

Think pink and ready those vocal cords: Oct. 10-11 at the McHenry Outdoor Theater will be all about making some joyful noise on behalf of breast cancer awareness.

In celebration of canines and their humans, the McHenry Outdoor will host a special Bring Your Dog to the Movies event Friday and Saturday, Aug. 22-23.

Most of the McHenry County Board members whose seats are up next year are planning to run for reelection.

Property transfers with addresses and prices for the week of May 27-June 4.

A Lakemoor man who police said had a “sophisticated” pot-growing operation in his home pleaded guilty to unlawful production of marijuana.

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

Lakemoor‘s Fourth of July parade featured about 20 entries and kicked off the McHenry High School Marching Warriors.

The McHenry Outdoor Theater in Lakemoor has started a program, Sensory-Friendly Wednesdays, to accommodate those with special needs. They are working with Options & Advocacy for McHenry County to make it happen.

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.

Daniel Avila needed a car to help care for his family. His community stepped up by raising $10K in a GoFundMe campaign.

Heat indexes in McHenry County could climb to the triple digits in the coming days.

An 85-year-old Lakemoor woman was killed in a t-bone crash Saturday in Lakemoor, officials said

Katherine "Kat" Glenn-Porter will be the first up this summer to perform the national anthem before audiences at the McHenry Outdoor Theater.

Who sold and bought real estate in McHenry County the week of May 7 and for how much?

Thunderstorms downed trees and power lines around McHenry County Thursday evening.

A tornado watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday for most of northern Illinois, the National Weather Service reports.

When the Drabczynski family rolls in to the McHenry Outdoor Theater in their black SUV to see Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” on May 17, it will be a brand-new experience for them — and for followers of the theater’s social media.

Shop the Algonquin Garden Club’s plant sale and check out reptiles at the Animal Expo this weekend in McHenry County.

The second annual Bremer Team – Keller Williams Success Realty Easter Eggstravaganza gates open at 10 a.m., with the hunt starting promptly at 11 a.m. April 12 at the McHenry Outdoor Theater, 1510 Chapel Hill Road, east of McHenry.

Lakemoor trustees have voted to annex a golf course so that the property can be redeveloped as a solar farm, despite reservations by some nearby residents.

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.

Advocate Health Care recently opened a new retail pharmacy at the Advocate Outpatient Center in Lakemoor.

The Pistakee Country Club could soon be converted to a solar farm in Lakemoor – but neighbors living nearby have issues with it.

Restaurants, bakeries and, of course, grocery stores in the McHenry County area are seeing the impact of higher egg prices.

A former employee of Woodman's Markets in Lakemoor says the grocer violated her rights by firing her for time off she had approved while for breast cancer surgery.

Here are a few fun things to do this weekend in the McHenry County area.

A new solar farm could be coming to Lakemoor on what is now the Pistakee Country Club.

James Piezonka is accused of fatally shooting his son Ryan in Lakemoor Sunday; authorities said the wounded man approached a passerby for help before he was found dead in the street.

A man found shot on Route 120 in Lakemoor Sunday afternoon died at a McHenry Hospital, and a person is in custody, police said.

The victim of a fatal DUI crash was “an extraordinary person,” a family member said in court Thursday during the sentencing of the Lakemoor man who pleaded guilty in the death.

A McHenry woman has been charged in the Sept. 27 hit-and-run crash that killed 24-year-old Austin Stanek of Island Lake. She made her first court appearance Tuesday.

Here are the properties that changed hands in McHenry County during the week of Nov. 7-15, 2024.