Marengo

The man killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday near Marengo would have turned 20 on Tuesday, according to the McHenry County Coroner’s office.

A 19-year-old Marengo man has died following a motorcycle crash Saturday near Marengo, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.

Marengo police arrested a man early Saturday who they said possessed six roosters, cockfighting equipment and nearly $10,000.

A former McHenry man accused of threatening to shoot two Marengo police officers with their own guns has been sentenced to one day conditional discharge and jail time served.

Marengo High School District 154 has settled to pay back over $241,000 to taxpayers who filed a lawsuit claiming the district levied an “excessive” amount in 2023 after losing another similar lawsuit.

Glen Pecoraro, the first baseball coach in Prairie Ridge history, is retiring from coaching at the end of the 2025 season. He plans to retire from teaching in the next 2-3 years. His Wolves have advanced to state twice, finishing second in Class 3A in 2021.

Huntley is the latest municipality in the McHenry County area to go for a local grocery tax.

Who bought and sold property in McHenry County for the week of April 21?

McHenry County's only I-90 interchange is at Route 23 in Marengo and opened five years ago. The land around it remains mostly agricultural but Marengo aims to bring new development there.

A warrant was issued for a Sean Fitzpatrick, who failed to show up for his trial on charges of stealing cars from a Marengo home, court records show.

Marengo High School District 154 is court ordered to pay back nearly $364,000 to taxpayers filed a lawsuit claiming the school district levied an “excessive” amount in 2022, according to court documents.

A few hundred people protested President Donald Trump and Elon Musk Saturday in traditionally Republican-leaning Richmond and Harvard.

Algonquin has voted to add a 1% grocery tax at the start of next year, when Illinois ends its version, which has benefited local communities.

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?

A clothing drive is planned for Sunday, April 13 to benefit Glory Bound Rescue Ranch, a no-kill animal sanctuary in Marengo.

Paramedic students at McHenry County College had a chance to spent time at a Woodstock care facility, Sheltered Village, to learn from experience about interacting with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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.

A person injured in a two-car crash near Union Tuesday was listed in serious but stable condition.

Celebrate Easter with your dog in McHenry and shop at a local market in Algonquin this weekend in McHenry County.

A person was flown to a hospital with critical injuries following a two-car crash Tuesday near Union.

A car crashed into a storefront Tuesday afternoon in downtown Marengo, officials report.

A Marengo woman was hospitalized Monday after the car she was driving crashed into a guard rail southeast of Genoa, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

This spring, McHenry County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Firefighters across McHenry County responded to four brush fires that collectively burned over 40 acres of land Wednesday, officials report.

A felon with a “lengthy criminal history” pleaded guilty Monday to unlawful possession of cocaine and was sentenced to 61/2 years in prison.

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

Saints Peter and Paul eight grader Tyler Kochanski is this year's McHenry County Regional Spelling Bee winner and will compete at the 100th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in May in Maryland.

A Minnesota woman has died following a crash Sunday near Union, the McHenry County Sheriff's Office reported. Several others were injured.

3 people were critically injured during a crash that occurred during while a late winter storm brought whiteout and slick conditions.

A weekend of wild and wide-ranging weather blew through the McHenry County area, from dangerously high winds to snowfall – and a temperature drop of nearly 50 degrees in the process.

Days after high winds, dry conditions and storms affected the McHenry County area, the region received some snow Sunday morning.

Dry conditions blamed for brush fire Tuesday morning that burned an area near a rural Marengo retention pond, officials said.

Amanda Damisch: I think the shift towards multi-family developments and rentals in McHenry County is a reflection of the current market demand and the evolving needs of our community

Steven Mortensen on top priorities for Marengo: Improve the infrastructure of our community, attract more business to the community and provide additional services to the members of the community

Kelly Sobusiak: School safety, building repairs, and student engagement are all top priorities

Take a nighttime family walk in Woodstock and shop vintage all around McHenry County this weekend.

A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from February 2025.

Marengo is the latest McHenry County municipality to add back a grocery tax after the tax statewide is set to go away next year.

A Marengo man charged in 2021 with driving drunk and causing a crash that killed his wife was sentenced to five years in prison.

Marengo is considering a local grocery tax to replace lost revenue from when the Illinois grocery tax goes away in 2026.

Over objections from nearby residents, the McHenry County Board approved a gravel pit near Marengo late Tuesday. But it won’t have a ready-mix plant on site.

The McHenry County Board is set to decide the fate of a potential gravel pit and ready-mix plant near Marengo that many area residents oppose.

The Historical Society will be hosting a grand winter opening in Union and Harley Davidson will have a Cabin Fever party in Woodstock this weekend.

The National Weather Service expects windy days through mid-week, warning residents of fire hazards with dry conditions

A man was taken to Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside after a single-vehicle crash Saturday near Marengo.

A farm field near Marengo could soon be home to a gravel mine and ready-mix plant. But many of the neighbors who live near the property are upset about the possibility of the field being converted to that use.

An Elgin man was in custody Monday after a warrant was issued accusing him of sharing a sexual image of a woman without her consent by printing the photo on a T-shirt and sharing it on social media.

McHenry County-area supporters of President Donald Trump celebrated the inauguration Monday at Niko’s Grill and Pub near Marengo.