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

One person was airlifted in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash near Marengo early Wednesday morning that left one of the vehicles up against a nearby home.

A man who was killed during a farming accident Monday near Marengo has been identified by the McHenry County Coroner's Office.

A 38-year-old Woodstock man has died in a farming accident near Marengo Monday evening.

McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman was among the countywide officeholders who filed nominating petitions Monday to run in the Spring 2026 primary election. Tadelman is seeking his second term, so far without opposition.

A man with a past violent conviction was detained after he was accused of starting a vehicle fire near Harvard and wielding a butcher knife when authorities arrived, a prosecutor said Thursday.

An Arizona woman who traveled to McHenry County with her son – smuggling 120,000 fentanyl pills as alleged carriers for a Mexican cartel – was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison.

A driver has been arrested in connection with a Huntley-area crash Saturday evening after authorities said he hit a skateboarder with his car and fled.

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A 19-year-old woman from Janesville, Wisconsin, was identified as the person killed in a Marengo area crash

An Arizona man who smuggled 120,000 fentanyl pills into McHenry County was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison. His mother was also charged and they have alleged ties to a Mexican cartel.

A woman died in a crash that resulted in the car and a nearby home catching fire Monday evening near Marengo, officials report.

Police are seeking the owner of two horses found wandering near Woodstock.

The McHenry County Historical Society & Museum will now host its Fall Festival event at the campus in Union, a change from the previously announced location.

A Wisconsin man learned through a Shaw Media report that his old friend in McHenry County needed a new kidney. He immediately offered to help and months later underwent transplant surgery.

About 300 vintage shops and barns, high-end consignment and boutiques throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois are gearing up for the annual fall Vintage Shop Hop the weekend of Oct. 3 and 4.

Algonquin residents now have access to tele-health services that aim to increase healthcare access in an optional, fee-based program. But residents have to opt out to avoid a $6 monthly feel.

An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.

Marengo Union School District 165 finds itself in a debate over separation of church and state after paying a woman who runs a Jesus-based program $10,500 to speak to parents and teachers.

A Marengo man on parole for battering a 7-month-old child in 2014, causing a brain bleed, pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling a woman in February.

The McHenry VFW and the McHenry County Historical Society and Museum joined up to host a Victory Dance to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the WWII and revisit the sounds and steps of the era.

The Marengo Area OutReach Enterprises (MORE) Center is celebrating 25 years of serving families in Marengo and Union with an Open House Sept. 21.

McHenry County has promoted a familiar face to the county administrator role.

A man was flown to hospital Sunday after crashing his motorized bike into a fence.

A man was flown to a hospital Sunday afternoon after being run over by a tractor in Marengo.

A Marengo man who has a history of peering into the windows of unsuspecting women has been charged with another alleged offense.

A Marengo man who serves on the local park board and plan commission has announced a run in the GOP primary for McHenry County Board, challenging an incumbent who plans to seek reelection.

A dog died and six residents were displaced in a fire that broke out in an attached garage of a home Friday afternoon near Marengo, officials reported.

An elderly Marengo man was flown to Javon Bea Hospital Riverside in Rockford with serious injuries following a fall Monday

Brandon Kanehl, 35, is charged with one count of resisting a police officer, one count of obstructing a police officer and one count of possession of marijuana by a driver.

A school aide from Milwaukee is accused in McHenry County of beating a woman and also of grooming. A public defender said the two were engaged in roleplaying and fantasy.

Four people were injured in a crash near Marengo that resulted in a car flipping over on its roof - moments before another crash involving a semi was reported nearby.

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

A man was convicted of residential burglary for stealing vehicles, a weapon and appliances from a Marengo-area home, though his lawyer contended he had nothing to do with it.

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.

Marengo defensive end Brady Kentgen enters his fourth varsity season with big goals for his senior season. Marengo will rely on a physical defense as it tries to build on last year's 5-5 record.

Two people suffer injuries in a three-vehicle crash Sunday morning that shut down a portion of Route 23 near Marengo for over an hour, officials report.

A man has been arrested three times accused of being naked and performing lewd acts in front of a window in his Marengo apartment.

Officials are still searching for the owner of three stray goats that were found Sunday in Marengo.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the robbery of a Marengo gas station where an employee was shot. He will serve the time concurrent with a Kane County robbery sentence.

Daily lane closures are scheduled to begin this month on McHenry County bridges over the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway for construction.

Severe storms that rolled through McHenry County Thursday night seem to be the culprit of multiple responses from emergency departments, many of which were fires that appear to have been started by lightning.

The 11-year-old boy who was killed in a June 23 crash near Marengo was remembered in his obituary as an athlete, devout Catholic and collector of rocks and coins.

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office identified two people who died in separate car crashes in the county early Tuesday.

Backyard chickens will stay banned in Marengo, for now, after an informal poll indicated a small majority of the City Council didn't favor allowing them.

Three people died in McHenry County car crashes between Monday evening and early Tuesday morning, and a fourth person was flown in a serious crash earlier Monday. Here’s what we know.

A man was killed in a crash near Harvard Tuesday morning in the third traffic fatality since Monday evening in McHenry County.

A man was killed in a crash near Woodstock Tuesday morning along the same road where a child died in a separate crash less than 12 hours earlier.

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

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