A Marengo man has been charged for the fourth time since 2024 with public indecency involving lewd exposure, according to court records and police.

Marengo residents have received notices from the city about elevated manganese levels in the city’s water supply. What, if anything, do they need to do?

A North Carolina man staying in an RV park in Marengo is accused of having an altercation while possessing a firearm he was not allowed to own because of a felony conviction, according to court records.

Marty Mohr: I am open to renewable energy, but I am firmly opposed to the state’s current approach, which strips local communities of their decision-making power. Read Mohr's full questionnaire here

Firefighters were able to extinguish a chimney fire before it spread to the home near Marengo Monday evening, and officials warn residents of the dangers of mismanaged chimneys.

A resident was treated for smoke inhalation and a home was made uninhabitable after a fire Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, near Marengo.

With Cary’s chief of police retiring, the village has announced that Marengo’s top law enforcement official. who also had a long career in Arlington Heights, will take over the role.

Two Republican Party candidate forums will take place in McHenry County Thursday, Jan. 22 and Sunday, Jan. 25

Niko Kanakaris has a contract to buy Vickies Place and is asking McHenry for sales tax rebate to offset renovation costs.

As a Marengo woman awaits adjudication in a fifth drunken-driving case from 2024, she has been charged with DUI again, according to court records.

A crash Wednesday morning has shut down a stretch of Route 23 near Marengo.

From county fair cows to pet emus, here are some of our favorite McHenry County-area animal pictures of 2025 from Shaw Local staff and contributors.

A home was left uninhabitable after a fire in the Marengo area late on New Year’s Eve

The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died Monday morning in a Harvard car crash.

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning near Marengo that caused a car to crash into a ditch, officials report.

A selection of the top feature photos in the Northwest Herald in 2025, by Shaw Local photographers.

James R. Gibbons of Marengo man was ordered to be held in jail on charges of possessing images depicting child sexual abuse. He's known for giving history presentations across northern Illinois.

The Marengo-based law firm of former McHenry County Board chairman and state lawmaker Jack Franks was part of a multimillion-dollar settlement against Monsanto over its use of "forever chemicals."

Two people were injured in a car crash involving a semi-truck that shut down a portion of Kishwaukee Valley Road Monday morning near Marengo, officials report.

An employee suffered serious burns in a fire at a Marengo manufacturing facility.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law a bill banning Homeland Security agents from arresting people in or near daycare centers, hospitals, colleges or courthouses who are suspected of being in the country illegally.

An Elgin man accused of posting an “explicit photo” of a Marengo woman on Snapchat, printing it on a T-shirt and twice violating an order of protection has been detained in McHenry County jail, records show.

A chunk of ice, believed to have come from a truck driving ahead, smashed through a van's windshield near Marengo Friday, hospitalizing the driver.

Santa Claus is coming to Huntley – and will be among the first participants in a new holiday parade at Very Merry Huntley. And find a listing of other weekend Christmas events.

A Marengo resident was taken to a Rockford hospital after slicing fingers in a snowblower Saturday.

The passage of Thanksgiving also marked a serious toward winter with a huge snowstorm Saturday.Here's a look at the impact in one corner of the McHenry County.

Several areas of northern Illinois experienced heavy snow Saturday providing enjoyment for some and headaches for others.

Tree-lightings, parade and festival about this holiday season in the McHenry County area, starting right after Thanksgiving and through Christmas.

A Marengo man is among five charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty in connection to a Woodstock-area rodeo, including men from Sleepy Hollow, Hampshire, Belvidere and a teen from Lockport, court records show.

With Huntley out of the running, the smaller town of Marengo is looking at whether it could be a stop along the Chicago-to-Rockford rail line. But leaders have a lot of questions.

A driver suffers injuries in a rollover crash involving a tree Thursday morning near Marengo, officials report.

A man's gun accidentally discharged while he was trying to holster it at a Marengo gun range, officials said.

The Oscar Mike foundation is based in Marengo and provides team games and other experiences for veterans with serious injuries. The nonprofit is aiming to raise $20 million to expand.

An IDOT worker told a Shannon woman who admitted to hitting him with her car on a Marengo roadway that although his “life has changed forever,” he forgives her.

McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman will have no GOP primary opponent next year and is so far unopposed for a second term. How else is the 2026 primary shaping up in the county?

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.

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

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.