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Fall means it's time to visit a pumpkin farm! Check out our list of locations around northern Illinois for some autumn fun.
The McHenry VFW's Queen of Hearts jackpot is once against topping $1 million and has rolled over yet again in the latest drawing. Here's all you need to know about the game.
McHenry City Council members took their first steps toward potentially raising their pay, though it wouldn't go into effect until 2027.
Alan Hanke of Crystal Lake was convicted in an $8 million Ponzi scheme; now he's charged with stealing more than $10,000 from the McHenry American Legion Post 491.
Three members of a McHenry family pleaded guilty to aggravated battery of a 7-year-old child. The family members claimed in court documents their actions were in response to the child's violent outbursts.
McHenry High School seniors signed up to vote Tuesday, ahead of their slightly younger peers who won't make the cutoff to participate in the high-stakes election.
McHenry County property transfers for the week of Aug. 15-21, 2024.
Alan Hanke pleaded guilty in June in an $8 million Ponzi scheme; now the Crystal Lake man is accused of theft by using a veteran group's debit card on more than $10,000 in person expenses, authorities allege.
Eastwood Manor, a subdivision near McHenry that is currently under a boil order, lost its water service completely on Friday due to a water main break.
Residents in Eastwood Manor near McHenry were alerted late Wednesday that the subdivision, which gets its water from private provider Aqua Illinois, is under a boil order until at least Saturday.
Chipotle is opening its first Huntley location soon.
A woman is accused of performing dental whitening without proper medical certification and of tampering with a computer in McHenry County.
McHenry hosted its annual remembrance Wednesday for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The city of McHenry has hosted a Sept. 11 ceremony in honor of the 2001 terrorist attacks every year since 2002.
Jeeps on the Run, a McHenry-area Jeep owners club, is sponsoring their 12th annual Toys for Tots run by raffling off a 2024 Jeep Wrangler, donated by Ray Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Fox Lake.
The anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America will be remembered during ceremonies around the McHenry County area Wednesday.
The McHenry-Wonder Lake Lions Club with host a charity golf outing on Sept. 20.
Patrick "Slim" Summers, owner of McHenry's After the Fox bar, died Sept. 4. A memorial service at the bar and restaurant he founded in 1982 is pending, according to his family.
McHenry's Miller Riverfront Park set to close for two weeks to boaters during a parking lot reconstruction.
The Peace Garden at McHenry VFW Post 4600 was built in 2020 to give veterans a peaceful place and community food pantries a source for fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the growing season.
A Johnsburg woman was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol for a fifth time.
The McHenry County Conservation District’s historic Powers-Walker House has announced its fall event schedule.
Authorities allege a Wonder Lake man sexually abused a teen, gave her drugs and fled authorities by boat before hiding in the woods "Rambo"-style.
Three vehicles were involved in a crash in McHenry that left one car on top of another. One person was transported with minor injuries.
A memorial will be held Sept. 7 for James “Jimmy” Forbes, longtime owner of Port Barrington Marina on the Fox River, described by those who knew him as “genuine” and a “sweetheart” always willing to help.
Food truck operators who would like to set up in McHenry will soon need to get a permit and could face fines for operating without one.
Woodstock signs off on a new marijuana dispensary, which would be its first.
Parts of Route 12 in Richmond have been shut down because of a crash.
Ben Keefe, 50, had been commander at the McHenry VFW for the past three years and is credited for the veteran's organization's successful Queen of Hearts game and the post's donations to other charitable projects.
Plenty of new shopping options will be coming to Crystal Lake along Route 14 as soon as October.
The McHenry City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a food truck ordinance that would require permits and limit the number of days one could set up in town
McHenry City Council approved eight grants, totaling just under $88,000, for business facades but not without controversy over which businesses should receive them
Woodstock could approve a new marijuana dispensary this week.
Erika Kosick completely renovated a 1978 camper with her dad to start her own business called Erika's Odd Coffee Company.
Upcoming fall festivals include RISE Up Music Festival and Cary Main Street Fest in McHenry County.
A rock lineup launches the RISE Up Music Festival in McHenry, running Sept. 12 to 14, capped by two nights of country music stars.
A McHenry man convicted in a 1999 Lake County DUI crash that killed his 16-year-old passenger has pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence from a 2022 charge.
Drivers are asked to use an alternative route until lines are removed following storms that rolled through McHenry County.
Find an apple orchard in and around Geneva, Oswego, Plano, Woodstock, Plainfield, Aurora, Yorkville, McHenry, Union, La Salle, Mt. Morris and Rock Falls.
The McHenry VFW's Queen of Hearts game is still rolling over and the prize pot is now worth almost $1.4 million.
Tuesday's temperatures and heat indexes in the McHenry County area are expected to be even warmer than Monday's.
Huntley envisions a downtown business incubator with start-up retailers in a historic house and individual small shops outside, similar to McHenry's Riverwalk "tiny shops."
Old courthouse wins award from foundation
Veterans are celebrated on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, as they return from an Honor Flight trip to Washington D.C., at McHenry Community High School. The Honor Flight trip was coordinated by the Veterans Network Committee of Northern Illinois.
A man pleaded guilty Thursday to intercepting a check for more than $23,000 from a McHenry dealership.
Honor Flight attendees were welcomed home with a surprise ceremony Sunday at McHenry High School.
McHenry tiny shop, Marvin's Toy Store, invited families to race cars at the McHenry location on Saturday and again at its Crystal Lake location on Sunday.
A McHenry woman who has served prison time for her part in the 2019 fatal overdose of a Woodstock woman has been charged with serious cocaine offenses.
The Loop the Lakes event shows the popularity of personal watercraft, but there's not always ample parking for them along waterways. Mike Missak and his employer, Nielsen Enterprises, is trying to change that along the Chain O' Lakes.
A McHenry man pleaded guilty to threatening to “head butt” a Harvard police officer and break his jaw was sentenced to a two-year prison term.