The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District Board named a new fire chief Tuesday, replacing Mike Weber who retired last week.

Residents of a townhome community in Prairie Grove are pushing back against paying for new roofs, arguing it's up to their homeowners association to finance the project.

A California man is facing charges for allegedly attempting to scam a Huntley man out of $25,000 with a fraudulent email, police say.

Algonquin residents will see a slight increase in their garbage fees or bill starting September.

Popular restaurant DC Cobb’s in Woodstock has permanently closed its doors.

A McHenry woman accused of stabbing a man with a steak knife was detained in McHenry County jail while awaiting trial on battery charges.

Two years after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail, the Trump administration is threatening to revoke federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail.The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice condemned the action.

Two people died and one was seriously injured after two cars collided with each other and then both struck a nearby home near Harvard and the Illinois-Wisconsin.

A driver died following a one-car crash in Spring Grove Sunday night.

Woodstock will hire an outside firm to help handle communications and other related tasks for the Route 47 widening project, despite some misgivings on the Council. IDOT is overseeing the work.

The second of three men charged in connection with the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Crystal Lake man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The McHenry City Council joined communities around the state who have voted to continued a 1% grocery tax, with one dissenting vote.

Three Woodstock businesses will be eligible for relocation assistance from the city, which plans to raze the structure as part of a redevelopment of the area.

A nearly 100-year-old Crystal Lake building, previously Hickory Hall, has been transformed by new owners into a light and airy venue called The Ellery.

Action Packaging will be moving its operations to Woodstock – with a little help from the city.

First pitched to the McHenry City Council in July, a plan for 33 apartments for downtown got the nod from the planning and zoning panel.

A caretaker is accused of stealing almost $30,000 from an elderly McHenry person after their death, according to authorities.

A woman was airlifted with serious injuries after exiting her car Friday evening in Woodstock, officials report.

Developers of a proposed luxury mixed-use development in Cary will come back with clearer details on traffic and property value impacts for a vote by zoning commissioners on Sept. 11.

Crystal Lake Main Beach is closed Saturday due to high bacterial levels.

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.

A man was sentenced to prison for setting fire to a Lakewood house, which occurred while he was awaiting trial on charges he crashed his car into a Crystal Lake home and paralyzed a man inside.

Huntley officials have reviewed plans for a new housing development for a second time – after trustees said in February they liked the idea but not the location.

Mike Weber, the Wonder Lake Fire Protection District Chief, will walk out at the end of his 48-year service at 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22.

Cary officials approved to bring in both a non-home rule general sales tax and to continue a 1% grocery tax for next year.

A Wonder Lake man accused of having “tens of thousands” of images of child sex abuse pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count and was sentenced to six years in prison.

A Wonder Lake man was allegedly found with multiple illicit narcotics – including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and pills – during a McHenry traffic stop.

McHenry County Board Chair Mike Buehler has cast a tie-breaking vote to allow for a solar farm near Union.

The Woodstock Truck'N Food Show is Saturday, Aug. 23, while the McHenry Outdoor Theater is hosting "Bring Your Dog" weekend.

Butcher on the Block in Lake in the Hills celebrated its 25th anniversary and it was “exactly” what the late owner would have wanted, his family said.

Butcher on the Block in Lake in the Hills celebrates its 25th anniversary in August 2025, months after co-founder Tom Yucuis' unexpected death.

Anyone who dressed like a cow - including cow-spotted accessories - gets a deal at McHenry's Chick-fil-A on its opening day Thursday, Aug. 28.

A McHenry man is accused of "exposing” and “rubbing" himself in a Crystal Lake medical supply store.

There was no emergency at the McHenry Public Library Wednesday afternoon. An alert that sounded was a false alarm, McHenry police said.

A McHenry County Sheriff's Office alert early Wednesday morning resulted from the search for a car break-in suspect who fled the Port Barrington area, according to authorities.

The two Woodstock high schools in Woodstock School District 200 were named among the top 100 in Illinois in the state’s U.S. News and World Report rankings of high schools.

Tiny Harrison School District 36, in fast-growing Wonder Lake, has room for growth before needing a new elementary school in Stonewater subdivision.

A Crystal Lake man who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping his stepdaughter and possessing mushrooms was sentenced Tuesday to 180 days in jail.

McHenry County is looking to collect storm damage data while towns begin debris clean-up from the strong thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands.

Cary School District 26 is looking at adding solar panels to the roofs of three schools as time dwindles on financial incentives that will end with the passing of Trump-backed “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Police say a Woodstock man told a child riding her bike to ”give him a kiss” as he motioned for her to sit on his lap.

McHenry residents are displaced after a garage fire destroys a home in the early hours of Tuesday, officials say.

While pickleball remains the fastest growing sport, municipalities across northern Illinois are looking to the latest fads of pump tracks, futsal courts and inclusive playgrounds to add in public park renovations

McHenry County area was coping with back-to-back dangerous storms Saturday and Monday that brought brought tornado warnings and dangerous winds.

A pickup truck involved in a crash Monday afternoon in Woodstock was found teetering on the edge of a wastewater treatment tank.

The village-owned RedTail Golf Club in Lakewood will be adding two golf simulators this fall with the village manager betting her job that they will make a profit over the winter despite board concerns on the golf club’s finances.

The Huntley Police Department has introduced a new design for its official police patch.

Huntley has announced which businesses will be in the first round of the village’s new Shops on Main retail incubator.

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

Severe thunderstorms with the risk for damaging winds and even tornadoes could hit northern Illinois on Monday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service warned.