McHenry suspended its leaf pickup, hopes to get remaining leaves in the spring, but offers yard waste pickup through end of the week.

The Chicago Bears got some good injury news Wednesday as they started preparing for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. Wide receiver Rome Odunze and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson both would’ve returned to practice in limited fashion according to an estimated report.

Proposal 19 is on the ballot with a submission that proposes that the playoff field be expanded by 16 teams in each classification with a total of 384 teams qualifying for the postseason. Steve Soucie's uses 2025 data to project what the format could look like.

The Chicago Bears are in unfamiliar territory as they try to make the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Here's how the team is approaching its first legitimate playoff run in five seasons

The CCL/ESCC announced its new alignment for the 2026 and 2027 seasons with many of the league's 24 teams finding themselves in different division than before.

Three U.S. Senate candidates are off the March 17 primary ballot after the Illinois State Board of Elections on Tuesday upheld objections to their petitions.

Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake will host "Jingle Belles" live comedy, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra and Classical Blast! performances this weekend.

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area boys cross country team.

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

Woodstock junior Max Beard scored 24 points in a win against Harvard and surpassed 1,000 career points, Alden-Hebron's Hayden Smith had 38 points in an overtime loss to Hiawatha, and more in Tuesday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Crystal Lake South and Huntley exchanged leads five times in the fourth quarter. In the end, it was the Gators who came out on top. Senior Laken LePage tossed in 10 of her game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter as South held on for a 47-45 win.

Adam Anwar finished with 17 points and seven rebounds, while Nate Ottaway added 12 points and four rebounds as McHenry fought off Hampshire 47-38 in a defensive Fox Valley Conference boys basketball matchup Tuesday evening.

The Illinois winter weather rule limits utilities from disconnecting eligible customers in who use electric or gas as their primary source of home heating

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.

A high-profile contender for the congressional post now held by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky has survived a legal challenge to her candidacy.

The Chicago Bears’ pass rush struggled once again in Sunday's loss to the Green Bay Packers. Has the Bears’ pass rush struggled as much as it seems this season? Here's what the numbers say.

The herd of Illinois candidates vying for U.S. senator in the March 17 primary election is likely to be thinned this week at a state electoral board meeting.

Northern Illinois faces another round of potentially messy travel conditions Tuesday evening and again early Wednesday as a fast-moving weather system brings the threat of a brief glazing of ice, strong winds, followed by intense snow showers and squalls

Leave the cooking and clean up to someone else on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!

Meet the 2025 Northwest Herald All-Area girls cross country team.

Marian Central's Julia Dovidio hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to lead the Hurricanes past Wheaton Academy, Alden-Hebron girls and boys earned wins, and more in Monday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

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.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson and some players met with reporters virtually Monday a day after a tough 28-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Here are three of the most interesting things the Bears said Monday.

Volo Museum is celebrating its 65th anniversary by giving away a 1960 Buick LeSabre featured in a movie starring actors Jimmy Stewart and Bette Davis.

The Chicago Bears couldn't finish their late-game comeback in a 28-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Shaw Local's Michal Dwojak and Joe Aguilar break down the loss and what it means for the Bears' playoff chances

Northern Illinois is staring down another blast of bitter Arctic air later this week, capping off what has already been one of the most aggressive starts to winter in decades

Icicle lights hanging from your house: Pretty. Actual icicles hanging from your house: A sign of potential trouble.

From Capitol News Illinois: Both Stratton and Kelly say they support the concept of “Medicare for All,” which would establish a single-payer, government-run health insurance program that all Americans would have access to

Visit these spectacular light shows and displays this Christmas season.

"Time to repurpose Illinois coal to the State Capitol for the annual garbage passed during the veto session," Mike Ruffner of Antioch writes in a letter to the editor.

Only one in five Illinois residents has received the flu vaccine, and far fewer have received the updated COVID-19 vaccine as of the end of November, according to the state Department of Public Health

The Chicago Bears ran out of late-game magic Sunday night at Lambeau Field in a 28-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Here are the five big takeaways from a tough loss on the road.

The Chicago Bears seemed poised to pull off another late-game comeback Sunday night. Instead, quarterback Caleb Williams threw an interception in the final minute of Sunday's 28-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Here's what happened at the end.

"Cost of goods is coming down, just look at the price of gasoline today and what you paid in 2022," Robert Meale of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.

The Bears lost to the Green Bay Packers, 28-21, on Sunday at Lambeau Field

The Chicago Bears had no major injury surprises ahead of Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Wide receiver Rome Odunze and cornerback Tyrique Stevenson are both inactive after they were ruled out Friday.

More of the roof and walls at Thompson’s Appliance in Woodstock caved in Sunday morning, Dece. 7.

Although we always have to be prepared for our safety, experts urge pet owners to take precautions for the furry members of their families, too.

"The project has 40 units and cost $20 million. That’s $500,000 per unit," Steve Willson of Huntley writes in a letter to the editor.

A fast-moving clipper system dropped a widespread band of snow across northern Illinois overnight into Sunday morning, leaving several communities with 6 inches or more and creating hazardous travel conditions before tapering off

Tina and Trevor Bupp of McHenry-based Bupp Woodworks & Design, have made a name for themselves preserving florals like wedding bouquets and funeral flowers to memorialize important events.

The Greggory is centered around live-fire cooking in an open-show kitchen with a menu that includes dishes such as bone-in prime rib, Slagel Farms rotisserie chicken and Mediterranean sea bass.

"Christmas is not running to and fro buying presents for people who don’t need them," Cynthia Barber of Algonquin writes in a letter to the editor.

Another round of light precipitation is possible Monday night into Tuesday near the Wisconsin border, with a stronger system bringing mainly rain Tuesday night before colder air returns midweek

Woodstock boys basketball improved to 5-0 with a win against Boylan, Richmond-Burton girls basketball beat Sandwich for its fifth victory, and more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Crystal Lake South's Nathan Randle won a championship, while Prairie Ridge's Tymen Robinson and Richmond-Burton's Blake Livdahl recorded runner-up finishes during the E-Rab Giardini Invitational at Rockford East on Saturday.

A Republican candidate running to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the largely suburban 9th District was convicted of a sex crime against a juvenile decades ago, records show.

Prosecutors allege that a Crystal Lake man asked a stranger online for sexually explicit images of children ages 8 to 12.

Mount Carmel finished the same place it started the season in the No. 1 spot of the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings. Check out the final rankings here.

A fast-moving clipper system is expected to spread a swath of accumulating snow across northern Illinois late Saturday evening through early Sunday