A 75-year-old Itasca man has been charged in the shooting death of a woman Saturday near Harvard, police said. The man also sustained a self-inflicted wound, according to authorities.

Five people were injured in a rollover crash along Route 31 Monday morning in Crystal Lake, officials report.

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.

Authorities say two people were shot near Harvard, one fatally, and have identified the deceased.

A man convicted in a New Year’s Day 2005 drunken-driving crash in Chicago that killed a taxi driver and passenger has been charged with DUI and causing a crash near McHenry.

McHenry County Sheriff and State’s Attorney say they welcome Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker‘s comments on revising the criminal justice reform SAFE-T Act that went into effect two years ago.

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.

A child was injured after a school bus crashed into a ditch, hitting a utility pole and downing live wires Monday afternoon near McHenry, officials reported.

A pedestrian died in a hospital after being hit by a vehicle Thursday evening in Wonder Lake, officials report.

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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.

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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.

A man was severely injured when his vehicle collided with a tractor near Hebron Monday.

Taylor Keegan of Crystal Lake, diagnosed with breast cancer at just 26, will be on the field Sunday for the Real Bears Fans Wear Pink game, recognizing and other survivors. She's the sister of NFL player Trevor Keegan and a county sheriff social worker.

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

As authorities investigate the shootings of a recently wed couple found dead in a vehicle in Harvard, separate obituaries have been published for them that make no mention of the other.

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

The McHenry County Conservation District's volunteer program, SWEEP, asks parks and trail users to let them know when they see issues

Officials say the bicyclist who was critically injured in a crash involving a car Tuesday afternoon near Cary did not stop or yield before entering the roadway.

Two separate crashes involving semi trucks occurred within about less than two hours near Woodstock Monday.

Free firearms safes and cable gun locks will be available at the Firearm Safety Event and Resource Fair, which takes place Monday, Sept. 29 in Woodstock.

Authorities say they've seen a "dramatic increase" in those sharing images of child sexual abuse. But officials in Kane and McHenry counties have employed technology and teamwork to track down sources of lewd images and videos of kids.

Part of Cary Algonquin Road in the Cary area was shut down Friday because of what's been described as a serious crash.

A crash involving an overturned truck shut down a stretch of Route 176 near Crystal Lake Wednesday morning.

Early-morning police activity near Crystal Lake was “peacefully resolved" and was prompted by a mental health crisis, police said.

With country star Luke Bryan's Farm Tour headed to little Prairie Grove on Friday, Sept. 19, the community will have 50 police officers to direct traffic and help move an estimated 20,000 fans into and out of the area.

The McHenry County Board is expected to take up Tuesday whether to increase the salaries of most of the countywide elected officials as it weighs the impact on taxpayers.

A McHenry man died, and a woman and two child passengers in another car were injured, when their two cars collided near McHenry Tuesday.

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

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

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.

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.

Most of the McHenry County Board members whose seats are up next year are planning to run for reelection.

People interested in running in the March 17 primary election for McHenry County offices can get their packets from the privacy of their own homes starting Tuesday.

A Cary man died from a self-inflicted gun shot after he was reported to be brandishing a gun around neighborhoods near the Fel-Pro RRR Conservation Area in Cary, officials report.

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 dog was shot Friday morning near Wonder Lake after two dogs began fighting, officials said.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to place a deputy in the Woodstock DCFS office for three years.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office has released body-worn camera footage from an April 10 officer-involved shooting in Crystal Lake, and the officers involved have been cleared.

Hundreds of miles and four days later, almost 100 bicyclists found ways to grieve, support each other and remember police officers killed while on duty in Illinois in 2024. Cycle Across Illinois benefiting the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors concludes Sunday.

McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio publicly made the case for a raise of about 35% for whoever wins next year's election for the clerk seat. Tirio has announced he's running.

McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio is running for reelection.

Following a traffic crash, a former Huntley couple – convicted in connection with what authorities described in 2015 as a “drug-dealing enterprise” – have been charged with possessing cocaine, court records show.

McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman is seeking reelection next year.

The person believed responsible for the hit-and-run that killed a Crystal Lake-area teen was found dead in a Woodstock home.

A Crystal Lake couple initially accused of possessing about $25,000 worth of marijuana pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

Authorities said someone attempted to enter the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock with a weapon and then fled the scene.