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

Football fandom is split between the Bears and the Packers in the McHenry County area, which has some official Packer bars.

The Richmond Township supervisor and clerk, who were elected, as well as the office manager, all resigned on the same day.

From the deaths of prominent citizens to the far-reaching impacts of the first year of President Trump's second term, here is a look at some of the biggest stories that happened in the McHenry County area in 2025.

A loud boom Thursday evening in the McHenry that some say shook their homes prompted hundreds to take to social media for answers. But so far they have materialized.

A man was airlifted after a crash near Richmond Friday morning and ending up 20 feet off the road in an embankment, officials said.

Antioch Traveling Closet will host a clothing and toiletry giveaway from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Dec. 22.

A Woodstock man is accused of giving a Richmond officer false identification during a traffic stop while being sought on an arrest warrant and in possession of drugs.

A man was flown to a Lake County hospital after a fall in Richmond.

The owners of Angelo’s Fresh Market in Johnsburg – closed since mid-September – are rebranding the store, plan to reopen in the spring and are having a liquidation sale though Friday.

Johnsburg’s Angelo’s Fresh Market closed Sept. 18 due to a power failure and loss of perishable food. It is now up for sale, according to an online listing indicating the store is up for sale.

Crystal Lake's Kevin Byrnes struggled to adjust after his military service in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones. Now he's finding success with his company Smash'd Burgers.

A 16-year-old North Boone High School Viking football player was flown following what was described as a traumatic injury

Most McHenry County communities will have their sanctioned trick-or-treating hours on Halloween Friday.

Richmond police reported they responded to a call to help a Harvard man and ended up charging him with a Class X felony after he was allegedly found hiding with 28 bags of fentanyl.

About 300 vintage shops and barns, high-end consignment and boutiques throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois are gearing up for the annual fall Vintage Shop Hop the weekend of Oct. 3 and 4.

Crystal Lake could be home to two marijuana dispensaries once again as another company looks to take over the shuttered Spark’d location nine months after it abruptly closed.

A Marengo man who serves on the local park board and plan commission has announced a run in the GOP primary for McHenry County Board, challenging an incumbent who plans to seek reelection.

Mercyhealth health care system agreed to pay over $1 million to employees and offered to reinstate employees after the company terminated workers for refusing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine policy for religious reasons.

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

Property transfers with addresses and prices for the week of May 27-June 4.

If you're looking for an experience that harkens back to summers past, take a road trip to these vintage drive-in restaurants and enjoy a burger, shake, root beer and more.

If Woodstock raises its sales tax, will it be the highest in McHenry County? Take a look at what shoppers pay in taxes for general merchandise in each county community.

The McHenry County Conservation District invites visitors to “Find Your Wild” and join its interactive journey through the county’s public open spaces all summer long in pursuit of fun prizes.

Stage 4 prostate cancer survivor Clark Atwater of Richmond raised awareness for men’s health with Advocate Health Care at a recent Chicago Cubs game.

Attempts are underway to preserve several old farms buildings around McHenry County – including one that just made a most-endangered list – but how to save them isn't always clear.

In 2012, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin was on hand to announce the creation of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, and was back Friday to see its latest addition before his pending retirement.

Find out where you can honor fallen service men and women this Memorial Day weekend in the McHenry County area.

Who sold and bought real estate in McHenry County the week of May 7 and for how much?

A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from April 2025.

A look back at some of Northwest Herald photojournalist Gregory Shaver's favorite pictures in the Northwest Herald from March 2025.

In honor of mothers everywhere, enjoy a gallery of our favorite Northwest Herald photos of mothers and daughters and mothers and sons - and grandmothers too! – from the past year.

Several mayors from McHenry County spoke to a real estate group, highlighting housing issues and what the end of the state's grocery tax could mean if towns don't enact their own.

McHenry County prosecutors say Cara Ullrich already got leniency in being allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge than murder for the overdose death of her son.

A three-day sentencing hearing began Wednesday for the mother of a 14-year-old boy who died in his father’s Richmond Township home after ingesting her fentanyl.

Over 200 people gathered outside the McHenry Veterans Affairs Clinic with signs and flags Sunday afternoon to protest against potential nationwide staff cuts to the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Who bought and sold property in McHenry County for the week of April 21?

A McHenry County judge told Eric Ullrich Friday he showed no remorse and minimized his role in the fatal overdose of his son in his home near Richmond. Ullrich received a 12-year sentence but will serve much less time.

A few hundred people protested President Donald Trump and Elon Musk Saturday in traditionally Republican-leaning Richmond and Harvard.

Protesters line the U.S. Route 12 in Richmond to protest their discontent with President Donald Trump and his administration's policies. Over 100, people the Richmond protest. A second rally was held in Harvard, where a lone counter-protester displayed his support for Trump.

Prosecutors argued Eric Ullrich failed to act because he and his ex-wife didn't want to deal with child welfare officials again, and that their son would have lived had they acted sooner.

Who bought and sold property in McHenry County the week of March 17-23, 2025?

Shop at a craft fair at the McHenry VFW and hop along a bunny trail in Lake in the Hills this weekend in McHenry County.

Join the W.A. McConnell Foundation for its third annual McConnell Ball Saturday at The District, 10308 Main Street in Richmond.

Several McHenry County-area mayors and village presidents faced and fended off ballot-box challenges – but not all. Here's a look at who won and lost and who got a free pass for another term.

The Anderson family has been making chocolates at Anderson's Candy Shop for more than 100 years but a late Easter means more chocolate for customers

A late Easter this year, on April 20, means a longer chocolate season at Anderson's Candy Shop, a longtime business in Richmond and before that in Chicago.

Charlene Wexler, a Richmond resident, was inducted into the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame for her exceptional authoring of numerous award-winning novels and essays.

McHenry County voters go to the polls on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to cast their ballots in the 2025 Consolidated Election.

In McHenry County, turnout in Tuesday’s local election has surpassed 2021 and 2023 totals, though it’s still expected that fewer than 1 in 5 registered voters will have cast ballots.