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A rare, eight-sided barn – from a McHenry County farm where agricultural history was made – has been rebuilt and restored at Richardson Adventure Farm near Spring Grove to become an events venue.

A road by Crystal Lake School District 47 Lundahl Middle School will be closed for the summer starting Monday due to restoration efforts of Crystal Creek.

Huntley had four bunt hits, two sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies to beat Prairie Ridge 9-0 in a Fox Valley Conference baseball showdown Friday, avenging a loss from earlier in the week.

Jace Koth hit a walk-off single to lead Jacobs baseball over Crystal Lake Central, Alexa Avitia and Alyssa Weniger each homered in Huntley softball's win against Marengo and Harper Wright went 4 for 4 in Crystal Lake Central softball's victory over Glenbard West.

Nathan Neidhardt fired a complete-game shutout with eight strikeouts while allowing just two hits, Kaden Wasniewski belted a three-run homer in the first inning and McHenry baseball scored its 20th win of the season Friday, shutting out Burlington Central 6-0.

Three people, two requiring extrication, were injured in a rollover crash involving a pickup truck Thursday on Route 173 in Richmond, officials report.

Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155 is among three dozen school systems in Illinois that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality.

A man suffered serious burn injuries in a McHenry-area propane fire Thursday, Nunda Rural Fire Protection District spokesperson Alex Vucha said.

Community High School District 155 Superintendent Neil Lesinski has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by the Kishwaukee Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

Marengo's Brady Kentgen homered against Richmond-Burton for the fourth time in his career, Max Broughton threw six innings of shutout baseball, and the Indians avenged a Kishwaukee River Conference loss with an 8-1 win Thursday.

Piper Heimbrodt homered twice and recorded seven RBIs to lead Huntley softball over Crystal Lake South, while Johnsburg and Marian Central softball each scored 20 runs in victories. Gavin Polerecky and Matthew Fansler had walk-off hits for McHenry and Woodstock North baseball.

McHenry sophomores Danica McCarthy and Charlee Cape set things up nicely for their teammates Thursday, going 8 for 8 from the Nos. 1 and 2 spots in the lineup as the Warriors beat Cary-Grove 17-7 in Fox Valley Conference softball action.

Find out how much Woodstock is raising its water and sewer rates, and some of the budget pressures city officials say are causing the changes. The new rates kick in Friday.

Three drivers were injured in a crash that resulted in one driver facing DUI charges Thursday afternoon along Route 14 in Crystal Lake, police said.

Friday marks the 2026 season’s grand opening for the McHenry's Riverwalk Shoppes, set for 9:30 a.m. at Miller Point Park.

A man accused of pistol-whipping a man and threatening to shoot people in an Island Lake bar pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing a stolen firearm and aggravated battery in a public place.

One McHenry County roadwork project estimated to cost $2.46 million had a lowest bid come in at $3.17 million. Other projects are also seeing higher than expected costs.

Martejo Discount in Algonquin is back open after a brief closure, but the possibility of Crunch Fitness taking over the building still looms.

As we complete National Poetry Month, celebrated in April, our annual poetry columnist spotlights examples in history when poems have been banned or restricted from access.

Crystal Lake Central's Konner Altergott hit a walk-off homer to beat Jacobs, Bella Moore had two homers and Reese Vrba added a grand slam for Prairie Ridge softball, Marian Central baseball busted out for 16 runs, and more in Wednesday's roundup.

NIU commit Devin De Loach scattered two singles and went the distance on the mound to lead Crystal Lake South to a 4-0 win over visiting Hampshire in Fox Valley Conference baseball action Wednesday.

Resources fairs for those affected by flooding will be held in Lake and McHenry counties Friday and Saturday to connect people with resources to assist in their recovery, officials announced.

A Vernon Hills man convicted in a DUI crash that killed two people on New Year’s Day in 2005 has pleaded guilty to driving drunk last November when, authorities said, he caused a crash near McHenry.

Half a dozen people were displaced and more than 15 cats are unaccounted for following a fire in Woodstock early Wednesday in a building that contained four units.

This year's "Facts & Figures Report" from the Alzheimer's Association not only looks at the state of the disease in the U.S., but also includes a survey about Americans' feelings about developing dementia and what they're doing about it.