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Two people on a motorcycle were injured in a crash that shut down a portion of Route 12 near the Illinois and Wisconsin border Sunday afternoon, officials report.

A Woodstock man pleaded guilty to indecent solicitation after authorities said he made plans to meet up with someone he thought was a young girl.

Dozens of families with special needs children and adults searched for colorful Easter eggs stuffed with candy and stickers Saturday in Algonquin.

The long-awaited – and long-delayed – Route 47 widening is finally coming to Woodstock.

Six 1,000-career point scorers will headline the 22nd McHenry County Area All-Star Basketball Extravaganza, set for Sunday, April 12 at Alden-Hebron’s Tigard Gymnasium.

Police said Melrose Park man was waiting inside a Huntley home with knife

A fire outside of Marengo Saturday destroyed a pickup truck, the trailer it was towing, and the trailer's contents.

Wonder Lake tested hydrants inside the Stonewater subdivision after a fire, a letter from the fire district and online comments brought them into question.

A 15-year-old Huntley girl has been reunited with her family after she was reported missing. from the village, who was last seen Friday night.

A Crystal Lake-based nonprofit medical clinic is seeing a surge of clients as health insurance costs skyrocket, leaving many to go without health insurance altogether.

Cary-Grove's Logan Abrams won the Class 3A shot put title at the Illinois Top Times Championships, Burlington Central's LaRaiya Cunningham was runner-up in the 3A long jump, and plenty more in Saturday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.

Freshman Keaton Wagler scored 25 points and Illinois ended Iowa’s underdog March Madness run by dominating in the frontcourt, beating the Hawkeyes 71-59 to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.

A poetry panel is scheduled for Sunday, at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake.

No Kings rallies took place Saturday across McHenry County, protesting the policies of the Trump administration.

Demonstrators protested the policies of President Donald Trump at a No Kings rally Saturday in McHenry.

The Huntley Police Department is searching for Emilia Rechsteiner, a missing 15-year-old girl from the village, who was last seen Friday night.

A semitruck rolled over Saturday, March 28, 2026, on Route 120 between Fleming and Thompson roads in unincorporated Woodstock.

The Crystal Lake Chamber Foundation has announced plans for its 13th annual GEM Leadership Celebration and the winners of its GEM Leadership awards.

A judge ruled has ruled that a McHenry man is not guilty by reason of insanity for slashing a relative in the face and head with a knife.

A person was flown to a hospital by a medical helicopter late Friday following an incident at Johnsburg High School.

The Trump and Truth Store, which moved to Crystal Lake following an eviction from the shop’s previous location in Huntley, is shutting its doors, at least temporarily.

Toussaints brought heat to McHenry County hoops this winter. Johnsburg coach Mike Toussaint is the Northwest Herald Boys Basketball Coach of the Year after leading the Skyhawks to a sectional title. His nephew Trey shined at guard. Nieces Summer and Skye starred for the girls.

Meet the 2026 Northwest Herald All-Area boys basketball team.

Crystal Lake South junior Carson Trivellini already has won five regional titles in baseball and basketball but isn't satisfied. The guard averaged 18.1 points this season in leading South to a sectional final. He is the 2026 Northwest Herald Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

Huntley baseball shut out Marian Central, Hampshire baseball picked up a win over Rockford Guilford and Marian Central softball scored a nonconference victory against Rockford Auburn.