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Here is the 2025-26 All-Fox Valley Conference boys wrestling team, as voted on by FVC coaches.

A shelter-in-place order was issued for part of Lake in the Hills Thursday morning.

McHenry County is facing a lawsuit over the County Board’s denial of a pair of solar farms.

Will McHenry County crown its first state champion? How many girls are competing at state for the first time? Which schools have the most representation? Here are key IHSA state girls wrestling storylines to watch.

Fox Valley Conference rivals Cary-Grove and Crystal Lake South will meet in a Class 3A regional final after both teams won their semifinal games handily Wednesday night. C-G beat Marmion 78-55 and South topped Crystal Lake Central 69-32 on its home court.

McHenry rallied to beat Jacobs and Woodstock topped Belvidere to reach their respective regional finals, plus more boys basketball postseason results in Wednesday's roundup.

Jace Nelson converted a clutch late-game layup as Richmond-Burton outlasted Timothy Christian, while Jayce Schmitt went off for 29 points in Johnsburg's win over North Boone during the Class 2A Johnsburg Regional semifinals on Wednesday.

A deck fire was quickly extinguished before spreading to a home late Wednesday morning in Cary, and officials warn residents to regularly check outdoor electrical wiring.

The owner of a Richmond equestrian training center – detained in McHenry County jail on charges including sexual assault of a minor – is on “interim suspension” from the US Equestrian Federation, where he has been a judge.

A fire engulfed several high-ticket items near McHenry Wednesday that required an extra engine.

Another Winter Olympics is in the books. However, the story lines and life lessons are sure to stay with us for years to come. Also, a follow-up on the anxiety-producing event of last week.

Developers are looking to finish out a townhome development in downtown Crystal Lake that has been on pause for over 30 years.

Johnsburg sophomore Summer Toussaint earned Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Basketball Player of the Year honors. Check out the full All-KRC team here, as selected by coaches.

Crystal Lake South held off Sycamore 47-41, tying the school record for wins in a season, and Geneva cruised to a 55-28 win over Boylan to keep its turnaround season going strong at the Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Sectional semifinals Tuesday.

Summer Toussaint scored 24 points and Johnsburg's girls basketball team kept its perfect season intact with a 57-30 win over Marshall in a semifinal of the Class 2A Johnsburg Sectional on Tuesday night.

Bennek Braden scored 19 points and Ryan Carpenter added 14 as Burlington Central upset Geneva, while Prairie Ridge fell to undefeated Kaneland in Tuesday's Class 3A Burlington Central Regional semifinals.

Aubrina Adamik and Evie Freundt each finished in double figures, while Avery Suess gave Huntley a spark off the bench as the girls basketball team's season ended with a 42-37 loss to Libertyville in the IHSA Class 4A sectional semifinals at Guilford.

A McHenry man is accused of starving and not providing medical treatment to multiple pit bulls, court records show.

Cary School District 26 announced its new superintendent, who will be starting this summer after a months-long, nationwide search to replace Brandon White.

If you want to know what will be on your ballot in the March 17 primary and where to go vote in McHenry County, that information is now available online.

Three people are displaced after a fire destroyed a single-story home Monday evening in Huntley, officials report.

Hampshire freshman Stella Piazza won the 115-pound title at the Hampshire Regional and advanced to this weekend's IHSA Girls Wrestling Individual State Tournament. Piazza is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

Dundee-Crown beat Elk Grove to advance to the Class 4A Palatine Regional semifinals, and more in the roundup.

Eli Loeding had 22 points, including a highlight-reel dunk, and 12 rebounds, and Prairie Ridge's boys basketball team defeated Illinois Math and Science Academy 52-45 Monday night in a play-in game of the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional.

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to burglarizing a vehicle in McHenry “with intent to commit a theft” and was sentenced to six years in prison.