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Huntley's boys volleyball team is enjoying the best season in the program's 12-year history. The Red Raiders open the postseason Saturday.

Crystal Lake Central's Wade Ozment, Niklas Thorsen and Johnny Geisser threw a combined five-inning no-hitter, Burlington Central's Henry Crumlett qualified for state in the discus, Woodstock North and Richmond-Burton will send boats to the bass fishing state tourney, plus more.

A man suffered serious injuries and was airlifted after falling 40 feet while doing tree removal work in Bull Valley Thursday morning.

Two Woodstock 18-year-olds face felony charges after they were accused of holding a 13-year-old boy at knifepoint and demanding his bike and cellphone, according to authorities.

Starting next month, Algonquin will require residents to use wheeled totes for garbage service rather than stickers, but the price changes have some residents pushing back.

Lake in the Hills police officers have a new workspace that officials say is more up-to-date, efficient, secure and provides more privacy for crime victims.

Beach season officially kicks off Saturday for Crystal Lake Main Beach, and officials hope newly installed technology will prevent closures the park district experienced last summer due to elevated bacteria levels.

Prairie Ridge held off a late Woodstock surge to clinch its third straight IHSA sectional boys track and field championship Wednesday. Woodstock, Johnsburg, Woodstock North, Crystal Lake South, Harvard, Richmond-Burton, Marian Central and Marengo all qualified events for state.

Crystal Lake Central's Kylie Gibbons hit a walk-off single as the Tigers came back to top Crystal Lake South in a regional semifinal, Hampshire, Richmond-Burton and Marengo softball also won regional semis, Burlington Central and Hampshire co-op girls lacrosse won, plus more.

A Marengo woman who was sentenced to prison time weeks ago for her 5th DUI got a new sentence for her 6th DUI.

McHenry senior Natalie Bender brought her cool and calm to the circle Wednesday, throwing a four-hit shutout to lead the Warriors past Jacobs 3-0 in the teams' Class 4A McHenry Regional softball semifinal.

A child suffered a traumatic injury and was airlifted to a trauma center after falling at a Crystal Lake elementary school Wednesday afternoon.

McHenry Chief of Police John Birk was appointed as interim city administrator on Monday's McHenry City Council meeting.

Raymond Link's public defender doesn't deny he committed a "horrific," near-fatal attack on a woman in a McHenry park. But the defense wants a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict.

The IHSA girls track and field state championships run Thursday-Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. Here is the full list of state qualifiers from the Northwest Herald area.

Diego Herrera doubled and recorded three RBIs for Huntley baseball, Christine Chmiel struck out 17 for Marian Central softball, Cary-Grove girls soccer advanced to the regional finals and McHenry boys lacrosse won its sectional opener. Plus more baseball, softball and soccer.

Cary-Grove's Olivia Osadzinski and Holly Streit had game-tying hits in the seventh and eighth innings, and Emily Glen provided a walk-off single in the ninth as the Trojans rallied to beat Harvard 5-4 in their Class 3A Prairie Ridge Regional semifinal Tuesday.

Kylee Nicholson threw a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts, and Woodstock North's softball team beat Woodstock 5-1 in a semifinal of the Class 3A Crystal Lake Central Regional. The win avenged the Thunder's lone loss in Kishwaukee River Conference play.

Ava Gertz posted her third hat trick in four games, freshman Maelyn Growney scored the first two goals of her varsity career, and Prairie Ridge shut out Crystal Lake South 5-0 in an IHSA Class 2A regional semifinal girls soccer match at Crystal Lake Central on Tuesday.

A man accused of “randomly” stabbing another eight times outside a McHenry hotel will remain in county jail pretrial, a judge ruled Tuesday.

The Tex-Mex chain restaurant On The Border in Algonquin has permanently closed one year after filing for bankruptcy.

After a year of drama ensued following the swearing in of three new commissioners, the Crystal Lake Park District board may be heading in a different direction after voting to change the president’s leadership.

A Crystal Lake man accused of possessing more than $250,000 in cocaine and marijuana, along with $110,000 in cash and drug dealing paraphernalia, has pleaded guilty.

Two online fundraisers have been set for the family injured - and where a woman was killed - on Sunday in the Wonder Lake home explosion.

A McHenry man has pleaded guilty to disseminating child sex abuse images and was sentenced to six years in prison.