Jacobs baseball beat McHenry in 11 innings, Cary-Grove baseball scored five runs in the sixth to rally past Crystal Lake South and Burlington Central softball's Isabelle Reed struck out 12 in a four-hit shutout in Friday's Northwest Herald sports roundup.
A former Richmond man accused of calling 911 and falsely reporting an active shooter pleaded guilty to resisting a police officer/causing injury Thursday and was sentenced to two years probation.
Crystal Lake residents will no longer need to purchase an annual vehicle sticker starting July 1. The city is the latest among many area communities to do away with the requirement.
Students pursuing teaching careers have a teacher signing day at Woodstock North High School.
A judge ruled Thursday he will not consider a Wonder Lake man’s conviction for killing his wife in 2000 when deciding his guilt in a battery case heard in a McHenry County courtroom this week.
Parks and conservation lands in Northern Illinois, including McHenry County, are preparing for the 13-year periodical cicada invasion, starting in mid-May through early June.
One man is in serious condition after being hit by a farm tractor at a tree nursery near Wonder Lake Thursday, according to the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District.
The Pretrial Success Act legislation builds upon the Pretrial Fairness Act by constructing a support system for people awaiting trial in the community, with a proposed $15 million investment designed to expand access to health and human services.
Cycling Without Age McHenry County will provide free public rides with Cary Public Library, Crystal Lake Park District and the McHenry County Conservation District this year.