CRYSTAL LAKE – Fifteen McHenry County professionals will be recognized for their contributions to their profession and their community next month after being named the Best Under 40 by the Northwest Herald's Business Journal.

The 2012 Best Under 40 group includes engineers, attorneys, doctors, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, and local government officials. They were chosen by a panel of last year's award winners.

The winners will be profiled in the October issue of the Northwest Herald's quarterly Business Journal magazine.