Devoted fandom and deal lured customers out to Siren Records in McHenry and The Records Department in Woodstock for Record Store Day.

McHenry native Sarah Michalak was recently honored with the inaugural Loralei Ruiz Women in Aviation Scholarship.

William Ross, serving a decades-long sentence for murder of his girlfriend, was denied in his efforts to win a new trial.

A Crystal Lake woman who authorities say ran an unlicensed day care is accused of fracturing the ribs of a baby in her care.

The would-be operator of a self-storage facility at the former Crystal Bowl location scaled down the plans after an earlier plan commission consideration -- but it still got rejected.

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Area Dogs receive rabies vaccines during a rabies vaccine event on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the McHenry County Animal Control and Adoption Center, in Crystal Lake. Two more low-cost rabies vaccination clinics will be offered on May 14th, and May 21st. The clinics are by appointment only, and registration is available online at bit.ly/MCAC-clinics.

Legislation recently approved by the Illinois House of Representatives prohibiting the use of corporal punishment in private schools would have little effect in the suburbs since the majority of private schools here already prohibit it, officials from multiple schools confirmed.

To celebrate Illinois’ Teacher Appreciation Week May 6-10, state Sen. Craig Wilcox of McHenry has announced a new “My Inspirational Teacher” Essay Contest for middle school and junior high students.

The Richardson Adventure Farm's fourth-annual tulip festival has seen flowers bloom for just a handful of days or up to three weeks, so the Richardson family encourages those who want to come out and walk among the flowers do it soon.