Local News

WOODSTOCK – McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill will not pursue a vote tonight to replace a member of the Public Health and Human Services Committee.

CARY – More parents are saying they will enroll their students in District 26 next school year than originally planned, according to district officials.

McHENRY – About 10 large trees infected with emerald ash borer recently were removed from Veterans Memorial Park, a deputy city administrator said.

On the heels of Monday's disastrous tornado that killed dozens and injured more than a hundred people in Oklahoma, McHenry County officials gave tips for area residents to be better prepared when disaster strikes.

CRYSTAL LAKE - An hour-long power outage Tuesday afternoon in the area of Route 14 and 31 affected some businesses in Crystal Lake.

WOODSTOCK – The trial of a former youth mentor accused of sexually abusing a young boy wrapped up Tuesday, but a McHenry County judge won't announce the verdict until next week.

• Steven P. Koehler, 50, Oakwood Drive, Wonder Lake, was charged Saturday, April 27, with driving under the influence, failure to dim headlights, and improper use of turn signal.

FOX RIVER GROVE – Village Water Department employees this week will be flushing fire hydrants, according to a news release.

McHENRY – School Districts 15, 36 and 156 will have parent meetings Thursday to discuss plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools in the districts during the 2013-14 school year.

CARY – Whether District 26 will help pay for a study on the future of the closed Maplewood School property is uncertain.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for McHenry County and other Northern Illinois counties.

SYCAMORE – A former Northern Illinois University student will get another opportunity to convince a judge or jury that he was justified in shooting a fellow student in the leg in February 2010.

McHENRY – The major traffic delays caused by the widening of Charles J. Miller Road are pretty much at an end, an engineer for the project said.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Dessert vendors and area residents came together last week to support one of the county's oldest therapy services.

WOODSTOCK – The alleged victim in a sex abuse case against his one-time youth mentor said the man was sexually aroused when he pulled down the boy's pants and spanked him.