Local News

  • Randall Road project concerns addressed by county officials

    McHenry County Division of Transportation officials are responding to some recent concerns that have been brought up about the continuous flow interse ...
    March 6, 2014 - 12:16 am

  • Nine animals found dead, Elgin woman charged with animal cruelty

    CAMPTON TOWNSHIP – The Mini Zoo Crew in Hampshire Township kept followers in touch with happenings posted on its Facebook page, from a Family Fun Nigh ...
    March 6, 2014 - 12:10 am

  • Crystal Lake church sees increased engagement through technology

    CRYSTAL LAKE – At the end of Monsignor Daniel Hermes' Ash Wednesday homily, he held up a bright yellow sign to his St. Thomas the Apostle parishioners ...
    March 5, 2014 - 11:57 pm

  • Kathy (Lechner) Welch leaves District 200 board

    WOODSTOCK – Kathy (Lechner) Welch was almost a teacher. Instead, after choosing a path in nursing, s ...
    March 6, 2014 - 12:09 am

  • Harvard police reports for March 5, 2014

    • Philip Leyden, 67, 607 W. Burbank St., Harvard, was charged Tuesday, Jan. 28, with failure to use due care/driving too fast for conditions.
    March 5, 2014 - 11:03 am

  • Formal dress donations still needed for Sunday benefit

    CRYSTAL LAKE – The seventh annual My Sister’s Dress Project is now collecting new and almost-new formal gowns and accessories for the sale benefiting  ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:50 am

  • McHenry police reports for March 5, 2014

    • Richard T. Hyde, 35, 1208 S. Hilltop Blvd., McHenry, was charged Saturday, Feb. 1, with felony possession of a controlled substance and possession o ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:46 am

  • Winter weather advisory in effect until 10 a.m.

    McHenry County is in a winter weather advisory until 10 a.m. today. Light to moderate snow will im ...
    March 5, 2014 - 10:11 am

  • Carpentersville fire displaces family of six

    CARPENTERSVILLE – A Carpentersville family was displaced Monday night after a fire started in their attic.
    March 5, 2014 - 12:14 am

  • LITH plans Family Fun Night for Friday

    LAKE IN THE HILLS – The village has scheduled a Family Fun Night for Friday as a way for people to learn about the village's spring recreation program ...
    March 5, 2014 - 12:13 am

  • LITH fears cost of Randall Road project

    LAKE IN THE HILLS – According to a village analysis of the county’s continuous flow intersection plans, the project will cost taxing bodies an extra $ ...
    March 5, 2014 - 12:13 am

  • Group aims to aid those with housing emergencies

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Whether for residents of a distant, tornado-ravaged community or for a disabled neighbor across town, members of His Working Volunteers ...
    March 5, 2014 - 12:11 am

  • Crystal Lake church to recognize organist for decades of service

    CRYSTAL LAKE – When Barbara Thorsen first sat behind an organ at First Congregational Church she barely knew how to turn it on let alone play it.
    March 5, 2014 - 2:40 pm

  • Kane County sheriff, clerk candidates field questions at forum

    ST. CHARLES – The Republican candidates running for two Kane County offices – clerk and sheriff – fielded questions from the public Tuesday night duri ...
    March 5, 2014 - 12:21 am

  • Woodstock adds event-focused BYOB license

    WOODSTOCK – A new BYOB permit will allow the city to regulate nonrestaurant businesses that host events where customers bring their own alcohol.
    March 4, 2014 - 11:59 pm

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