News, stories, articles and photos about the Village of Richmond, Illinois, from the Northwest Herald and Shaw Local
The McHenry Outdoor Theater will start its season this weekend plus plenty of Easter egg hunting activities in McHenry County this weekend.
A former student, now 19, has been charged with making an online threat against Richmond-Burton High School that prompted alert to parents.
Nearly 1,000 acres of current farmland is set to become part of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, which straddles Illinois and Wisconsin and aims to protect wildlife corridors.
Brian Dunlavy and Jeff Popp at The Glass Smith offer patrons the opportunity to try their hands at either working with glass melted in a furnace, or with a torch or watching glass artists at work while having a drink at the bar.
Stevie Hyder, 15, is one of the students at Richmond-Burton High School whose images were manipulated to appear naked. She said if more people speak out, "the cops will be forced to do something about this.”
Richmond-Burton High School alerted parents late Monday to "sensitive images" created and circulated on a computer. Authorities are now investigating.
Here's what will you pay in sales tax if a McHenry County-wide Mental Health Board sales tax referendum and Marengo local sales tax referendum are approved.
Quiet moments at the McHenry County Conservation District's Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve Varga Archeological Site on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, The wetland area near Richmond along the Wisconsin border is composed of every stage of wetland. The area also a habitat for 29 species of native fish, 200 species of plant life, 55 species of birds, 15-20 butterfly species, and 20 state threatened and endangered species.
Nicor Gas warns of potential rotten-egg natural gas smell as it transfers odorant in Richmond area Wednesday.
The parents of a 14-year-old boy who died last month in his home near Richmond from an overdose have been charged with first-degree murder, according to the McHenry County jail log.
Trent Ullrich, a 14-year-old who died of an overdose, had fentanyl and xylazine in his system, the McHenry County Coroner said.
Richmond-Burton High School officials said in an email to parents a social media threat was investigated and addressed.
A mother charged in connection with the death of her 14-year-old son who died in a Richmond Township home in January had her probation on an unrelated aggravated battery case revoked Thursday.
A driver was airlifted with injuries believed to be life threatening from a crash involving a Jeep and a semi near Richmond.
Enjoy kids games and a free festival in Algonquin and celebrate a new glassblowing business opening in Richmond this weekend.