New pottery painting studio now open in Algonquin
Fox Valley Pottery, a new studio where you can paint your own pottery, recently opened in Algonquin.
View ArticleSpring Grove man guilty in 2016 DUI crash that killed his passenger
A McHenry County jury has convicted a 37-year-old man of aggravated DUI in a June 2016 crash in Spring Grove that killed his passenger.
View ArticleSweet! Maple sugaring festivals return to Fox Valley this weekend
The impending arrival of spring is made even sweeter by the tapping of maple trees. Learn how maple syrup is made, and maybe even try your hand at tapping a tree, at one of these Fox Valley festivals.
View ArticleCarpentersville man sentenced to 7 years prison for pot, cash seized from...
A Carpentersville man was sentenced to seven years in prison this week after pleading guilty to a June 2016 bust in which 82 pounds of marijuana and $191,300 were found in an Algonquin storage locker....
View ArticleMcHenry County coroner to step down amid cancer treatment
McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski is stepping down later this month to address health complications related to cancer treatment.
View ArticleEmployee convicted of stealing trade secrets from McHenry County company
A federal jury this week convicted a 30-year employee of a McHenry County manufacturing firm of stealing trade secrets while planning to move to China to work for a rival company.
View ArticleConstable: Pussy willows about to fire first shot in war on winter
The hopes raised by the "Looking for Spring" email from Stacy L. Iwanicki, natural resources education coordinator with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, are dashed because winter just...
View ArticleMeet the 2018-19 Daily Herald Leadership Team
Welcome to a glimpse of the future. Today we announce the 2018-19 Daily Herald Leadership Team, suburban high school students who represent some of the best of their generation -- hard working,...
View Article'Dark day for McHenry County': How state police caught man accused of fatally...
A McHenry County sheriff's deputy died after being shot this morning while working with federal agents at a Rockford hotel, and the suspect is in custody, authorities said.
View ArticleHuntley comes out in support of McHenry County deputy who was killed in a...
A man who fatally shot a McHenry County sheriff's deputy Thursday was staying in a Rockford hotel room with his girlfriend, who told officers on the scene she wanted to get out just before a spray of...
View ArticleServices start Tuesday for McHenry County sheriff's deputy; fundraiser...
A visitation and funeral will be held this week for fallen McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner as colleagues, neighbors and the public at large continue to mourn him.
View ArticleIf convicted, man charged with killing McHenry County deputy could be...
A 39-year-old man charged in the shooting death of McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was part of a federal task force serving a warrant last week at a Rockford hotel, was wheeled into...
View ArticlePublic encouraged to line procession for fallen McHenry County deputy
A final visitation will take place Tuesday, followed by a funeral and procession Wednesday, for a McHenry County sheriff's deputy killed in the line of duty.
View Article'A true patriot who wanted to protect people': Deputy Keltner's widow pens...
Deputy Jacob Keltner's wife, Becki, wrote a letter about her husband after he was shot and killed last week in Rockford.
View ArticleHundreds attend visitation for fallen McHenry County deputy
Hundreds of area police officers and civilians attended a visitation Tuesday to pay their respects to McHenry County Deputy Jacob Keltner, who was killed in the line of duty last week.
View ArticleFigure skating community to hold fundraiser in Algonquin preschooler's memory
Skate for Mason is the first benefit ice show sponsored by the Mason Wasz Foundation, which is based in Crystal Lake. It takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, at the Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva.
View ArticleFuneral for fallen McHenry County deputy Jacob Keltner
Funeral for fallen McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner at Woodstock North High School.
View ArticleImages: Funeral for fallen McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner
Loved ones and colleagues paid their respects to fallen McHenry County sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner during his funeral Wednesday at Woodstock North High School.
View ArticleCommunity shows support at McHenry County deputy's funeral procession
Hundreds of spectators lined a two-block stretch of Route 47 in Woodstock on Wednesday for the funeral procession of McHenry County deputy Jacob Keltner.
View Article'There was simply none better than Jake': Fallen McHenry County deputy...
To the law enforcement officers who knew him best, there was no better partner, policeman or fugitive investigator than Jacob Keltner.
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