Images: Tuesday at the McHenry County Fair
See images from Tuesday at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock. The fair continues through Sunday.
View ArticleFox Valley communities to join in National Night Out
Billed as "America's Night Out Against Crime," National Night Out on Aug. 6 encourages residents to lock their doors, turn on their porch lights and spend the evening getting to know their neighbors,...
View ArticleFranks: McHenry County property tax rebate program a 'grand slam' for taxpayers
More than 52,000 McHenry County homeowners applied to receive a property tax rebate from the Valley Hi Nursing Home fund surplus.
View ArticleTwo charged in overdose death of McHenry man
McHenry police have arrested two men in the Sept. 5, 2018 heroin/fentanyl death of a 28-year-old man. Kenneth M. Harris, 26, of Woodridge, is charged with drug-induced homicide for supplying the drugs...
View ArticleHampshire truck stop employee missing
A man who works at a truck stop in Hampshire is missing, authorities said Monday.
View ArticleCiting potential drug use, prosecutors seek medical records for AJ's mother
Prosecutors are asking that physician-patient privilege be waived so they can access medical records for JoAnn Cunningham, contending information about her drug use could relate to the April beating...
View ArticleParents accused of AJ Freund's murder appear in court for separate civil case
Andrew Freund and JoAnn Cunningham, who face murder and other charges in connection with the death in April of their 5-year-old son, AJ, were in civil court Thursday as defendants in a foreclosure suit...
View ArticlePritzker signs law letting McHenry County voters dissolve townships
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is using McHenry County as a test case for the consolidation of local government. The governor signed into law Friday a bill that will hand taxpayers the power to dissolve by...
View ArticleAndrew Freund is not the father of baby born to AJ's mom in jail
Andrew Freund is not the biological father of the baby born to JoAnn Cunningham while she was in jail on charges of killing their 5-year old son, AJ, it was revealed in court Monday.
View ArticleState Rep. McSweeney's next consolidation target: school districts
Now that his legislation making it easier to dissolve townships in McHenry County has been signed into law, state Rep. David McSweeney says he'll focus on consolidating other local governments,...
View ArticleAmputees invited to tee off at All Disability Open Sept. 7-8
Amputees or those with other physical disabilities have the opportunity to compete in the All Disability Open at Odyssey Golf Club in Tinley Park Sept. 7 and 8.
View Article14 years prison for Minnesota man caught with nearly pound of cocaine on I-90
A Minnesota man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Friday after admitting possessing nearly a pound of cocaine after a traffic stop along Interstate 90 in McHenry County. Michael G. Briley, 54, of...
View ArticleProbation for driver in fatal 2017 Barrington Hills crash
A Rolling Meadows man charged in connection with a 2017 crash that killed a Barrington High School student has been sentenced to probation, court records show.
View ArticleCourt allows foreclosure sale of AJ's home in Crystal Lake
A McHenry County judge Tuesday gave an investor authority to proceed with a foreclosure sale of the Crystal Lake home where 5-year old AJ Freund lived and, according to authorities, was murdered.
View ArticleEl Niagara Mexican Restaurant opens in Algonquin
El Niagara Mexican Restaurant, which has been in Woodstock for many years, recently opened a second location in Algonquin along the Randall Road corridor.
View ArticleCreepy critters art show
Submissions for Beloved Creepy Critters, an art show for kids aged 4 to 13 are being accepted until Sept. 6 at Volo Bog State Natural Area, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, Ingleside.
View Article'Fred K.' is the $2.7 million winner of McHenry Queen of Hearts raffle
Ten weeks of suspense ended when "Fred K." got the coveted card to take home more than $2.7 million, before taxes, as the big prize in the latest Queen of Hearts raffle run by McHenry VFW Post 4600....
View ArticleLake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival adds dance competition
A "Just Dance" competition is a new addition to this weekend's Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, which opens with a carnival and car show Friday and closes with fireworks Sunday night.
View Article9 years prison after man's 7th DUI arrest in McHenry in 2018
A 41-year-old Joliet man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after admitting to his seventh DUI arrest, the most recent in McHenry County in February 2018. William R. Moritz Jr. faced a top...
View ArticleJudge may give prosecutors medical records for AJ's mom
A McHenry County judge may allow prosecutors access to JoAnn Cunningham's medical records from when she was taken to a hospital for treatment while jailed on charges of killing her son, AJ Freund.
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