Firefighters battled a massive brush fire near McHenry, Illinois northwest of Chicago early Tuesday morning — as flames reached 20 feet and rapidly spread across 10 acres. It took more than a dozen ...

McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks sent a news release Friday requesting the state of Illinois move McHenry County into another "health region" in the governor's Restore Illinois plan to allow ...

A McHenry County judge ruled last week that a law passed and signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in 2019, allowing residents of only McHenry County to dissolve their townships in a referendum, is ...

Our experienced team helps you understand substance use disorder, guides you to recovery and supports you every step of the way. Located approximately 50 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, Gateway's ...

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Farmers across Illinois are planting fields and dealing with drought-like conditions compared to recent years. Alan Ainger's family has been farming land in McHenry ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with McHenry County, an area which ...

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A federal appellate court has upheld an Illinois law prohibiting McHenry and Kankakee county jails from holding federal immigrant detainees, likely settling the matter. “I’m disappointed with the ...

Dozens of municipalities across the Chicago area have referenda and propositions on the ballot in the 2026 Illinois primary, giving voters the opportunity to weigh in on local priorities.