Janelle Walker

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded Sunday afternoon to a motorcycle crash with injuries in unincorporated Woodstock . (Photo provided by the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District)

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded to a garage fire Sunday, July 12, 2026 on Mohican Trail in Lake in the Hills. (Photo provided by the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District )

The four-year-old girs heat round the first turn on Sunday, July 12, 2026, for the McHenry Big Wheel Race at Petersen Park during Fiesta Days.

On July 13, 2025, the Gilberts Police Department asked the public for help locating Adam Kurtz, of Gilberts. (Photo provided by the Gilberts Police )

The Illinois Tollway Authority has set public hearings, following a proposed rate hike for passenger vehicles, and ongoing increases tied to CPI

(Shaw Local News Network) A man who was reported missing from Gilberts was found alive late Monday, authorities said.

A McHenry fire left a gas station and convenience store closed until further notice, and a firefighter was evaluated for possible heat exhaustion.

As Marengo firefighters battled a house fire Monday night, a second fire popped up across the street.

Nearly 50 years after the Switzer family sold their namesake boat-making business, the family and its boats will be seen again during Fiesta Days in McHenry this weekend.

The former McDonald's at 520 S. Route 31, McHenry, on Sunday, July 12, 2026. Renovations recently began there – eight years after the City Council gave the new owner approval for a whiskey and cigar bar. (Janelle Walker)