McHenry County

A suspect was fatally shot by police in northwest suburban Port Barrington early Tuesday morning after allegedly firing at officers as they responded to a domestic violence call.

Illinois’ plan to end federal immigration detention in the New Year has hit another legal snag

Nearly 300 new laws will take effect in Illinois at the start of the new year.

The American buffalo spotted in portions of Chicago’s suburbs for the past couple months after going missing from a farm has attracted attention from residents wondering how they can help.

An American buffalo is making itself at home on the range, er, in Chicago’s suburbs, and the sheriff’s office in Lake County has an important message for anyone who sees it.

An American buffalo is making itself at home on the range, er, in Chicago’s suburbs, and the sheriff’s office in Lake County has an important message for anyone who sees it.

A man died after a boat crashed Wednesday in the Fox River in McHenry County.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit northwest suburban Crystal Lake on Wednesday to highlight the benefits of the American Families Plan, according to the White House. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey talked to residents who shared their thoughts on the upcoming visit.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit northwest suburban Crystal Lake on Wednesday to highlight the benefits of the American Families Plan, according to the White House.

President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit northwest suburban Crystal Lake on Wednesday to highlight the benefits of the American Families Plan, according to the White House. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey talked to residents who shared their thoughts on the upcoming presidential visit.

Suburban Lake in the Hills police have increased their presence in a neighborhood following a shooting that injured a woman Friday night, police said.

Based on newly released data, DuPage was ranked the healthiest county across Illinois, with Kendall, Lake and McHenry counties following closely behind.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday that the Illinois National Guard will be deployed to the Lake County Fairgrounds to help bolster coronavirus vaccination efforts at the site, while a mobile vaccination team will now assist health officials in McHenry County to boost numbers there. The announcement was made in a press release Thursday. “Illinois has built a robust vaccination...

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration will have met the goal of 100 million vaccinations by Friday, 42 days ahead of schedule. Biden noted that 65% of those aged 65 or older, a population that represents 80% of COVID-19 deaths in the United States, have received at last one shot, while 36% are fully vaccinated.

The body of a missing woman from McHenry County was found in a storage locker Tuesday in a suburb near Rockford.

Approximately 100 people were turned away from a suburban vaccination facility on Saturday when they tried to use reservations that had been made for other people, an unexpected problem that has McHenry County public health officials considering their options on how to avoid a repeat of the incident. According to McHenry County Public Health Nursing Director Susan Karras, the attempt…

Approximately 100 people were turned away from a suburban vaccination facility on Saturday when they tried to use reservations that had been made for other people, and McHenry County public health officials are considering their options on how to avoid a repeat of the incident. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A northern Illinois man has been sentenced to 65 years in prison after pleading guilty in the 2017 shooting deaths of his wife and her teenage sister

The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office says that it will not enforce an executive order by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker shutting down indoor dining amid soaring coronavirus numbers, citing questions about the “legitimacy” of the governor’s actions. In a press release, the SAO said it “cannot in good conscience” enforce the rules on indoor dining, which were implemented as...

An Illinois father charged in the death of his 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, pleaded guilty to several charges Friday and was sentenced to 30 years behind bars by a judge.