The national animal rights group PETA has gone after Woodstock over its use of a live groundhog for its Groundhog Days festivities. But the city has no plans to change course and Willie's prognostication is set for Monday.

Johnsburg girls basketball improved to 24-0 with a win over Lakes, Laken LePage led Crystal Lake South over Woodstock and Max Beard helped Woodstock boys basketball beat Harvard.

Crystal Lake Central senior Sami Pottorff scored a game-high 14 points and added six steals and three assists Monday to lead the Tigers to a 51-29 nonconference win against Woodstock North.

Julia Scheuer scored 24 points on 12 field goals, Audrey LaFleur added 19 points and Burlington Central assisted on 19 made shots during its 69-59 win over Hampshire in Fox Valley Conference girls basketball action Monday night.

A Woodstock 18-year-old, on pretrial release for allegedly beating a teen at the Algonquin Walmart, was accused of threatening to shoot and kill a man and his baby, according to court records.

The Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock is launching a capital campaign as it tries to get sales up and become more financially sustainable after acknowledging recent struggles.

A detached storage building in unincorporated McHenry was a total loss following a fire Sunday, according to officials.

Here are all of the IHSA regional, sectional and dual team sectional assignments for McHenry County area boys and girls wrestling teams.

Johnsburg sophomore Skye Toussaint was named MVP at the Round Lake MLK Tournament and has helped lead the Skyhawks to their best start in team history. Toussaint is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

The Read with a Buddy program provides free children’s books paired with stuffed animals at local food pantries around McHenry County.