"We have positively impacted THOUSANDS of lives in Zach’s memory, and look forward to be able to continue doing so!" Diane Brokaw of Woodstock writes in a letter to the editor.

McHenry senior Natalie Corona, a three-time state qualifier, earned the 100th win of her high school wrestling career during McHenry's dual tournament on Saturday. 'It’s definitely a goal I’ve been trying to achieve for four years, and I’m glad that I got it done."

Jacobs' Brett Biondo won the individual championship of the FVC/KRC Alliance Boys Bowling Tournament, and Woodstock took the team title by 220 pins. Plus boys and girls basketball results in Friday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Luke Robinson had 23 points and nine rebounds, Gavin Radmer added 16 points in his second game back from injury, and Richmond-Burton's basketball team beat visiting Woodstock 53-38 Friday night in Kishwaukee River Conference action.

Cary-Grove's Malaina Kurth scored a game-high 20 points and helped spark a fast start for the Trojans, who earned their seventh straight victory Friday night with a 64-39 Fox Valley Conference win against Hampshire.

Huntley's boys wrestling team recorded its 20th dual win of the season and remained undefeated in the Fox Valley Conference on Friday, cruising over Dundee-Crown 62-17 and moving one step closer to a conference title.

A Fox Lake man allegedly threatened a neighbor with a gun after an exchange over a loose dog.

A Crystal Lake single-family home sustained serious damage after a fire broke out in a second-floor bathroom Thursday afternoon, officials report.

Local artist and All Ways gallery owner Pat Marek has big plans to make Fox River Grove an artist’s haven.

A former McHenry man and registered sex offender is accused in Arkansas of kidnapping, sexually assaulting a child and threatening her with a firearm, according authorities there.