Cary-Grove basketball twins Adam and Brady Bauer have been joined by their younger brother Evan this season. The Bauer trio has helped the Trojans put together an 11-2 record, including 4-0 in the Fox Valley Conference. Plus, more in the Northwest Herald boys basketball notebook.

Crystal Lake police have arrested a man who they say was drunk while driving a damaged Cadillac and possessing a stolen pistol, a scale and box coated with cocaine.

A driver was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Harvard Wednesday, authorities said.

A DUI charge has been filed in a New Year’s Day car crash into a home in Johnsburg that injured two people, according to Johnsburg police.

A man “maliciously attacked” a woman in a gas station in Woodstock and said he intended to kill her, police said.

The Richmond Township supervisor and clerk, who were elected, as well as the office manager, all resigned on the same day.

A Woodstock woman has been accused of arson in a fire that broke out at the local Walmart on New Year’s Eve.

Food Shed Co-op in Woodstock opened in 2024 after a decade in the making. But a year and a half later, it's at risk of closing its doors.

Three congressional candidates vying to serve different parts of the Northwest or West suburbs will find out early next month if they’ll appear on March 2026 primary ballots or be booted.

From the deaths of prominent citizens to the far-reaching impacts of the first year of President Trump's second term, here is a look at some of the biggest stories that happened in the McHenry County area in 2025.