McHenry Town Center McHenry, anchored by Aldi and Kohl's, has sold for $13.74 million.

McHenry County’s blizzard warning Monday – landing exactly six weeks after Woodstock Willie’s early spring Groundhog Day prognostication – prompted school cancellations and other closures.

Marty Mohr's "entire professional life is built on the skill of spotting a liability while it’s still small and handling it before it becomes an expensive crisis," writes Tammie Johnson of Algonquin in a letter to the editor.

Woodstock-based Hooved Animal Humane Society launches program to help domestic violence survivors prevent abuse happening to their horses.

Crystal Lake-based Read with a Buddy nonprofit continues to grow with more donation boxes and events to spark to love of childhood reading. It was started by a retired teacher.

Because officials say RSV season will extend later than usual this year, the McHenry County Department of Health has issued a warning about it.

"Mr. Sheriff’s remarks were by no means always friendly, suggestive, and made in the spirit of counseling, as the word 'admonish' would suggest, William Tammone of Woodstock writes in a letter to the editor.

"People, it’s time for change. We can’t afford to stay on this path-literally. We need to change the players," Anne Blohm of Crystal Lake writes in a letter to the editor.

"Our public school system is the bedrock of our democracy and the engine that built this country’s prosperity," Charlie Gorman of Harvard writes in a letter to the editor.

"Maybe the anti-ICE protesters should think about the families of the victims like Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, Sarah Root, and countless others." Lisa Rode of McHenry writes in a letter to the editor.