A Harvard man has pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property for riving his pickup truck into the Woodstock Harley-Davidson dealership four years ago.

Three men were rescued off thin ice on Pistakee Lake near Johnsburg Thursday and quickly brought back to shore by responders from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District.

The boys basketball state tournament tips off Monday. Here are some key local storylines to watch in McHenry County.

St. Edward's defense held Marengo to one basket and two points in the first quarter, and the Indians couldn't recover in a 34-23 loss to the Green Wave in the Class 2A Marengo Regional final on Thursday.

Makena Cleary sank two 3-pointers to stake Crystal Lake South's girls basketball team to an early lead, and the Gators never looked back en route to a 55-23 win over Woodstock in the Class 3A Woodstock North Regional final Thursday night.

Six McHenry County wrestlers, including Marian Central's two-time champion Jimmy Mastny, advanced to the semifinals during the IHSA boys individual state finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Thursday.

Kennedy Manning made four triples and finished with 13 points, while Olivia Leuze had 10 points and six rebounds as the Cary-Grove girls basketball team's season came to a close in Thursday's 45-31 loss to Boylan in the IHSA Class 3A Regional final.

Aubrina Adamik floated in the game-winning shot in the final seconds, Luca Garlin scored a game-high 18 points and Huntley rallied to beat Guilford 35-33 on Thursday for its 13th regional championship in program history.

Johnsburg girls basketball improved to 33-0 and won its first regional championship since 2022, plus more results in Thursday's Northwest Herald roundup.

Residents of a Crystal Lake home are displaced by a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon, officials report.