Steve Stanek

A Spring Grove man whose 1993 murder conviction was overturned has asked McHenry County Circuit Judge Thomas Schermerhorn to dismiss murder charges brought against him in a new indictment. John...

For the first time in three years, residents who need to get rid of used tires may do so through a state-sponsored program in McHenry County. From 8 a.m. to...

McHenry County officials are hoping to line up federal grants to help them address drunken driving. The County Board's Subcommittee for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse on Wednesday...

The Prairie Trail bicycle path from McCullom Lake Road in McHenry to Barnard Mill Road in Ringwood has reopened, more than one year after a rainstorm washed away part of...

McHenry County would take the first step toward using groundwater reserves to shape real estate development, if the County Board follows through on a recommendation its Public Health and Human...

Part of the fire-alarm system at Valley Hi Nursing Home outside of Woodstock has stopped working, forcing the county to make an emergency appropriation of nearly $20,000 to install a...

Supervisors of 16 townships told the McHenry County Zoning Board last week that a super-majority vote should be required for conditional-use permits that allow property to be used for purposes...

After nearly 90 minutes of closed-door discussion Tuesday, the McHenry County Board emerged with a deal to raise the sale price of its fairgrounds property in Woodstock by $450,000, to...

McHenry County planning officials are considering banning "peaker" electrical generating plants from the western part of the county and limiting them to industrial areas in the rest of the county....

The skies cleared Tuesday--literally and figuratively--over the future of the McHenry County Fair. The fair, which kicks off Wednesday and runs through Sunday and is expected to draw more than...