Carolyn Starks

Two neighbors with homes along the Fox River are fighting for their privacy. Neighbors Barbara Wahl and Ann Eckstein and her husband live on the privately owned Orchard Beach Road...

A man accused of bilking millions of dollars from the elderly was given a two-week extension on his freedom from jail. Judge Conrad Floeter ruled Monday that David Freitag, 37,...

County officials said they will not consider closing the 112-year-old Valley Hi Nursing Home, even though it faces a $2 million deficit. Instead, they have mapped out a financial plan...

Architects have presented initial plans for the county's proposed juvenile detention facility to county officials, who are eager for the facility to become a reality. "We could be so much...

The Law and Justice Committee of the County Board approved recommendations Thursday to help control finances of the law library. The Law Library Task Force, led by presiding Circuit Court...

What began as a small town's festival to honor one of its own has grown into such a popular event that some families from other states plan their vacations to...

Despite a state representative's appearance at their meeting, members of the county's Transportation Committee said they would not support widening Algonquin Road to seven lanes. State Rep. Cal Skinner (R-Crystal...

The rain that has soaked McHenry County the past two months has prompted county officials to consider adding two more weekends for burning leaves this year. The county's Public Health...

Add paint to the list of materials that can now be recycled in McHenry County. "Partners in Paint," a new program put together by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and...

The owner of Tink's tavern, who was fined for showing pornographic movies in his Harvard bar, has worked out a compromise with Liquor Control Commission members to pay his fine....