McHenry News

Tricia Kennedy sat quietly in a chair at the Salvation Army in Crystal Lake Friday while a nurse gave the four-year-old from Fox River Grove the H1N1 flu vaccination - up her nose.

McHenry County Sheriff's police Friday announced the arrests of two men on charges they operated a multimillion dollar marijuana growing operation that likely included more than 5,000 separate plants inside homes in Cook, Lake and McHenry counties.

Democratic and Green candidates have filed petitions to run for two countywide offices in the 2010 election.

Health officials in McHenry County are adding additional clinics to distribute the H1N1 'Flu Mist.' The flu mist is a nasal dosage and is not intended for pregnant women or adults younger than 50 with underlying conditions.

When a McHenry County judge asked Kane E. Kellett to raise his right hand and be sworn in court Saturday morning, the Crystal Lake man raised just a finger.

And lines were long, as seen throughout the Chicago area. In Will County, the wait started on the road to Plainfield Central High School.

A 29-year-old McHenry County man is facing a felony stalking charge alleging he placed a tracking device on his estranged wife's car earlier this month to monitor her whereabouts.

FOX LAKE – A no-wake zone is in effect for the Fox River between the Algonquin dam and the Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam in McHenry, Fox Waterway Agency officials said.

The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die. Walmart has started selling caskets on its Web site at prices that undercut those of many funeral homes, long the major seller of caskets.

The family of a former McHenry County jail inmate is suing the county, jail, its health care provider and two of its medical personnel, claiming substandard treatment he received while incarcerated last October caused his death nearly seven months later.

The McHenry County Board could decide as soon as next week whether to ban video gambling machines from dozens of eligible businesses or let voters make the call.

LAKEMOOR – One man was left dead after the minivan in which he was riding crashed into a tree early Sunday morning.

LAKEMOOR – A residence was left uninhabitable Friday night after a fire damaged mostly its kitchen and garage area.

Steffan's Jewelers is hosting an art contest for all McHenry County junior and high school students.

What: 21st annual Trail of History, featuring a look at McHenry County as it might have been between 1670 and 1850 and a chance to sample frontier-style activities, crafts and food When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct.

An 18-year-old McHenry man is facing up to 15 years in prison after his weekend arrest on accusations he was pimping a minor girl as a prostitute.

Terry Zaccard, 52, of Woodstock listens Thursday morning to Julie Szum of the Family Health Partnership Clinic as she takes his blood pressure.

WOODSTOCK – A 26-year-old man accused of leaving a car accident that covered three small children with broken glass left something else behind – his license plate, police said.

A 26-year-old Downers Grove man is facing a felony count of leaving the scene of a personal injury accident in in McHenry Saturday night, authorities said.

It says something about a haunted trail when the creators get spooked while making it.