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News and information for McHenry County from the Northwest Herald in our eNewspaper

4 days ago · Prep Sports (Opens in new window); La Salle-Peru High School sports (Opens in new window); Mendota High School sports (Opens in new window); St Bede Academy sports (Opens in new window); Bureau Valley High School sports (Opens in new window); Earlville High School sports (Opens in new window); Fieldcrest High School sports (Opens in new window); Hall High School sports (Opens in new window)

3 days ago · Joliet news, Plainfield news, New Lenox news, Will County local news from the Herald-News, part of the Shaw Local News Network

The Oglesby Knights of Columbus, 307 E. Florence St., will host a fish and shrimp fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Good Friday, April 18.

Feb 21, 2025 · Sponsors for the event were the Nonviolent Cities Project-Joliet, Speak Up and the League of Women Voters of the Greater Joliet Area.Appearing were the five candidates on the ballot: Joe Clement, Juan Moreno, Jan Quillman, Glenda Wright-McCullum and Damon Zdunich.

The Northwest Herald features local news, sports, events, business news, local government news and more for McHenry County, Crystal Lake, McHenry, Woodstock, Huntley, Cary, Lake in the Hills, Marengo and more throughout the county. Part of the Shaw Local News Network.

Local news for Ottawa, Streator, Marseilles and La Salle County, from The Times and Shaw Local News Network

News and information for Ottawa and La Salle County from The Times in our eNewspaper

2 days ago · Illinois Valley Community College sophomore Emma Coss of Ottawa has been recognized as one of the nation’s outstanding community college students and will receive a $1,500 scholarship as a 2025 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar.