Kelsey Adams saw familiar complaints from McHenry parents when she decided it was time to bring back the Jaycees Youth Fishing Derby. Those parents lamented that there is not enough going on in town for their kids, Adams said. A McHenry native, she went t... See more
Dave Zimmerle spent a recent Sunday morning painting trim on his on Birch Drive home near Wonder Lake before laying down for a nap. He was asleep the evening of May 17 when his next door neighbor’s home exploded. Zimmerle walked out of his house that nigh... See more
The Cary community has been outstanding in its support of her Lego, game and puzzle store, The Pieceful Project, owner Jessica Stetson said. “We have been able to grow significantly there,” Stetson said as she announced the opening of her second location ... See more
Anyone who quilts knows that a finished piece never comes together easily, Jaki Berggren said. Berggren, president and CEO of the county’s tourism bureau, Naturally McHenry County, said that for quilters like her, the process includes frustration, seams s... See more
The part of McHenry north of Bull Valley Road, bisected by Curran Road and with Boone Creek flowing through it, will get developed one way or another, McHenry Mayor Wayne Jett said. When the latest proposed development there will get a final vote from the... See more
