McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler praised his colleagues for their fiscal conservatism during his sixth annual State of the County address Tuesday, but warned them that more belt-tightening may lie ahead.

A skier prepares to jump Friday at the Norge Ski Club in Fox River Grove. The 105th annual Norge Ski Jump Tournament will be from noon to 4 p.m. today and Sunday.

FOX RIVER GROVE – Police charged a Lake Barrington woman Friday for allegedly taking money from a 77-year-old woman.

FOX RIVER GROVE – Despite a recent petition to put the funding method of a controversial public works garage to public vote, the Fox River Grove Village Board narrowly approved borrowing $3.5 million to finance the project.

HOLLAND, Mich. – Several local students were named to the dean's list for the first semester at Hope College.

Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser star in "Extraordinary Measures," which opens in theaters Friday.

FOX RIVER GROVE – The Fox River Grove Memorial Library is calling all creative children for its 10th annual Young Authors contest.

The Fox River Grove Lioness Club met for its annual Christmas party with the goal of collecting for both the Cary-Grove Food Pantry and for the Toys for Tots collection .

Several Fox River Grove residents are angry about a board proposal to sell off bonds to build a garage, particularly when voters said in a nonbinding referendum they wanted the matter to go before the public in the form of a referendum question.

Fox River Grove village President Bob Nunamaker explains the village's decision Thursday to pursue the construction of a proposed streets and parks facility on County Line Road in Fox River Grove.

FOX RIVER GROVE – With a new public works facility nearing final design stages, a group of residents is circulating a petition to vote on the way it's funded.

Transportation and the economy are top on the minds of the Republican candidates running for District 1 of the McHenry County Board.

A fire that started in a dryer damaged an Oakwood Hills home Saturday and resulted in minor injuries to two firefighters.

The McHenry County Sheriff's Office gave new meaning to its concept of community policing Wednesday when the agency formally opened its first substation at the Algonquin Township headquarters near Cary.

Ninety-year-old Len Buresh of Fox River Grove served on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in World War II in the United States Merchant Marine.

Debbie Passi's dining room becomes part of her exterior decorating. John Starks Staff Photographer Debbie Passi likes a quiet, elegant feeling in her dining room.

Crystal Lake Deputy Chief Dennis Harris helps check prices Saturday with his shopper during the Shop With a Cop program at the Crystal Lake Wal-Mart. Harris has been helping with the program for more than 12 years.

WOODSTOCK – A “broadcasting blogger” wants a McHenry County grand jury to hear her claims that President Obama's citizenship amounts to widespread voter fraud.

Suzanne Knapp of Fox River Grove was honored for helping restore Chunn's Burial Ground and Oak Glen Cemetery in Algonquin Township.

Firefighters enter the garage July 2 that was heavily damaged during a fire at the home of Mike and Audra Smith.