Huntley News

Wendy Kemp/For The Chronicle SPC Matthew Castner of Geneva gets a hug from his brother, Nick on his return from Iraq on Monday.

A stack of wrapped gifts stands tall at St. Mary Catholic Church in Huntley last week.

I'm not usually a last-minute shopper. Typically, I have all of my gifts wrapped and under the tree by now.

HUNTLEY – Authorities arrested five men and seized a record 1,464 pounds of marijuana that rode into McHenry County inside pallets of onions.

Share + Dec 21, 2009 6:57 pm US/Central UNINCORPORATED HUNTLEY A joint investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff's police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency resulted in the arrests of five men and the seizure of nearly $1.5 million worth of marijuana.

An intergovernmental agreement between the state and the village represents one of the final steps in the long process of gaining approval for the widening Route 47 from Kreutzer Road to Reed Road.

Homebuyers who want easy, stair-free living must visit Henning Estates where luxury ranch homes sit on one-third-acre homesites in the beautiful Huntley countryside.

HUNTLEY – This spring, Huntley High School athletes – and mathletes – will be subject to random drug testing.

Diane Ayers describes what she would like to see in downtown Huntley during Tuesday's visioning workshop at Huntley Municipal Complex for residents and elected officials to discuss plans for the future of Huntley's downtown area.

Testimony began Tuesday in the trial of a Huntley father accused of intentionally slamming his infant son's head into a home entertainment center, leaving the boy with what may be permanent brain injuries.

Rejecting claims police suggested the answer before asking the question, a McHenry County judge said Monday that prosecutors could use an eyewitness' photo lineup identification of a suspected robber when he goes to trial early next year on charges he held up a Huntley bank.

HUNTLEY – Children will be asked to “stop, drop and roll” this spring.

Wesley Fait, son of David and Jeanne Fait of West Dundee, Ill., formerly of Wisconsin Rapids, and grandson of Marvin and Jane Fait of Marshfield, recently was recognized by the Boy Scouts of America with the highest award in scouting, the Eagle Scout rank.

Chicagoans were mostly hit by rain for most of the overnight hours, but snow has been hitting lots of areas.

Huntley High School student Drew Meyer has been chosen to take part in the All-State theatrical performance in January at Illinois State University.

HUNTLEY – After having been confirmed several times in the past few months, the village of Huntley's official population count has now decreased to 23,229. In June, the village was notified by the state that the new population was 25,525, meaning it could claim home-rule status.

Six men have been charged in connection with a multimillion dollar marijuana-trafficking ring in Kane County, officials said Monday.

Illinois teachers should be prohibited by law from going on strike during contract negotiations.

Our top picks for what to do in McHenry County, the region and Chicago 1. “YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE” WHEN: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Rosemont Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont INFO: Nickelodeon series brings “There's a Party in My City” to the area.

The village of Huntley will host its second annual Christmas in the Square event from 1-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.