Lake in the Hills News

Children can get a thrill with free airplane rides at the EAA Chapter 790's first Young Eagles Rally of the year.

A 22-year-old Rockford woman - who grew up in the Algonquin and Lake in the Hills area - was gunned down early Saturday after trying to break up a fight between four girls when a man "got involved and shot her," family members told the Rockford Register Star.

Police departments in the area have kicked off their annual Click It or Ticket Campaigns through the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Kim Ulbrich has done many things for her community, from volunteering at the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Food Pantry to co-founding the Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department.

Girl Power will be on display when 820 girls from throughout McHenry County run, walk or skip in the Girls on the Run Northwest Illinois signature 5K run.

Note: The following information was obtained from Lake in the Hills Police arrest and incident reports.

This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover - just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below - we promise we won't judge you! And if you've got a lawn service you love, tell us that too.

The Lake in the Hills Fen is a nature preserve owned by the village of Lake in the Hills, the McHenry County Conservation District and the state of Illinois.

Grafton Food Pantry has a great group of volunteers, but it needs more help to meet a growing demand, organizers said.

By Amie Schaenzer , Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch A look at income levels in suburban towns with Metra stops provides a glimpse at the disparity in wealth throughout the area, according to an interactive map posted on Crain's Chicago Business Journal.

Lake in the Hills Police have announced plans for the 2013 Memorial Day "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" Impaired Driving Crackdown.

U.S. Army Spc. Franklin McAnally, Jr., of Crystal Lake, was on his way home Saturday, May 4, to enjoy a two-week leave with his family from deployment in Afghanistan.

Last week, Ed Plaza, who served as the Lake in the Hills village president for the past 12 years, bid farewell as Paul Mulcahy took the reigns as the village's new leader.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Lake in the Hills Community Development Department will host an open house for residents on property maintenance and home improvements from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Safety Education Center at 1109 Crystal Lake Road.

A former Palatine High School History teacher and D211 administrator received an honorable surprise honor on Monday, May 6, from several of his former students from the PHS Class of 1957, and the Gazebo Quilters of Huntley.

Somewhat shy by nature, she typically can be found on the sidelines of her daughter's soccer or water polo games, but now she finds herself fighting for gun control.

County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill, R-Woodstock, said she still intends to bring forth a nominee of her own for the Mental Health Board vacancy.

Two Richmond men were arrested earlier this week for weapons and multiple drug-related charges.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against a Chicago area "storm chaser" home repair firm for failing to complete contracted projects and for failing to pay its supplier, resulting in thousands of dollars of liens put on customers' homes .

U.S. Army Spc. Franklin McAnally, Jr., of Crystal Lake, was on his way home Saturday, May 4, to enjoy a two-week leave with his family from deployment in Afghanistan.