Wonder Lake News

Andrea Carol of Wonder Lake stands outside Seasons by Peg on Friday dressed as an elf and handing out chocolates to those attending the Lighting of the Square in Woodstock.

H. Rick Bamman – hbamman@nwherald.com Church of the Holy Apostles Bell Tower Gifts & Books general manager Mary Wilson sets a display as store clerk Karon Schiera checks a sale.

WOODSTOCK – One man is in custody, but police are looking for two others allegedly involved in two incidents last week.

The concepts of underpaid and overpaid are subjective, although the marketplace sometimes acts as a great equalizer.

McHENRY – Area residents will have the chance to send gifts to soldiers overseas this holiday season.

Jessica Sexton, barn manager at Happy Tails Animal Sanctuary, carries Dallas, a rescued cat, to their loft in Bull Valley.

Drive through a developing subdivision and chances are good that if there's no special service area in the neighborhood, there will be signs boasting that fact.

If you've been noticing words such as zhug , toum or harissa appearing on the menu at your favorite sandwich spots, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you.

WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board might pursue a ban on video gambling after all.

WOODSTOCK – Supporters of video gambling in McHenry County showed their hand, a full house, at a Wednesday evening hearing.

Lois Freund, 86, is placed inside a helicopter behind St Mary church after she was struck by a 2001 Chevrolet Impala driven by 17-year-old Mitchell Schnulle Saturday afternoon.

WOODSTOCK – Numbered push pins began to sink Friday into the display maps of the county's proposed 2030 Land Use Plan.

WONDER LAKE – Local author Sandra Landen Machaj will sign copies of her latest book about the McHenry County area from 1 to 4 p.m. today at Wonder Lake Bible Church.

A McHenry man was sentenced to two years probation after admitting Monday to taking part in an inside job to steal about $14,000 from a McDonald's restaurant.

RICHMOND – Since Richmond Township launched its senior bus program several years ago, older residents have known that they'll have a ride to the grocery store or to doctor appointments.

A former Round Lake Beach administrator pleaded guilty this week to attempting to skirt the village's bid process.

WOODSTOCK – Jurors deliberated for less than 30 minutes Wednesday before handing a 48-year-old Wonder Lake man his sixth drunken-driving conviction.

The Rev. Steven Sabo of Christ the King Church, Wonder Lake Police Chief Dave Mahlke, Fire Chief Skip Sorensen and the Rev.

Some people spend the better part of their lives serving and protecting others. But in their eyes, it's nothing special.

WONDER LAKE – A tense MPOA meeting Wednesday night had shouting matches, bouts of applause and power struggles – but in the end the status quo won every battle.