McHenry County Schools
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Barrington’s Osterhues already a star, but ‘not nearly satisfied’Jul 28, 2026 3:37 pm - Running back Lamar Osterhues was anything but unknown when he enrolled at Barrington two years ago.
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District 220 board members violated campaign policies, investigation findsJul 27, 2026 7:11 pm - Two Barrington Area Unit School District 220 board members violated board policies by posting images of students, district property and the district’s chess piece logo on campaign social media sites, an outside investigator determined.
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District 300 wants tax hike to fund $355M in school improvements, new training centerJul 24, 2026 12:26 pm - Community Unit District 300, which encompasses all or parts of West Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow and a half dozen other towns, will seek voter approval of a $355.5 million bond referendum in the November election.
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Authorities: Teenage boy riding e-moto killed in crash with SUV in WaucondaJul 22, 2026 8:03 am - A teenage boy operating an e-moto died from injuries he suffered in a crash with an SUV late Tuesday in Wauconda.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: The area’s top Class of 2028 prep football playersJul 19, 2026 2:14 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at the area’s top Class of 2028 prep football players.
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Countdown to prep football: Six stellar season openersJul 16, 2026 7:53 pm - Kevin Schmit: Our countdown to high school football continues this week with six of the top season openers in 2026.
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Student-run Batavia newspaper for seniors earns top prize at pitch night, plans to expandJul 15, 2026 1:27 pm - “The Windmill Weekly,” a newspaper for senior citizens run by students in Batavia High School’s INcubator business program, recently earned the program’s top prize and plans to expand its coverage.
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Playoff expansion creates opportunities for prep football teamsJul 14, 2026 3:21 pm - The number of IHSA playoff football teams will increase from 256 to 384 this season.
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Chicago-area products storm to top of MLB DraftJul 12, 2026 7:25 pm - Here’s a list of six area players chosen on Day 2 of the MLB Draft.
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‘You saved him’: Police commander back on the job thanks to his teenage son’s heroicsJul 09, 2026 1:03 pm - Rolling Meadows police Cmdr. Sam Mollenhauer is back on the job this week, almost three months after suffering near-fatal cardiac arrest. He can thank his teenage son and an unlikely confluence of events for that.