The Tollway Wants More of Your Money — Here's What NW Suburb Commuters Need to Know

    The Tollway Wants More of Your Money — Here's What NW Suburb Commuters Need to Know By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · July 15, 2026 · Huntley · Algonquin · Commuting · Local Government The Illinois Tollway is out here proposing a toll hike, and they brought the hearing right to us — one session w

Woodstock's Downtown Hotel Deal Just Fell Apart — Here's What That Actually Means

    Woodstock's Downtown Hotel Deal Just Fell Apart — Here's What That Actually Means By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · July 20, 2026 · Local Development · Woodstock A hotel was supposed to land on the corner of Calhoun and Jefferson in downtown Woodstock. Now it isn't. Deals like this fall apart mor

Date Night Done Right: Adult-Friendly Summer Events Fox Valley & McHenry County 2026

      🍷 Summer 2026 · Adults Only (Mostly) Date Night Done Right Adult-Friendly Events Acrossthe Fox Valley & McHenry County Because "Netflix and chill" is not a date night. Get out of the house, people. 🎶 Live Concerts 🚢 Riverboat Cruises 🦁 Zoo After Dark 🍷 Wine Events 🌊 Fox River Evenings  

More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer

More Homes, Better Prices: A Buyer’s Summer If you’ve thought about buying a home in the past few years, you may have run into two frustrations: asking prices that kept climbing and too few homes to choose from. In many places, both sticking points are letting up this summer, with lower asking price