Pay or go to jail: Gift card scam scaring Illinois residents with jail time
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a scam where impostors tell victims they can avoid going to jail by purchasing a gift card.
McHenry Outdoor Theater reopens
Grab the kids and come on out to the McHenry Outdoor Theater. More than 200 cars visited Friday.
Crystal Lake food pantry vandalized; no suspect in custody
A food pantry in Crystal Lake was vandalized on Friday.
Group handing out naloxone amid spike in overdose deaths in McHenry County
A recent spike in what appears to be overdose deaths in McHenry County has one organization in overdrive.
Fire destroys house in Cary
A house was completely destroyed Monday morning in Cary in the northwest suburbs.
Missing Crystal Lake man, 27, last seen March 22
Jon Chung was last seen leaving home March 22 in the 1600 block of Deerhaven Drive, Crystal Lake police said in a statement.
Man killed in Lake in the Hills motorcycle crash
A man was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday in suburban Lake in the Hills.
Missing woman from McHenry County found dead in storage locker near Rockford
The body of a missing woman from McHenry County was found in a storage locker Tuesday in a suburb near Rockford.
Convicted child murderer released from prison
Cayce Williams, a man convicted of killing and raping a child in 1997, was released from prison on parole Thursday.
Pair wanted for shooting gas station clerk in McHenry County robbery
Police are searching for two men who allegedly shot a gas station clerk during a robbery early Wednesday in Marengo in McHenry County.
Three snowmobile accidents in McHenry County as riders try to cross thin ice
Two riders fell off a snowmobile through thin ice and into the water. Another fell in and was able to climb out, but was then stuck on an ice floe. And a third rolled their snowmobile.
Woodstock Willie calls for early spring
The country’s most famous groundhog may have predicted six more weeks of winter out in Pennsylvania on Tuesday morning but the one in the Illinois community where Bill Murray made the rodent a movie star didn’t see it that way.
'Groundhog Day' actor reflects on the film 30 years later
Stephen Toblowsky, who played Ned Ryerson in the "Groundhog Day" movie, talks about the film and the holiday.
Woodstock officials hope Groundhog Day celebrations will bring levity to trying times
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Certain child welfare statements ruled out in AJ Freund case
Certain statements made by two former child welfare workers who investigated abuse allegations involving a 5-year-old boy who was later beaten to death cannot be used in their criminal prosecutions, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office said.
Northern Lights set to thrill US skywatchers as far south as Illinois
"Auroras could be sighted in the USA in states as far south as, e.g., Illinois and Oregon.”
Woodstock police investigate serious crash
Police in the northwest suburbs were investigating a serious crash Wednesday morning in Woodstock.
Algonquin funeral home sued for allegedly giving wrong ashes
Two people have sued a suburban Chicago funeral home after discovering that one of them was given the ashes of an elderly woman in a mix-up instead of those of a four-month-old girl.
Two charged with breaking into cemetery, stealing utility vehicle in McHenry County
Investigators say that Jose Medina, 19, and Bradley Tucker, 18, broke into a cemetery in suburban Chicago, stole a John Deere Gator, and sold it on Craigslist. The buyer soon realized that the Gator had been stolen and called the cops.
Crystal Lake man charged with stealing money from church meant for less fortunate
A 59-year-old Crystal Lake man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars meant for the poor from his church in an unincorporated area near suburban Woodstock.