Crystal Lake

The officers who helped solve the murder of Andrew “AJ” Freund are being honored for their work on the case.

Residents in Crystal Lake say a brief but powerful storm broke trees, damaged property and knocked out power in their neighborhood.

The average price for a home in Gary is $53,922, up 24.5% in just one year. In Zion, the average home costs $158,306, up 19.5%. In Chicago, home prices are up 10.1% to an average of $296,603.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed two pieces of legislation on Wednesday that will help students with special needs.

President Joe Biden pitched his proposed investments in families and education at a Crystal Lake, Illinois community college on Wednesday, telling residents of the swing district that what’s good for families is also good for the economy.

A food pantry in Crystal Lake was vandalized on Friday.

Jon Chung was last seen leaving home March 22 in the 1600 block of Deerhaven Drive, Crystal Lake police said in a statement.

Cayce Williams, a man convicted of killing and raping a child in 1997, was released from prison on parole Thursday.

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.

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.

A man who allegedly robbed a gas station in Crystal Lake on Sunday was arrested after returning later that day as a customer and being recognized by a clerk, police said.

Police have located a 3-year-old girl reported missing Wednesday in Crystal Lake in the northwest suburbs.

A man allegedly tried to disguise himself by wearing a wig when he broke into a home Thursday in McHenry County.

Kenneth Kang was found guilty of 10 counts of attempted sexual assault in connection to the allegations from 2015, according to the McHenry County state’s attorney’s office.

Carlos Acosta, 54, of Woodstock, entered the plea in a McHenry County courtroom Thursday morning.

A northern Illinois man who was charged with murder for his role in the beating death of his 5-year-old son pleaded guilty Friday to reduced charges and was sentenced to 30 years in prison.