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.
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.
McHenry County won’t prosecute violations of Pritzker’s indoor dining ban
McHenry County’s top prosecutor says he won’t enforce Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s indoor dining ban amid the state’s recent efforts to rein in rising coronavirus infections and deaths.
3 accused of sex trafficking at Spring Grove spa
Three people are accused of running a sex trafficking ring out of a spa in northwest suburban Spring Grove.
McHenry County man charged with having child porn
A 37-year-old man from unincorporated Fox River Grove was arrested Wednesday on charges of soliciting and possessing child pornography in McHenry County.
Woman charged in Algonquin double murder
A 39-year-old woman has been arrested in Colorado after allegedly murdering two people in suburban Algonquin.
Wonder Lake couple accused of raising children in garbage-filled home
A Wonder Lake couple have been accused of leaving four children in a garbage-filled home last week in the northwest suburb.
Gas station robbery suspect arrested after returning as customer hours later: Crystal Lake police
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.
Crystal Lake woman charged with falsely reporting daughter missing
Police have located a 3-year-old girl reported missing Wednesday in Crystal Lake in the northwest suburbs.
Man gets 5 years for selling hallucinogenics to undercover cops
A 22-year-old man who sold hallucinogenic mushrooms to undercover police officers in the north suburbs was sentenced to five years in prison Friday.
Man gets 5 years for theft of $5K wrench sets in Woodstock
A man was sentenced to five years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise in 2019 from a store in Woodstock.