Complaint: 'Jane Doe' beaten, burned, discarded in Wisconsin cornfield

A woman known for two decades simply as "Jane Doe" after her battered remains were found on the edge of a Wisconsin cornfield was a cognitively impaired 23-year-old who sought help from a nurse now accused of "barbaric brutality" and charged in her death, investigators who worked the case for years without a lead said Friday.

Alarm scares off armed robber at Crystal Lake gas station

Police in the north suburbs are searching for a woman who attempted to rob a Crystal Lake gas station.

Drunken driver crashes through wall of Crystal Lake church: police

A man faces DUI charges after allegedly driving through the wall of an unoccupied church Thursday in northwest suburban Crystal Lake.

Man in custody after 3 stabbed in Crystal Lake

A man was arrested after allegedly stabbing three other men in a domestic dispute Thursday in northwest suburban Crystal Lake.

Poor work by state investigators led to AJ Freund’s death: lawsuit

The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday asserts that Department of Child and Family Services worker Carlos Acosta and his supervisor, Andrew R. Polovin, either didn't investigate allegations that Andrew "AJ" Freund had been abused or found such allegations unfounded despite concerns about the boy raised by police and others.  

Man accused of stealing $25K from youth baseball league

A 44-year-old Crystal Lake man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from a northwest suburban youth baseball team over nearly three years.

Authorities investigate death of 1-year-old girl in Wonder Lake

Authorities are investigating the death of a 1-year-old Crystal Lake girl Wednesday in northwest suburban Wonder Lake.

Senators urge review after mumps cases at immigrant center

Congressmen and senators from Illinois are urging a review of health policies after a mumps outbreak at a northern Illinois county jail that houses immigrant detainees.

Illinois suspends law license of man accused of killing son

Illinois officials have suspended the law license of a suburban Chicago man charged in the beating death of his 5-year-old son.

Mexican man held by ICE in northern Illinois dies in custody

A 37-year-old Mexican man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a northern Illinois county jail has died. 

Flash flood warning in effect across north suburbs

A flash flood warning is in effect Friday morning for north suburban counties as heavy rains track across the region, the weather service said.

Woman charged in fatal Crystal Lake hit-and-run

A Crystal Lake woman has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a man and seriously injured a woman Monday in the northwest suburb.

Body identified as missing 18-year-old McHenry man: police

The body of an 18-year-old man who had been missing for a week was found Saturday in an unincorporated area of suburban McHenry County, authorities said.

5 arrested in Crystal Lake after vehicle is stolen from Wisconsin

Five people were arrested Monday in Crystal Lake after allegedly fleeing from police in a vehicle that had been stolen out of Wisconsin.

Woman killed by Metra train in Cary; UP-NW service resumes

Metra trains on the Union Pacific-Northwest line are moving again after a woman was hit by a train near northwest suburban Cary.

No big winner in multi-million dollar Queen of Hearts drawing
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People flooded the McHenry VFW Tuesday night hoping to win the Queen of Hearts drawing. The grand prize was $3.4 million.