Amanda Marrazzo

Three Democrats are running in the 2nd District, which includes McHenry, Lake, Kane, Kendall and DeKalb counties. The winner will go on to face the Republican candidate in the fall.

A Lakewood man who works as a special education teacher in Sugar Grove is charged with providing a minor with alcohol and marijuana, McHenry County court records.

A Lakewood man who works as a special education teacher in Sugar Grove is charged with providing a minor with alcohol and marijuana, McHenry County court records.

A Cook County judge ruled Thursday that three candidates who were removed in April from the race for Illinois Supreme Court judge will be reinstated in the June 28 primary election.

In a rare move, a McHenry County judge threw out a conviction Thursday that he handed down three months earlier and granted a 35-year-old Woodstock man accused of sexually assaulting a child a new trial.

Returning to church and experiencing a more normal way of worshipping side by side with fellow church members has been “wonderful,” McHenry resident Jean Grandt said.

A 29-year-old Woodstock man was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol in 2020 when he crashed into the back of another vehicle, killing a Lake in the Hills man.

A McHenry County judge Friday granted prosecutors’ request to unseal an indictment and sentencing order in the 2018 case of a Crystal Lake man so other investigatory agencies can view them, court records show.

As summer approaches, restaurants and bars along the lower Fox River are preparing for a return to – they hope – 2019 normalcy with new menu items, live music lineups, and added seating and bar space.

A former Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47 teacher was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted murder, according to prosecutors and court records.

Kristin Fries never experiences the “Sunday night dread” ahead of school restarting Monday morning, she said, because she’s always looking forward to seeing her students the next day at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

AVID teachers help students develop study skills, learn to overcome obstacles, and plan for the future: "From day one, I made a point to let them know that they are safe to struggle in my class and that I will be there to help,” one Woodstock teacher said.

Brian Sanford, a science teacher at Algonquin Middle School for the last 15 years, uses his penchant for art to create interactive games and activities to engage students in learning.

In his wood shop classes at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools, Brett Fankhauser shares generations of hands-on skills with students while encouraging their creativity and building their confidence.

A 55-year-old McHenry man pleaded guilty Wednesday to the sexual abuse of a child and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years of probation.