Michelle Meyer

A home remains habitable after firefighters quickly contained a fire that broke out in an attached garage of a single-family house late Thursday morning near McHenry, officials report.

A 6-acre empty lot along Randall Road in Crystal Lake that has been vacant for years may be getting its first tenant with yet another car wash.

Two drivers were injured in a head-on car crash at the intersection of routes 47 and 176 in Woodstock, causing a portion of Route 47 to be closed for about an hour, officials report.

Algonquin-based School District 300 may possibly have a referendum question on the November election ballot asking citizens to consider additional funding to update its facilities.

A child has died in a Crystal Lake home and at least two different agencies have launched investigations into the child's death.

The Kane County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who police fatally shot after authorities said he opened fire on two people outside a Carpentersville restaurant early Saturday morning.

Martejo Discount will be closing its doors for good – again – at the end of this month, while newcomer Crunch Fitness makes moves to take over the building in Algonquin, after months of unknown delays.

Police were able to safely take a man to a hospital after a mental health crisis prompted a large police presence Saturday morning near Cary, officials report.

Firefighters freed a woman who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after it crashed into a parked car Saturday morning in Woodstock.

Another canopy at a gas station in Cary has fallen over after the first one collapsed six months ago.

A Carpentersville police officer fatally shot a person seen shooting at a person outside a restaurant early Saturday morning in Carpentersville, officials report.

New fast-casual restaurant Minnie Bird will be replacing Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers off Route 14 in Crystal Lake after it closed late last year.

The Quarry at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a free event Sunday.

After nearly 50 years as a downtown Crystal Lake staple – and more than 30 years under the same owners – the Clothes Gallery boutique is permanently closing next month.

The long-shuttered Maplewood School property in Cary will be turned into a multi- and single-family residential area, despite significant resident pushback.