A 23-year-old Rockford man charged with abuse of a corpse for stealing a funeral home van containing a body that was later dumped in Chicago has been arrested in Wisconsin.

Mike Bruce's bike "was on its last leg," when Huntley police officer Joe Lanute stepped in and found him a new bicycle, Bruce's primary mode of transportation.

A 32-year-old Oakwood Hills man is accused of secretly creating and possessing video of a child nude and in the shower at a Fox Lake home, according to McHenry County court records.

Ten additional early voting locations opened across McHenry County on Monday ahead of the April 4 election.

A man accused of possessing more than 900 grams of fentanyl found in a truck in Cary last month pleaded not guilty to all charges Friday.

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The Harvard Fire Department was called to 22701 Oak Grove Road, Harvard, at 7:44 p.m. Saturday, March 18, 2023, for a fire at the Olague Farms Meat Packing. Damage was estimated at $1 million.

Question: Are voters that support your district taxed at an appropriate level? Answer: I think all of Illinois is over taxed. Read Steve Bellmore's full election questionnaire here.

Five candidates are vying for three open seats on McHenry High School District 156 school board, eyeing future enrollment and population growth.

Question: Would you support lowering taxes in the district? If so, what programs or services in the district would you cut? Answer: I would support lowering the tax dependency for the district. My goal would be to accomplish this by increasing funding through other sources.