The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office will partner with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to place a deputy in the Woodstock DCFS office for three years.

More than 1,000 people lined up along Route 14 in Crystal Lake Thursday evening in another protest against recent actions of the administration of President Donald Trump.

Crystal Lake was one of several communities across northern Illinois that hosted a “Good Trouble Lives On” rally as part of what was described as a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of civil‑rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis’ death. Hundreds turned out in McHenry County.

A 64-year-old man thought he was arranging to meet a 16-year-old girl in Harvard for sex but found he was actually communicating with an undercover detective, prosecutors said.

The fate of Crystal Lake’s first school building appears to be as unclear as ever, after City Council postponed a vote to landmark the structure as questions mount about whether it can be saved.

A McHenry man was acquitted of charges that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in McCullom Lake. The not-guilty verdict came after the girl testified that he forced himself on her.

A higher sales tax for Woodstock was approved by the City Council. Find out how much shoppers will pay when that kicks in.

A Johnsburg couple is stuck in the Dominican Republic after the husband needed emergency brain surgery during their vacation.

McHenry man has pleaded guilty to criminal sexual assault of a minor and, in addition to prison, must register as a sex offender.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the robbery of a Marengo gas station where an employee was shot. He will serve the time concurrent with a Kane County robbery sentence.

A townhome development in Crystal Lake was issued a stop work order for “serious and widespread” problems that included a sewage backup.

Drivers along Randall Road in Lake in the Hills will not be able to turn west onto Miller Road starting July 14 because of ongoing construction in the area.

The Trump and Truth Store in Huntley opened for its last day of business Sunday after the landlord began evictions proceedings over sign ordinance violations.

Dozens of dogs, including litters of puppies, were removed from a Wauconda home and turned over to area rescues, and the homeowner was charged with animal cruelty, police said.

A former Island Lake man has pleaded guiltyto possessing LSD, and was sentenced to eight years in prison.