With the Fox River in the McHenry County area yet to crest, people battle the rising waters with sandbags on Sunday, April 19, 2026. Banks overflowed, docks were submerged and basements and low-lying streets were flooded.

A car veered off Route 14 in Woodstock on Saturday and hit several cars in the Culver's parking lot.

A Crystal Lake man has been accused of 10 thefts this year in McHenry and Kane counties and elsewhere, officials say, and they blame the state's criminal justice reforms for him not being locked up.

A man is facing new felony charges just months after he was paroled from prison for burglarizing a Lakewood home, stealing from a vehicle in Crystal Lake and participating in mob action in Cary.

A Milwaukee woman is accused of stealing perfume and cologne from Ulta stores in McHenry County and has past retail theft convictions in Wisconsin and Illinois, according to authorities and court records.

While on pretrial release for driving on a revoked license, a McHenry man with 29 prior convictions, including four for domestic batteries, is accused of abusing a woman - again, according to authorities.

The long-awaited Route 47 widening through Woodstock has finally started. Here’s what you need to know.

Two people were charged with misdemeanor battery counts following a March 27 stabbing near Johnsburg High School, including the person stabbed, authorities said.

Huntley officials want to make beekeeping cheaper and easier for hobbyists, but aren’t OK with allowing it on smaller lots.