A Woodstock man pleaded guilty to armed violence Monday for being in the possession of a switch blade while possessing a controlled substance and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to court records.

The first case associated with the school was discovered Sept. 17.

At least seven cases of E. coli have now been confirmed at the high school.

Six students at Huntley High School have been sickened by E. coli, according to school officials. The outbreak's origin has not yet been identified.

Those filling up in McHenry County will see more expensive gas starting Jan. 1.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 11 a.m. Tuesday to the 8200 block of Mason Hill Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a reported head-on collision. One person was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.

A Crystal Lake man will spend his weekends in jail through April following an August plea agreement. Donovan Greene pleaded guilty to theft of $100,000 to $500,000 from his Lake in the Hills employer.

A judge in McHenry County heard disturbing recordings of a Crystal Lake mother berating her 5-year-old son AJ Freund before killing him. Two DCFS workers are on trial.

A Crystal Lake man faces potentially decades in prison after authorities alleged he was selling THC edibles without telling the buyers they also contained psilocybin, McHenry County court records show.