A Barrington Hills man with two pending cases involving alleged threats to police, judges and a probation officer has been ordered to be held in McHenry County jail.

For the year 2025 alone, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that the financial loss to the public is more than $20 billion. More often than not the victims are 60 years and older.

A Fox River Grove man has admitted to attempting to get a child’s guardian to send him lewd photos of the child and to possessing obscene materials.

A Woodstock man who crashed his car into a townhouse had just fled from a violent encounter with a woman who he allegedly punched while she was holding a toddler, authorities say.

A Crystal Lake man who was accused of taping bags of methamphetamine to his body and bringing some into McHenry County jail has pleaded guilty to a possession charge.

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

A man awaiting trial on charges that he threatened to shoot Barrington Hills police officers is now accused of threatening to harm a McHenry County judge and probation officer.

One of two Woodstock teens charged last year with beating up a 15-year-old at Walmart in Algonquin has pleaded guilty to a lesser offense.

An elderly man sentenced to prison for a gun-related charge has asked the court for probation instead, arguing that he will lose his Social Security in prison, and that means his wife could lose their home.