Island Lake

McHenry County property transfers for June 27-July 3, 2024.

Bands on the schedule include Imposters in Effect: Beastie Boys Tribute on July 27, Mungion on Aug. 10 and The Prince Experience on Aug. 17.

Fireworks, as well as festivals, food, parades and live music are in store around in McHenry County during the Fourth of July week – and beyond.

A guide to public pools, beaches, aquatic centers and splash pads in McHenry County.

Positioning 3D Sideouts Sports Tavern to be the local place for enjoying great live bands under the stars has been something of a quest for owner Jerry DeLaurentis.

McHenry County is grappling with its first hot temperatures of the summer this week.

Person escapes fire in Island Lake

The tradition of lighting the star atop Island Lake's water tower began in 1965, after the Palm Sunday tornado cluster tore through the village, killing a child and destroying homes

When Donald Huebner decided with his wife to turn their American flag upside down outside their Woodstock home last week he said it was to “show the country was in distress.” Then the flag was stolen.

The former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services caseworker convicted in the mishandling of the AJ Freund case could face prison time when he is sentenced Thursday.

An Island Lake man charged in a 'road rage' incident and with possessing large amounts of marijuana and hallucinogenics avoided potentially decades in prison Wednesday when he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Elizabeth DePouw’s destiny to work in healthcare and with paramedics was likely predetermined at a very early age. Her father was among the first paramedics in Illinois. He volunteered for the rescue squad in Lake Villa.

Island Lake police have identified a woman who damaged the lobby at the station early Tuesday for an unknown reason.

An Island Lake man charged with possessing fentanyl, LSD, Suboxone, psilocybin and marijuana was arrested and released pretrial Saturday.

The initiative that got an Army met from Island Lake a new roof is through the Owens Corning Foundation's Roof Deployment Project and Feldco.

Here's what will you pay in sales tax if a McHenry County-wide Mental Health Board sales tax referendum and Marengo local sales tax referendum are approved.

The Golden Ratio, a McHenry County-based robotics team for high schoolers, will be on a global stage in Houston next month for the international FIRST Championship.

Tap into maple tree sap and try out Sri Lankan foods this weekend in McHenry County.

Federal prosecutors allege an elaborate plot through which drivers seeking to cheat on the CDL exam were directed to the Island Lake business.

Dion Luster pleaded guilty to delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to an Island Lake man in 2020 and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

A Cary man pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling a child and was sentenced to four years of felony probation with special conditions, according to McHenry County court records.

Nathan Russell, of Oregon, had died following a crash near McHenry last week, according to the coroner in Lake County. The victim of a separate crash the same day was also identified.

One driver was ejected from a vehicle and another had to be extricated in a two-vehicle crash along River Road near McHenry Thursday amid icy road conditions, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office reports.

Jaime C. Romero, 51, of the 800 block of North Constitution Avenue, Island Lake, was arrested on a domestic violence charge and taken to a Barrington hospital for treatment before fleeing on foot. He was tracked by Lake County Sheriff's K-9 Dax and rearrested.

The former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services worker convicted in October on charges he mishandled an investigation into abuse allegations months before the 2019 death of 5-year-old AJ Freund, of Crystal Lake, is seeking a new trial.

A man in prison on a 2019 spree of gas station armed robberies got another 15-year sentence in McHenry County, records show.

Who was indicted by a McHenry County grand jury during the week of Nov. 26 - Dec. 2?

A Chicago man convicted in a Lake County last year - along with a Cicero man - and serving a 16-year prison term for a gas station armed robbery, got another 19 years after pleading guilty on Wednesday to robbing an Island Lake gas station.

Get jump start on holiday gift shopping with plenty of craft fairs and enjoy a winter stroll in downtown McHenry.

The couple want to see Illinois laws change to make day cares safer and require them to have surveillance cameras.

The boy was found unresponsive at Lots of Tots day care in Island Lake and died a few days later at a Chicago hospital.

An Island Lake man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two children he met last year through a social media platform, according to officials and records.

Those charged with felonies the week of Oct. 8-Oct. 14, 2023, by the Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Johnsburg, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

People who were indicted by a McHenry County grand jury and the charges they face.

The man also threw the dog against a wall, authorities said,

With cash bail no longer allowed, many inmates jailed under the old system are now seeking release while they await trial.

In a rare move, the former child welfare agency workers were charged criminally for allegedly failing to follow procedures that might have prevented the boy's slaying.

Those charged with felonies the week of Sept. 3 by the Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Island Lake, McHenry, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

AJ Freund's DCFS case worker made a series of missteps before the Crystal Lake boy was found dead, according to court testimony Tuesday.

A Crystal Lake police officer broke into tears Monday as she spoke of her disbelief when a child protective specialist from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services allowed AJ Freund, a bruised 5-year-old boy, to leave the police station with his mother.

The criminal trial for two former Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees assigned to the case of a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy killed by his parents in 2019 is set to begin Monday.

After a one-year hiatus, Bands in the Sand returns with a vengeance to 3D Sideouts Sports Tavern in Island Lake this Aug. 25-26.

Island Lake's Bands in the Sand event returns this weekend while musicians will be playing on porches in Wonder Lake.

Mark Sommerfield and his wife met Audrey Marie Hessler and her husband while walking at the McHenry Dam in June. Since then, he's published two children's books through Amazon Kindle with her help as illustrator.

The cause of death of a child found unresponsive this spring in an Island Lake day care center remains unknown, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said Monday.

Those charged with felonies the week of July 30 by the Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Johnsburg, Lakewood, Marengo, McHenry, Richmond and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

A house fire in Island Lake caused damage that left the home uninhabitable and left a cat dead Saturday morning in Island Lake, according to a Wauconda Fire District news release.

Woodstock police said a man driving a vehicle allegedly stolen from Island Lake was “dangerously” following behind a motorcycle Thursday before crashing into it after the driver parked the bike.

National Night Out, where police officers and community members can meet, is set for Tuesday, Aug. 1. Often, these events have food and activities for community members. This year marks the 40th observance of the annual National Night Out.

Island Lake residents gathered at the village hall after the Independence Day parade Tuesday to enjoy free food and pony rides.