A Woodstock woman has been accused of arson in a fire that broke out at the local Walmart on New Year’s Eve.

Charges have been upgraded to aggravated arson against a 21-year-old woman who is accused of intentionally setting a fire in Walmart in Woodstock.

A man “maliciously attacked” a woman in a gas station in Woodstock and said he intended to kill her, police said.

Crystal Lake police have arrested a man who they say was drunk while driving a damaged Cadillac and possessing a stolen pistol, a scale and box coated with cocaine.

Two men face felony charges that they “knowingly misrepresenting” the cost of repairing the driveway of an 87-year-old Crystal Lake homeowner.

A distillery and bar in Cary known for its unique spirit options has permanently closed after co-owners lock horns in years-long legal battles.

A Rockford man sought by Harvard police since September is in custody amid allegations that he shoved a pistol into a teen’s torso during an argument at a Taco Bell.

An Indiana man accused of sexually assaulting a Huntley woman while she slept in 2022 has been taken into custody and detained pretrial in McHenry County jail.

A West Dundee man accused of using Facebook Messenger to solicit a 14-year-old Fox River Grove child to perform a sex act has been sentenced to prison for four years, court records show.

James R. Gibbons of Marengo man was ordered to be held in jail on charges of possessing images depicting child sexual abuse. He's known for giving history presentations across northern Illinois.

A man who is accused of threatening on YouTube videos to shoot Barrington Hills police officers – and who had been deemed unfit to stand trial – has been restored to fitness, a McHenry County judge has ruled.

Funeral arrangements have been set for Santina Perri, an Itasca woman who was killed near Harvard, allegedly by her husband of almost 50 years.

Authorities confirmed Wednesday that the woman an Itasca man is accused of shooting dead near Harvard was his wife.

A man accused of fatally shooting his wife near Harvard did not dispute the state’s order Thursday to detain him in McHenry County jail while he awaits trial.

McHenry County jail detainees deemed unfit to stand trial are receiving specialized psychiatric care while waiting for an open bed in a mental health facility.

A 75-year-old Itasca man has been charged in the shooting death of a woman Saturday near Harvard, police said. The man also sustained a self-inflicted wound, according to authorities.

A Wisconsin man who bought the rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used when he was accused of shooting three people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 2020 has been charged in an armed robbery in Harvard.

Three Wisconsin men are charged with armed robbery after allegedly stealing jewelry at gunpoint from two people in the parking lot of Harvard High School after arranging to buy jewelry from them.

Mark Cook, who has led the public defender's office in McHenry County since 1986, is stepping down.

A man convicted in a New Year’s Day 2005 drunken-driving crash in Chicago that killed a taxi driver and passenger has been charged with DUI and causing a crash near McHenry.

In less than an hour, a McHenry County jury found a Belvidere man guilty of sexually assaulting a child.

Two Wisconsin brothers both pleaded guilty Thursday to shooting a firearm nine times at a home in Harvard knowing it was occupied, and each was sentenced to nine years in prison.

A Wonder Lake man who was convicted decades ago of murdering his wife – and who was cleared last year of domestic violence – has admitted guilt to a new charge of domestic abuse.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law a bill banning Homeland Security agents from arresting people in or near daycare centers, hospitals, colleges or courthouses who are suspected of being in the country illegally.

An Elgin man accused of posting an “explicit photo” of a Marengo woman on Snapchat, printing it on a T-shirt and twice violating an order of protection has been detained in McHenry County jail, records show.

Prosecutors allege that a Crystal Lake man asked a stranger online for sexually explicit images of children ages 8 to 12.

A Sleepy Hollow woman said Friday she is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in her daughter’s 2009 death, which authorities ruled in 2022 was a “homicide.”

A judge said a Woodstock woman in jail on drug charges “made several phone calls” to her roommate about “hiding narcotics still in her residence.”

A woman who initially claimed an intruder shot her and her husband on their property in near Wonder Lake admitted Tuesday that she fired on her husband and was sentenced to 22 years in prison.

A Woodstock man is accused of giving a Richmond officer false identification during a traffic stop while being sought on an arrest warrant and in possession of drugs.

A Woodstock woman was denied pretrial release after being charged with having over 3 ounces of cocaine, court records show.

An Elgin man, arrested in Woodstock with an Algonquin woman, is accused of possessing possession with intent to deliver cocaine, a Class X felony, according to a criminal complaint.

An attorney told a McHenry County judge his client could not appear in court because he was arrested by ICE. The man faces child sex abuse charges locally.

A Marengo man is among five charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty in connection to a Woodstock-area rodeo, including men from Sleepy Hollow, Hampshire, Belvidere and a teen from Lockport, court records show.

A Chicago man pleaded guilty to battery in the shooting of another man in McHenry in 2023. An attempted murder charge was dropped in exchange, a deal approved by a judge who told him she'd pray for him in prison.

A St. Charles man was charged with 10 counts of felony burglary in connection with a break-in at an Elburn self-storage facility.

A Streamwood man charged with firing a gun from a car in Cary last year has been denied pretrial release following his recent arrest.

A Huntley man is accused of being under the influence of marijuana when he ran a stop sign near Union and crashed into a pickup truck, causing serious injuries.

A Crystal Lake woman is accused of aggravated battery of a baby in her care and running an unlicensed daycare. A video of her handling the baby, shot by another child, was ruled admissible.

A man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in Harvard after being deported and returning illegally has been sentenced to federal prison for being in the US unlawfully at the time.

A McHenry man accused of forcing his way into a stranger’s apartment, then biting the man’s thumb, has pleaded guilty to battery.

Former Crystal Lake city clerk Nicholas Kachiroubas' own police report about an online extortion attempt led to charges against him, authorities said. He pleaded guilty to possessing an image depicting child sexual abuse.

Authorities encourage anyone with information to come forward about the death of Anna Schneider at 19 in Sleepy Hollow in 2009. Her manner of death was reclassified homicide in 2022.

Nicholas Kachiroubas was the elected Crystal Lake city clerk and had held several other civic roles when he was charged with possessing lewd images of children and grooming. He's now agreed to plead guilty to the former and faces prison.

A Genoa man has been charged with aggravated DUI and driving with a revoked licensed in McHenry County after authorities said he hit a curb and a sign and drove into a grassy area.

Two Huntley residents have been accused of sexual conduct involving an animal, Huntley police said.

A former Cary man accused of starting a fire in his Crystal Lake motel room was detained Wednesday in jail.

A Wonder Lake man who was convicted in 2002 of fatally shooting his wife, and who last year was cleared of felony domestic battery charges, faces new domestic battery misdemeanors.

A Michigan man is accused of starting a fire inside the Super 8 motel in Crystal Lake Monday, and the manager who extinguished it is being praised as a “bonafide hero.”

A Crystal Lake man is accused of “repeatedly” sexually abusing and assaulting a child from 2018 through 2023, when she was between 6 and 10 years old, a McHenry County judge said.