McHenry County Courthouse

A man charged in Huntley with his sixth alleged DUI was jailed Thursday after failing to show up for his October trial, according to court records.

A drug bust touted as one of McHenry County's largest has resulted in another conviction, in this case to money laundering.

When AJ Freund was reported missing five years ago, a huge search and community outpouring ensued. Then he was found dead and his parents were charged. The impact of the case is still felt in Crystal Lake and beyond.

John Maki pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting a Harvard teenager in his home near Spring Grove and was sentenced to 26 years in prison.

Five-year-old AJ Freund's body was found five years ago this week. Here is a timeline of events from when AJ Freund was first reported missing to the recent conviction of a DCFS worker involved in his case.

Randi Freese began as an intern in the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office and soon could be leading it, making her the first woman to hold that position in the county’s history. She needs to win election in November; so far there's no one else in the race.

William Ross, serving a decades-long sentence for murder of his girlfriend, was denied in his efforts to win a new trial.

McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally said Tuesday that, “after nonstop agonizing,” he has chosen not seek re-election in November. He'd just won the GOP primary last month.

Andrew Calderon IV of Harvard was charged in 2021 with aggravated discharge of a firearm at a building, knowing the building was occupied, and unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon, according to a McHenry County indictment.

A Woodstock man pleaded guilty Friday to aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child under the age of 13, was sentenced to six years in prison and is required to register as a sex offender for life.

No charges will be filed against the McHenry County Sheriff’s officials in the separate deaths last of three inmates. Investigation on a fourth death still pending, a news release sent Thursday by McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.

The man is accused of taking the gift cards and manipulating the numbers so that when he puts the cards back on a rack and someone buys and loads it up with money, that money goes into his account, the Johnsburg police chief said.

A man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly Lake in the Hills resident pleaded guilty to theft.

A Harvard man accused of sexually assaulting a child was detained Tuesday in the McHenry County jail pretrial.

A McHenry nurse accused of going to work drunk last year at a Crystal Lake long-term care facility pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced to 30 months probation, public service and fines.