McHenry County Courthouse

Margaret Wisner was found to have acted “recklessly” in not providing her son adequate nourishment and medical care.

The woman told police she fired the weapon "as a warning shot" because she was “in fear for her safety,” according to court documents.

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.

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

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Crystal Lake residence while she was asleep on dates in February and October was allowed Tuesday to move back to his home in Kansas.

Beginning Monday, those who owe fees and interest from McHenry County court-ordered fines will have one week to have them waived.

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.

A man accused of shooting a pistol several times in a crowded area in downtown McHenry was ordered to be held in jail while he awaits trial.

Now that the cashless bond system in is place, many defendants currently being held in jail are petitioning the court to be let out while they await trial.

Four Oswego men were charged with mob action and other charges following a Labor Day disturbance in McHenry County in which one man allegedly fired a gun recklessly, court records show.

Under the bail reform system, which kicks in Monday, defendants can't be held in jail awaiting trial merely because they can't afford bail.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Sept. 3, 2023.

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.