Round Lake

A Round Lake man was critically wounded during a hostage standoff when police officers shot him as he refused to release a woman he was holding a knifepoint.

All Round Lake Area Unit District 116 schools were shut down Thursday over concerns about a student who was expelled after striking a staff member and attempted to enter district property Wednesday, officials said.

State Sen. Mary Edly-Allen announced that 15 school districts across the area will receive over $12 million in additional funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years.

The Round Lake Area Pageant is accepting applications for the 2023 pageant.

Those charged with felonies the week of April 9, 2023, by the Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox Lake, Harvard, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, McHenry and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

The Children’s Neighborhood Museum invites young children to town—a “tot-sized town.”

Kenneth Smith, released from prison after serving 20 of his 65-year sentence for the 2001 murder of a McHenry restaurant owner, claims prosecutors “overlooked evidence” pointing to the real killer, court records show.

Crowned Junior Miss Earth USA 2023, 12-year-old Kailee Albeck of Round Lake became the first contestant from Illinois to capture the title.

Those charged with felonies the week of Jan. 8, 2023, by the Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Harvard, Johnsburg, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Dec. 12, 2022.

A 32-year-old man who is on the Illinois sex offender registry pleaded not guilty Thursday to being at a trampoline facility in Crystal Lake in 2021 where he allegedly also violated an order of protection, according to McHenry County courthouse documents.

Those charged with felonies the week of Oct. 23 by the Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Johnsburg, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Richmond, Spring Grove, Wonder Lake and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

The Illinois treasurer's office is trying to return to their rightful owners 11 Purple Heart medals that were left in safety deposit boxes and ended up in government possession.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Sept. 12, 2022.

This is a list of those charged with felonies by the McHenry County Sheriff's Office and the Algonquin, Cary, Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, Johnsburg, Marengo, Richmond and Spring Grove police departments for the week of Aug. 28.