Michelle Meyer

Marengo High School District 154 has settled to pay back over $241,000 to taxpayers who filed a lawsuit claiming the district levied an “excessive” amount in 2023 after losing another similar lawsuit.

Homeschool teachers Melissa Ryan and Tammy Massey created a STEM-focused robotics team in McHenry County that has now reached international competitions twice.

Crystal Lake South teachers Dan Mitchell and Ben Stoner worked together to involve special education students in the school's recent plays and musicals.

District 158 Huntley special education teacher Jennifer Slad braves a bald haircut for the third time in honor of her former student who battled a rare brain tumor as a baby.

A developer constructing single-story apartment homes in Crystal Lake and Fox River Grove will start seeing their first residents move in this summer.

President Trump's Department of Education has canceled a multimillion-dollar mental health grant awarded to Crystal Lake School District 47, saying the program conflicts with administration priorities.

Breaking Bread Catering & Deli in Cary is known for sandwiches and has partnered with a bakery from Wheeling to sell fresh loaves of bread and desserts at its store.

Construction is moving along at Water’s Edge, Crystal Lake‘s largest development, with a goal to have a public park open this summer followed by retail spaces by the end of this year.

Cary School District 26 Superintendent Brandon White will leave at the end of the school year to accept the top position at Harvard Community Unit School District 50.

Two Woodstock men are detained after allegedly pulling a gun out on a person earlier this month on the Woodstock Square.

After one year of planning and construction, locally-owned Florio’s Italian restaurant is opening Wednesday off Randall Road in Crystal Lake.

Algonquin police officers were able to save nine ducklings unharmed after they stumbled into a sewer drain Sunday.

Firefighters responded to two house fires within minutes of each other Monday afternoon in Huntley and Algonquin, one resulting in serious burn injuries of one resident.

Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove has halted all scheduled events after the village rescinded its permit to host tours and other events on the property.

A two-story house is uninhabitable after a fire broke out Monday afternoon near Johnsburg, officials report.