Michelle Meyer

No injuries were reported after a van caught on fire that created “a heavy black smoke column” Saturday afternoon along Interstate 90 in Huntley, officials report.

The Green Gate Garden Club is a group of roughly 20 women who are behind many of the gardens and floral landscaping around Crystal Lake.

Speed limits along Haligus Road in Lakewood are decreasing due to the new public park in the area.

A Lake in the Hills man is trying to win enough supporters of his custom bobblehead sock monkey Lego creation to have it turned into an official set.

Lakewood has stopped a solar farm from being built by annexing almost 100 acres of land to the village – which doesn’t allow solar farms.

Martejo Discount in Algonquin will offer even deeper discounts than usual until it closes for good at the end of November to refocus on online sales. Crunch Fitness is eyeing the space.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary of business, Events by Artful Decor is opening a new design studio in Crystal Lake this weekend.

A Belvidere man accused of firing a gun and restraining a woman inside a home in Wonder Lake earlier this year was sentenced to one year of conditional discharge.

ICE agents were outside Carpentersville Village Hall again on Thursday for the second day in a row, according to social media posts from the local police department.

A new live entertainment venue is coming to Algonquin’s downtown – a business that neighboring property owners said could transform the area into a “destination place.”

About 18 months after a fire completely destroyed a sober-living facility in Crystal Lake, Last Chance House is rebuilding on the same property to continue their efforts to help men recover from addiction.

Crystal Lake’s Around the Clock diner is mourning the death of a manager who was part of the restaurant for over 35 years.

A woman died in a crash that resulted in the car and a nearby home catching fire Monday evening near Marengo, officials report.

A car crashed into a Metra train Monday morning at the same intersection as the deadly 1995 bus and train crash in Fox River Grove that occurred 30 years ago this month.

A gas leak was quickly capped after a line was struck by a construction crew Monday morning in Algonquin.