Michelle Meyer

Police were able to safely take a man to a hospital after a mental health crisis prompted a large police presence Saturday morning near Cary, officials report.

Firefighters freed a woman who was trapped in an overturned vehicle after it crashed into a parked car Saturday morning in Woodstock.

Another canopy at a gas station in Cary has fallen over after the first one collapsed six months ago.

A Carpentersville police officer fatally shot a person seen shooting at a person outside a restaurant early Saturday morning in Carpentersville, officials report.

New fast-casual restaurant Minnie Bird will be replacing Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers off Route 14 in Crystal Lake after it closed late last year.

The Quarry at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a free event Sunday.

After nearly 50 years as a downtown Crystal Lake staple – and more than 30 years under the same owners – the Clothes Gallery boutique is permanently closing next month.

The long-shuttered Maplewood School property in Cary will be turned into a multi- and single-family residential area, despite significant resident pushback.

A Crystal Lake teen who is a globally ranked skateboarder is accused of striking a person with a skateboard, causing “significant injuries,” including a brain bleed, at the downtown Crystal Lake train station, according to authorities.

Authorities say a Cary man was driving under the influence of drugs during a crash that killed a 95-year-old man early this year in Deer Park.

Crystal Lake houses that were once homes to veterans of the Civil War will be highlighted in this year’s Trolley Tour hosted by the Historic Preservation Commission and the Historical Society.

As another group of freshly graduated college students enters the job market, challenging times may be ahead with slow hiring rates across the country.

A judge has been reassigned to a felony DUI case a year after charges were filed against a former volleyball coach and dean in Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155.

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries from a crash involving a pickup truck Monday afternoon along Route 173 near Harvard, officials report.

Four residents of a home near Cary are temporarily displaced after a car crashed into the house Monday afternoon, officials report.