Mark Alex doesn't deny he attacked his wife in her Crystal Lake apartment, but his lawyer said he wasn't trying to kill her and isn't guilty of attempted murder.
Only one incumbent ran for school board in both Crystal Lake-based school districts 47 and 155. How did they do and who else prevailed at the ballot box.
In the Huntley Community School District 158 race, candidates endorsed by the teachers union and a grassroots organization are leading.
Voters in the McHenry County are selecting hundreds of local municipal leaders in the election that ended Tuesday. Here are a few things to watch for as results come in.
A person was flown to a hospital with critical injuries following a two-car crash Tuesday near Union.
Two Wisconsin men are charged with felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm into a building and other offenses after a shots fired report Monday in Harvard.
A 43-year-old woman has been identified as the person who was found dead from a fire that broke out in a single family home last week in Crystal Lake, officials report.
A car crashed into a storefront Tuesday afternoon in downtown Marengo, officials report.
A third child has died as a result of a fire in a Carpentersville house Sunday as authorities and the public search for answers.