A Crystal Lake man who pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme in federal court started his 4 1/2-year prison sentence Friday after multiple attempts to push it back.

Editor’s note: Today marks the second of a two-part series about automated license plate readers in northern Illinois. Thursday’s installment focused on cities' successes. Today’s installment examines privacy concerns, national controversies, and ongoing debate

A Crystal Lake man is accused of sending sexual messages to a minor, according to authorities.

Community Unit School District 300 is seeking a new principal for Jacobs High School in Algonquin as its current principal moves into a districtwide role.

March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where McHenry County voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in on referendum questions.

A man who served prison time for possessing cocaine found in his Crystal Lake motel room in 2023 faces new drug and weapons charges, court records show.

Woodstock doesn’t have any video gambling-only establishments – and the city wants to keep it that way.

A single-family home in Crystal Lake that sold for $517,500 is leading the list of the best real estate deals in McHenry County in the past week.

Investigators used DNA to definitively identify man killed in Harvard New Year's Eve crash.