Prosecutors say a Marengo man held a woman against her will with a shotgun in his trailer on Friday, according to a criminal complaint filed in McHenry County.

A Crystal Lake man awaiting sentencing in a federal Ponzi scheme and accused of stealing from a McHenry County veterans group has been allowed some contact with members of that group while he works at a Fox Lake bar.

A former Crystal Lake lawyer, convicted of videotaping a teenage girl undressing, pleaded guilty to violating the sex-offender registry and was given one year of conditional discharge.

Richard Phannenstill worked for decades to raise funds for a memorial honoring his classmates who died in Vietnam. A portion of those funds, raised 10 years ago, went to Veterans Path to Hope this year.

Diane Ahrens spent 15 years shipping goodie boxes to troops overseas while running her East Dundee bakery. When she closed the business, she found another way to give back to those who have given of themselves to the country.

Chaplain Ken Hauser, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Viet Nam where half his unit was killed or injured, has prayed with countless number of veterans and civilians grieving and struggling with personal conflicts.