Woodstock leaders have been awarded close to $16 million to cover the city’s share of widening Route 47. But even after that, the city is still on the hook for around $9.5 million more, it recently learned.

High winds contributed to a devastating house fire that collapsed the roof of a Fox River Grove home.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office closed a portion of Route 176 to traffic for an “active police investigation” Saturday morning.

A woman on a bicycle in Aurora was hospitalized in critical condition this week after a collision with an SUV, police said.

Leaders from across northern Illinois this week are mourning the loss of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Civil Rights activist lauded by many for his servant leadership akin to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Chaske Roskopf was charged in 2022 following an investigation by the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office that revealed he had been sexually assaulting a child starting when the child was 9 years old, the Kendall County State’s Attorney’s Office said.

In their second day of deliberations, jurors on Friday found a teenager guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Sycamore teenager Kaleb McCall.

The widow of Chicago Bear and NFL Hall of Famer Steve “Mongo” McMichael was arrested by Will County sheriff’s deputies after she was accused of domestic battery.

A Marengo man screwed shut a door of his apartment to keep anyone from coming in or out as a woman inside cried for help, McHenry County prosecutors allege.

Glasses retailer Warby Parker is opening its 15th Illinois store in Geneva Commons, 414 Commons Drive, on Saturday.

Crystal Lake police officers are investigating a possible burglary after a car smashed through a smoke shop Friday morning, officials report.

The work includes Griswold Avenue from Ninth Street to LeFevre; Woodburn Avenue from 11th Street to LeFevre; 11th Street from Dillon to Woodburn; 13th Street from Dillon to Woodburn and 15th Street from Dillon to Griswold.

Just what impact the U.S. Supreme Court decision on tariffs will have on local business is tough to tell, one local economic development leader said.

A Will County judge has allowed a new trial for a woman convicted of the 2013 Joliet murder of two men in a case known as the 'Nightmare on Hickory Street' killings. 

About 250 students walked out of Huntley High School Friday in protest of ICE, the latest in a series of such high school rallies in the McHenry County area and beyond.

Acute gastroenteritis is on the rise in McHenry County, driven by the spread of norovirus, health officials said.

A Kane County Grand Jury returned an indictment for 76 felony charges against Batavia chirpractor David H. Hanson, 66 of them related to child sexual abuse material.

Panduit Corp., a leading manufacturer of network infrastructure and industrial electrical wiring solutions, is laying off 178 employees from its DeKalb warehouse facility by the end of March, according to a WARN report.

A Harvard man has pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property for riving his pickup truck into the Woodstock Harley-Davidson dealership four years ago.

Three men were rescued off thin ice on Pistakee Lake near Johnsburg Thursday and quickly brought back to shore by responders from the McHenry Township Fire Protection District.

Jury deliberations began shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday as the murder trial of a teenager accused in the stabbing death of Sycamore teen Kaleb McCall continues. It's possible a verdict could come tonight

A Woodstock man is accused of secretly filming three women while they used the bathroom at McHenry County College, according to court records and authorities.

Residents of a Crystal Lake home are displaced by a fire that broke out Thursday afternoon, officials report.

Motorists should note that, again this week, the Interstate 88 ramp to the DeKalb Oasis will close temporarily at midnight Thursday and reopen by 4 a.m. Friday.

A Palatine man who was accused of “misrepresenting” the cost of driveway repairs for an elderly Crystal Lake homeowner by more than $4,000 has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Elburn Village President Jeff Walter has questioned the validity of testing that found a high amount of a so-called “forever chemical” in one of the wells that provides drinking water to the community.

Joliet Junior College's president said his administration recommends a $2 per credit tuition increase. He said the adjustment is not being proposed to solve a financial crisis but to prevent one.

Another man from Elgin who had been reported missing for several weeks was determined by authorities to have drowned.

The McHenry City Council has approved a 10-year, $142,000 sales tax rebate deal with Niko Kanakaris, a restaurateur who is set to buy and rehab Vickie's Place on the Fox River.

On the second day of testimony Thursday, Hamza Khatatbeh, now 17, formerly of Sycamore, testified in his defense during Day 2 of his murder trial as he stands accused in the 2023 stabbing death of Kaleb McCall, 17.

The village officially broke ground on the 143rd Street Corridor project in 2024. The corridor improvements aim to alleviate congestion in the downtown area, expedite travel time, improve safety and promote responsible growth.

Testimony on Wednesday in the murder trial of a Sycamore teen's fatal stabbing has come from police officers who responded to the scene, and five teenagers who witnessed it.

City acknowledges for first time that data center project will be considered at a special March 5 meeting of the Joliet Plan Commission.

Online memorials and tribute posts honor a Crystal Lake woman who was killed in Friday afternoon crash in Hoffman Estates and whose name was released Wednesday.

Update: A railroad crossing near downtown DeKalb has reopened, after a brief malfunction Wednesday that impacted motorists, police said.

A DeKalb woman was arrested and charged Tuesday after leading police on a high-speed chase through DeKalb County, running into traffic and driving on the wrong side of the road, nearly causing multiple crashes, authorities said

Firefighters responded to a large brush fire in the 26000 block of 2500 East Street on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 near Ohio. A Mutual Aid Box Alarm call was elevated to the second-alarm for the brush fire. Bureau County Fire departments from Princeton, Ohio, Malden and others assisted with the fire.

A fifth charge of public indecency has been filed against a Marengo man; this time as a felony, while the prior accusations were misdemeanors.

One of two children critically injured in a single-vehicle crash on East Illinois Route 17 last week has died.

Swedish home furnishings giant Ikea made its long-rumored move to the north suburbs official Tuesday, announcing plans to open a new store at Gurnee Mills.

More than $1,000 was taken from a Joliet Cricket Wireless store in the 400 block of Collins Street on Feb. 7, Joliet police said.

A Sterling man has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a 2024 aggravated battery charge – a Class 2 felony because it involved a police officer – and a separate 2023 aggravated battery charge.

The McHenry County Board late Tuesday unanimously voted down a Wonder Lake-area slaughterhouse that neighbors had strongly opposed.

If you woke up feeling like your car needed a bath Wednesday, you’re not imagining it. A wide swath of northern Illinois was hit with “dirty rain” overnight.

Testimony began Wednesday in the murder trial of Hamza Khatatbeh, who’s accused of fatally stabbing Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall in 2023.

A suspicious package prompted a strong police response that put a Crystal Lake high school on a security alert and shut down a road Tuesday afternoon. A walkout was supposed to take place but was canceled.

Illinois residents planning to vote by mail in the March 17 general primary are encouraged to get that ballot in the mail extra early, or use a drop box instead.

The St. Charles School District 303 will host a ceremonial groundbreaking on Thursday for new classrooms and building renovations at Richmond Elementary School, $6.35 million in the making.

UPS wants to reduce low-profit deliveries and is is offering package drivers $150,000 voluntary buyouts.

A 24-year-old Cary man charged in the fatal crash in Barrington last year that killed decorated Glenview police officer Robert Fryc has been sentenced to three years in prison.