Crest Hill police are investigating a shooting that happened in the 1600 block of Raynor Avenue on Sunday.

A Richmond man admitted Friday to unlawfully possessing a machine gun and was sentenced to six years in prison after authorities said he possessed an "arsenal" of weapons that were illegal because of a past felony convcition.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested in Hampshire after a string of reported burglaries from vehicles in the area. Police say the suspect was taken into custody following a brief foot chase.

An Aurora man has been charged with several felonies related to alleged illegal weapons and narcotics possession following a traffic stop and search of a residence.

The Oswego Public Works Department has been removing debris from public roads and sidewalks.

Locations where trees blocked roads have been cleared in Joliet but cleanup from downed trees and limbs will continue through next week, according to a city spokeswoman.

A Crystal Lake man and former Deerfield High volunteer coach was sentenced to prison Friday for possessing an image depicting child sex abuse. A prosecutor called the allegations "deplorable."

McHenry's Maria Burrafato has put down her needle and thread for good after 46 years altering McHenry clothes. She didn't want to retire but health issues prompted the move.

Dixon City and Dixon Rural firefighters were called at 6:22 a.m. to the 600 block of Logan Avenue for a possible structure fire, according to a news release.

The sky turned an eerie blend of orange, pink and red tones after Thursday's storms. Why was that?

The parade will close State Street between Thornton Street and Division Street in Lockport starting at 5 p.m. on Friday before the parade begins at 6 p.m.

Extreme damage from the tornado was located in the areas of Sunbury Drive, Saragota Lane, Airport Road, and Aquaduct Road on Friday, June 12, 2026 in Streator.

Joliet provides ComEd update, instructions for tree debris disposal, and opens Wellness Center with ComEd at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park.

A tornado touched down near Dwight on Thursday evening as it continued on a path into Kankakee County

A multi-vortex tornado struck the City of Streator on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The tornado struck just before 6 p.m. The heaviest damage occurred on the east side of the city.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for several counties in and other parts of northern Illinois Thursday evening.

ComEd sent out an alert to customers Thursday that said it expects 80 percent of outages to be restored by Saturday evening.

An Aurora man and woman were each charged with four counts of felony sexual exploitation of a child under 13 in connection with a video shared on a dating app, authorities said.

Joliet put out an announcement two minutes before 3 p.m. that it would close City Hall at 3 p.m. But city will keep doing business by phone.

As McHenry County cleans up from storms Wednesday, more severe weather is in store for Thursday and a tornado watch was placed into effect at about 2 p.m. Thursday.

Thousands of Illinois Valley residents reported power outages as of Thursday afternoon following severe thunderstorms on Wednesday night.

The Ruby Street bridge was down for five hours on Tuesday morning.

Will County communities begin cleanup of debris and clearing trees from roads after Wednesday's storms as many residents and businesses remain without power.

A 6-acre empty lot along Randall Road in Crystal Lake that has been vacant for years may be getting its first tenant with yet another car wash.

A Barrington Hills man with two pending cases involving alleged threats to police, judges and a probation officer has been ordered to be held in McHenry County jail.

A late Wednesday afternoon storm damaged multiple power lines in Seneca, leaving 463 residents without electricity.

The death of a Crystal Lake child was confirmed to be that of an 8-year-old boy, prompting a multi-agency investigation.

A Plainfield Township man has pleaded guilty to the 2019 drug-induced homicide of a 26-year-old man. He was sentenced to serve 75% of a 6.5-year prison sentence.

Route 38 in Geneva was shut down early Thursday because of flooding after a pounding of rain and winds that also downed trees and power lines in around Kane County.

Officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony at Oswego East High School on Wednesday for a 30-mile, nearly $400 million Lake Michigan transmission main extension to provide Lake Michigan water to the three communities.

Northern Illinois Mutual Aid, a new charity organization spun off of another grassroots-based effort centered on DeKalb, is taking steps to find a main office in Rockford.

The Lockport Chamber of Commerce said the decision was made due to the forecast for severe weather and unfavorable conditions on Thursday.

"The storm affected the entire city. We are still assessing the scope of the damage," spokesperson for city of Joliet Sydney Thompson said after Wednesday's storms.

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of DeKalb County until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, and a tornado watch until 11 p.m.

Harley R. Delander, 28, of Dixon, is charged with intimidation/physical harm, a Class 3 felony; and one count each of stalking/cause fear for safety and cyberstalking/cause person to fear, both Class 4 felonies, court records show.

Algonquin-based School District 300 may possibly have a referendum question on the November election ballot asking citizens to consider additional funding to update its facilities.

Hamza Khatatbeh, 17, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Wednesday, nearly three years after he stabbed Sycamore teenager Kaleb McCall to death in a bank parking lot.

A child has died in a Crystal Lake home and at least two different agencies have launched investigations into the child's death.

Due to weather conditions, the Joliet District 86 Board of School Inspectors meeting scheduled for Wednesday is canceled.

Thousands of people were without power in McHenry County Wednesday evening are without power after afternoon storms rolled through.

Firefighters responded to a garage fire in Kingston on Tuesday, though no one was injured, authorities said.

Plans for hundreds of new homes near Route 31 and Veterans Parkway in McHenry continue to be tweaked - and IDOT says it will put a traffic signal up at that intersection.

Geneva Public Library employees have voted to form a union, the same one that represents St. Charles Public Library employees, who joined AFSCME in 2021.

Alejandro Cota, who was charged in the horrific post-Christmas stabbing deaths of a mother and her 13-year-old son in 2024, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and accepted a life sentence in prison, officials announced in a news release.

A batch of mosquitoes collected from Fox River Grove has tested positive for West Nile virus, the McHenry County Department of Health said Wednesday.

Hamza Khatatbeh, 17, was sentenced to 17 years for second-degree murder Wednesday by DeKalb County Associate Judge Stephanie Klein, for the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall.

Joliet police are seeking information on the whereabouts of Reonah Epting, 25, who was out of state but now may be back in the area. Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call 911 or 815-724-3020.

Four vehicles that were part of the HOT ROD Power Tour were stolen in Joliet and one of the vehicles was found in Dolton after a crash, police said. 

The Oswego Fire Protection District was dispatched shortly after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday for a reported explosion at Groot Recycling & Waste Services located in the Arrowhead Industrial Park in unincorporated Plainfield

Police announced charges Tuesday against a South Elgin man accused of barricading himself inside a bedroom and threatening to shoot officers who had attempted to take him into custody on multiple felony warrants.