Local authorities confirmed the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was in Crystal Lake Tuesday, but what they were investigating and other details are unknown.

One person suffered serious injuries in a car crash Monday afternoon in Crystal Lake that closed down parts of Route 14 for over three hours.

The father of a former Crystal Lake student is suing the city and School District 47, claiming his civil rights were violated after he used a paper gun in a school project.

The Crystal Lake Police Department made three driver’s license-related arrests and issued eight speeding citations during its Halloween enforcement effort, the agency said in a news release.

A person is dead after a car was found engulfed in flames Thursday morning in a Crystal Lake parking lot, officials report.

Dominic Migliorato was charged with failing to register as a sex offender. His grandmother Ann Migliorato is accused battery of a child and running an illegal day care in Crystal Lake.

A Crystal Lake woman accused of charging at three officers with a knife has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.

Juan Cheverez was found guilty of predatory sexual assault and faces a prison sentence of up to 180 years. The assaults began when the victim was 6, authorities said.

A Crystal Lake man pleaded guilty to felony charges connected to allegations that he shot a .380-caliber handgun into a home knowing a teenager was inside and was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Daniel M. Miller is charged with aggravated arson after authorities said he lit a fire outside a hot dog restaurant in Crystal Lake while people were inside.

A man was arrested after police forcibly enter a Wonder Lake home for a domestic battery call that originated in Crystal Lake, Wonder Lake police reported.

The Crystal Lake Police Department obtained an arrest warrant last week for a Skokie man who allegedly made a false bomb threat to the Crystal Lake Public Library in September, according to Crystal Lake police.

One person suffered smoke inhalation injuries after a fire completely engulfed a Crystal Lake home early Monday morning.

A Cary man accused of beating two people with a skateboard in Crystal Lake in sentenced to prison time in plea deal.

A McHenry County judge ruled Tuesday that the .192 alcohol content result a sheriff’s sergeant’s breath test charged in February with driving under the influence was not unreliable nor impacted because he was chewing his nails and cuticles prior to submitting to the breath test.

Those charged with felonies the week of May 7, 2023, by the Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Johnsburg, Marengo, McCullom Lake, McHenry, Richmond, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

A Lake in the Hills motorcyclist has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a crash in Crystal Lake that closed a stretch of Route 176 for several hours on Sunday night, police said.

A 73-year-old Crystal Lake man was charged with a misdemeanor after he crashed his vehicle through the front of Wings and Rings in Crystal Lake last month, according to the criminal complaint.

A criminal investigation tied to the D’Andrea Banquets fire is ongoing, an attorney for the city of Crystal Lake said in a letter to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

An unknown driver fled from a traffic stop and crashed into nearby homes, Crystal Lake police said.

A woman sustained life-threatening injuries during a crash Monday evening at Route 176 and Haligus Road in Crystal Lake, police said.

Public comments on the Crystal Lake Police Department can now be submitted at anytime, not just once every four years during reaccreditation process

A 25-year-old Gurnee accused of stealing checks and using one to steal $1,325 was sentenced to four years in prison last week, McHenry County court records show.

An 18-year-old woman was cited after she lost control of her car and it hit a home, breaking the gas line, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said.

A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with “life-threatening injuries” following a crash Thursday evening at Route 14 and Coventry Lane, Crystal Lake police said.

A McHenry woman working as a caregiver is accused of stealing more than $30,000 from a 76-year-old woman she was caring for, according to Crystal Lake police and court records.

The Crystal Lake Police Department issued 10 tickets during its traffic safety campaign from Nov. 18 to 28, which sought to remind motorists to buckle up and drive sober.

At least two people were a part of a burglary at a BP gas station early Monday morning in Crystal Lake where an “unknown” amount of money and items were stolen, police said.

Two people sustained life-threatening injuries after a vehicle crashed into a home Wednesday evening in Crystal Lake

A 33-year-old Crystal Lake man was sentenced to three years in prison last week after entering into a negotiated plea of guilt to one count of a possessing child pornography, according to McHenry County court documents.

“I think they will see the same level of success we saw once they get their programs up and running,” Woodstock's police chief said. “I’m willing to say they will wish they had them sooner.”

The mother of missing 5-year-old Andrew “AJ” Freund is not cooperating with police as the search for the boy continues.

AJ Freund's father, Andrew “Drew” Freund, left the family home in the zero to 100 block of Dole Avenue with police Saturday afternoon.

Crystal Lake and Island Lake police are investigating three Sunday night robberies that might be connected, authorities said.

Members of Crystal Lake’s Hope Church are praying for the 19-year-old Huntley man who drove into their sanctuary as they wait to find out when they can start to clear the rubble.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office will be the first agency in the county to experiment with body-worn cameras, a trendy police tool sweeping the nation in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen in Ferguson, Missouri.

For July 3, 2013: Police reports in Crystal Lake, Illinois

Police reports for Crystal Lake, Illinois for April 18, 2013