An Elgin woman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the starvation and torture of a child in her care. "In my many years as a prosecutor, this is one of the most disturbing cases I have encountered," Assistant State’s Attorney Lori Schmidt said.

A physician who practiced in Elgin is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old child with intellectual disabilities in an Elgin hotel, Kane County authorities said.

Neighbors in the area saw that a large dog had fallen into the ice in St. Charles Township. The dog's owner has not been located.

The Hampshire couple behind a popular Elgin gym has expanded their claim to fame with a new location in DeKalb.

A person was hospitalized with minor injuries and signs of hypothermia on Thursday following a rollover crash into cold water near Elgin and Pingree Grove in Kane County, authorities said.

An Elgin man accused of posting an “explicit photo” of a Marengo woman on Snapchat, printing it on a T-shirt and twice violating an order of protection has been detained in McHenry County jail, records show.

A residence in St. Charles that sold for $1.41 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kane County over the past week

A Sleepy Hollow woman said Friday she is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in her daughter’s 2009 death, which authorities ruled in 2022 was a “homicide.”

Enjoy a number of holiday performances in Elgin, Schaumburg and St. Charles this holiday season.

A single-family home in St. Charles that sold for $1.68 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kane County over the past week

The event, which starts with caroling at 6:30 p.m. and the Messiah at 7 p.m., is both a community celebration of the start of the holiday season and a fundraiser for local charities.

An Elgin man, arrested in Woodstock with an Algonquin woman, is accused of possessing possession with intent to deliver cocaine, a Class X felony, according to a criminal complaint.

An attorney told a McHenry County judge his client could not appear in court because he was arrested by ICE. The man faces child sex abuse charges locally.

With American flags lining his driveway, World War II U.S. Army Air Corps pilot Edward “Bud” Berthold arrived on his 106th birthday to his newly renovated home in McHenry County, completed by volunteers and donations.

Adults with autism from northern Illinois talk about their lives and their reactions to lates controversial policy changes and language by the administration of President Trump.

A single-family home in Elgin that sold for $1.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Kane County in the past week

Following a St. Charles man being charged with a felony for alleged unauthorized video recording of intimate parts, the Geneva Police Department is asking any potential victims to come forward.

Molding the next generation of leaders in manufacturing was the goal of a recent effort that brought local high school students into local businesses.

Residents packed a St. Charles City Council meeting to urge a ban on ICE activity in town as some neighboring communities have done, including Batavia.

A group of St. Charles residents said they plan to ask the City Council on Monday to declare city-owned property off limits to federal immigration enforcement agents.

Colleges up for the award include: Illinois Valley Community College, Kishwaukee College, McHenry County College, Sauk Valley Community College and more

An Elgin man was charged Thursday after authorities said his SUV crashed in a corn field east of Sycamore and when they responded to the crash, he drank out of an open tequila bottle in front of sheriff’s deputies.

Food pantry operators say they've seen a large increase in visits in the last month and Congressmen from Illinois denounced cuts to federal SNAP benefits at a roundtable discussion in Geneva.

After spending four years in the Marines, Shannon Moose has now made a name at St. Charles North as the head athletic trainer.

Elgin police Sgt. Richard Free IV, who died Nov. 2, will be laid to rest Friday in Lake County.

An Elgin man is charged with allegedly soliciting a child following a joint investigation between the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office and the Elgin Police Department.

Donations for state Rep. Suzanne Ness’s 5th annual Diaper Drive will be collected through Monday, Nov. 3 at locations throughout her 66th House District.

Kane County area communities have announced Halloween events and trick-or-treat hours set for Oct. 31. Here’s what’s happening in your neighborhood:

A black cow and a brown cow got loose from their yard in rural Elgin Township and ended up in someone else's backyard.

The former Kane County coroner submitted paperwork to run for sheriff. Who else has filed to run in the 2026 primary election?

The Future Architect Fund, in partnership with Elgin's Judson University, celebrated the opening recently of Glunz Hall, a hybrid live/work residence and design studio for the university’s master of architecture program.

A former Elgin man received an 18-year prison sentence after pleading guilty last week to a charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.

One person is dead and two others were injured Thursday morning when a freight train engine collided with a landscaping truck at the State Street crossing Elgin.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Across the country, millions were expected to participate Saturday in the follow-up to the inaugural national “No Kings” protests in June.

An Elgin police officer has been put on leave over comments he made on social media related to immigration enforcement. It's not the first time the officer has tangled with the department over social media comments.

Opponents of President Trump's policies organized another national day of protest called "No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance" on Saturday, Oct. 18, with four scheduled in Kane County in Geneva, Aurora, Elgin and Pingree Grove.

A long-abandoned apartment complex in Fox River Grove is now the subject of legal action will soon be demolished after years of standing uncompleted.

The self-proclaimed Bozologist — he’s written the book on Bozo — has taken his massive collection of toys, merchandise, research, and historical ephemera and put it in one place in downtown Elgin.

Local pro-democracy group Indivisible DuPage is planning a day of protests Oct. 18 as part of a national No Kings effort.

An Elgin man is accused of committing a “sweetheart scam” when he allegedly schemed $8,000 in cash and wheel rims worth $1,400 out of a Huntley man who has a “documented intellectual disability.”

An Elgin man arrested with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.314 in McHenry last year has pleaded guilty to driving drunk for a sixth time. How much prison time did he get?

Huntley will no longer have a stop on the planned Chicago-to-Rockford passenger rail line because the city has backed out.

A public information meeting that had been planned for Thursday in Huntley about the upcoming Chicago-to-Rockford commuter rail line has been canceled. But another will take place Monday in Belvidere.

The driver of an SUV died Saturday after crashing into a parked semitruck on the shoulder of Interstate 90 near Elgin, authorities said.

CASA Kane County will host an event in October meant to drive systemic child welfare reform, featuring youth advocate speaker Joshua Wayne.

An Elgin man allegedly hid in a Marengo barn as a SWAT team executed a search warrant on a house and his truck, where prosecutors said they found cocaine with a potential street value of $300,000.

Global packaging company Pregis recently opened a new 477,000-square-foot paper converting center in Elgin, bringing with it more than 500 manufacturing jobs, according to a news release.

Authorities say they've seen a "dramatic increase" in those sharing images of child sexual abuse. But officials in Kane and McHenry counties have employed technology and teamwork to track down sources of lewd images and videos of kids.

A Geneva-based group successfully scrambled to find a venue for speaker Stewart Rhodes, the Oath Keeper founder who was convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He spoke in a packed church.