After about four hours of deliberating, a McHenry County jury found an Elgin man guilty of drug-induced homicide in the fentanyl overdose of a man at a Marengo motel.

A Woodstock man who records show has multiple previous domestic violence convictions pleaded guilty to his most recent Tuesday and was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

An Elgin man accused of selling a fatal dose of fentanyl to a man who later died in a Marengo motel room has gone on trial in McHenry County on a charge of drug-induced homicide.

A man accused of pistol-whipping a man and threatening to shoot people in an Island Lake bar pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing a stolen firearm and aggravated battery in a public place.

A Vernon Hills man convicted in a DUI crash that killed two people on New Year’s Day in 2005 has pleaded guilty to driving drunk last November when, authorities said, he caused a crash near McHenry.

The owner of a horse farm near Richmond, accused of sexually assaulting a teen who’d taken lessons from him for years, was again denied pretrial release from the jail. He also told the judge he's reopened under a new name.

A Woodstock woman who was released from McHenry County jail pretrial in January on cocaine allegations now faces new drug charges, official records show.

A McHenry man is accused of forcing his way into his former boss’ house to collect a debt and threatening to shoot him.

A Wisconsin man has admitted that he sexually assaulted a child in Harvard more than 10 years ago and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

More than five years after a Marengo gas station clerk was pistol-whipped and shot during a robbery by two masked men, the shooter was convicted.

In an exclusive interview with Shaw Local. the Woodstock gas station clerk who was attacked on New Year's Eve shares how it shattered her life and says she's been given no help by the gas station owners.

A father of five -- now six -- working a second job as an overnight gas station clerk in Marengo was shot during a robbery where $42 were taken. Two of three men charged took plea deals; the other is on trial in McHenry County.

The family of a Crystal Lake man claims a Woodstock cinema left him inside a dark theater, causing him to fall and leading to his death about a week later.

A Crystal Lake man has been accused of 10 thefts this year in McHenry and Kane counties and elsewhere, officials say, and they blame the state's criminal justice reforms for him not being locked up.

A man is facing new felony charges just months after he was paroled from prison for burglarizing a Lakewood home, stealing from a vehicle in Crystal Lake and participating in mob action in Cary.

A Milwaukee woman is accused of stealing perfume and cologne from Ulta stores in McHenry County and has past retail theft convictions in Wisconsin and Illinois, according to authorities and court records.

While on pretrial release for driving on a revoked license, a McHenry man with 29 prior convictions, including four for domestic batteries, is accused of abusing a woman - again, according to authorities.

Two people were charged with misdemeanor battery counts following a March 27 stabbing near Johnsburg High School, including the person stabbed, authorities said.

Prosecutors allege that a convicted felon who lives in Crystal Lake sexually assaulted a 9-year-old child he knows several times over the course of three years.

Kelleher + Holland LLC, touted as one of the Chicago area’s largest full-service suburban law firms, has announced the opening of a Crystal Lake office.

A lawsuit claims Kalahari, a Wisconsin Dells water park, was “negligent” for serving alcohol to an Elgin man who later “violently collided” in his Mercedes with another car near Woodstock, killing him and critically injuring a family of four.

A Harvard man was denied pretrial release Monday after he was accused of strangling a woman until she passed out.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness McHenry County’s upcoming annual gala has a new name and venue this year.

A School District 300 elementary school teacher is facing six felony battery charges after authorities said he got into a physical altercation outside a Crystal Lake bar.

A Richmond man on pretrial release in two Wisconsin DUI cases is accused of illegally possessing stolen guns, ammunition and 50 package of firecrackers in Lake in the Hills, according to authorities.

The Village of Algonquin is looking to demolish a 99-year-old building in the downtown area over concerns about the building’s structural integrity.

Authorities say a Huntley man made a run for the exit at a hospital, where he was taken after allegedly using an ax to smash a window and rob a shop.

A Wonder Lake man has pleaded guilty to possessing an image of child sex abuse and was sentenced to five years in prison.

A Woodstock man is facing charges of driving under the influence after crashing his car into a Woodstock home, within inches of where a resident of the home was sitting last week.

The conviction and sentencing of a DCFS case worker – accused of not protecting a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy from his abusive mother, who eventually killed him – was upheld by an appellate court.

The body of 5-year-old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake was found in 2019. This timeline runs from his parents' troubles before his death to when he was first reported missing to the convictions of his parents and a DCFS worker involved in his case.

A Woodstock man pleaded guilty to indecent solicitation after authorities said he made plans to meet up with someone he thought was a young girl.

A judge ruled has ruled that a McHenry man is not guilty by reason of insanity for slashing a relative in the face and head with a knife.

A Huntley man has pleaded guilty to bribing a court-appointed employee not to report that he had tested positive for alcohol in a urine test.

The McHenry County trial has again been delayed for a Crystal Lake man accused of bilking a local veterans’ group – and who is now in federal prison term for an $8 million Ponzi scheme.

A surgeon who cared for a woman after she was viciously attacked in a McHenry park testified Wednesday that she suffered “significant trauma to her face, head and neck” and nearly died.

A Gurnee man got a six-year sentence after pleading guilty to cocaine possession in McHenry County after initially being charged with intent to sell cocaine and fentanyl.

A Crystal Lake man with four past DUI violations is now accused of a fifth and allegedly told officers during a traffic stop that he “had drank a ... ton.”

A lawsuit was filed against the Cary police for engaging in a police pursuit that resulted in a crash, permanently injuring a man last year in Crystal Lake.

A Lake County felon was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for unlawfully possessing a pistol and illicit drugs found during a traffic stop in McHenry.

A Woodstock man who was convicted in 2024 of threatening to bomb Huntley High School has been sentenced to three years in prison for battery of a nurse authorities said he touched in an "insulting" manner.

A Marengo woman has pleaded guilty to driving drunk a fifth time and was sentenced to prison, but still has another DUI case pending.

A man pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted aggravated arson in connection with a fire he started in a Crystal Lake motel room.

A Lake in the Hills woman accused of posting threats against McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese on Facebook was denied pretrial release Thursday from the county jail.

A Wonder Lake woman said he didn't think the sentence was fair that was handed down to the man who sold a fatal dose of MDMA to her son, a Woodstock North student who died at 17.

A McHenry man entered a woman’s home uninvited, hid, then jumped out and punched her, while he was on probation for domestic battery, prosecutors said.

An Itasca man accused of fatally shooting his wife, then turning the gun on himself near Harvard, will undergo an evaluation by a forensic psychologist, an order in the McHenry County court shows.

A McHenry man is accused of uploading, sharing and requesting images depicting child sex abuse, some involving children younger than 5, a McHenry County judge said in court Wednesday.

A McHenry man has been found not guilty on allegations that he starved Meatball and Karma, two 3-year-old female pit bulls, but he faces additional similar charges.

A Crystal Lake teen who was at the center of criminal cases against her mother and stepfather died while their cases were pending. Now her brother is suing a DCFS contractor over her death.