Before Sept. 11, 2001, the new McHenry County sheriff didn’t think his future held being a police officer much less the county’s top cop. He wanted to be an airplane pilot.

Thomas DeVore, the Republican candidate for Illinois attorney general, told voters in Crystal Lake Wednesday that he views his role, now and moving forward, as protecting the state’s constitution from Democratic overreach, starting with a repeal of the SAFE-T Act.

A 21-year-old Crystal Lake man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges alleging he kicked, pinched and pulled away from police officers attempting to arrest him after he allegedly set fire to campaign signs on Election Day.

Monday marked the last day for candidates and parties to file for vacant ballot spots that did not see anybody nominated during the primary.

Tony Colatorti conceded the race for McHenry County sheriff to Robb Tadelman on Wednesday, which could mean Tadelman will win the position later this year unopposed.

After more than a year of campaigning, voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose the new sheriff of McHenry County.

A Crystal Lake man faces multiple felonies after police say he lit campaign signs on fire very early Tuesday morning, about four hours before polls opened, according to Crystal Lake police and court records.

McHenry County voters will line up today to cast their votes in this year’s primary election races, months later than normal. The delay had some local officials concerned about turnout, which started slow but ticked upward as early voting continued.

The race to be McHenry County's next sheriff now has self-funding from both candidates after Robb Tadelman loaned his campaign $25,000 this week and Tony Colatorti also made a personal loan to his campaign earlier this year.

A McHenry County judge dismissed the charge filed against a Woodstock attorney accused of damaging campaign signs of a candidate vying to be the county’s next top cop, according to records filed in the McHenry County courthouse.

Campaign signs for both Republican candidates vying to be McHenry County‘s next sheriff were vandalized with anti-government and law enforcement symbols and sentiments, the candidates said.

An appellate court Monday upheld two previous decisions that ruled McHenry County sheriff candidate Tony Colatorti is qualified to run for office and can remain on the ballot.

A disagreement at Huntley's Memorial Day parade will see American Legion Post 673 change how it interacts with political campaigns.

On addressing crime, McHenry County Sheriff candidate Antonio Colatorti wrote, "I plan to create a multi-jurisdictional task force to combat Chicago criminal enterprises creeping into the county; such as growing auto theft rings, and counterfeit and burglary crews."