mchenry county

If you're out in nature, it's important to know what signs may point to potential danger.

When wild deer find themselves in the middle of a neighborhood, sometimes bad things happen. In this case, it was all's well that ends well for a fawn who found herself stuck in the window well of a home in Illinois until firefighters came to her rescue.

If you stumble upon these drugs it is critical to exercise caution and report it to local law enforcement immediately.

There were enough hand sanitizer bottles and dispensers at my polling place yesterday to effectively kill every virus and form of bacteria in multiple counties.

Police in McHenry County are cracking down on drivers under the Influence of alcohol. This Sunday,April 15th, the "No Refusal" DUI policy goes into effect.

Calling 911 to report a fake bomb threat, hostage situation or murder, and uses someone else's address is called swatting, and it happened in Illinois.

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been acquitted of attempted murder and aggravated battery for allegedly spraying a female acquaintance with an accelerant and setting her afire. A McHenry County jury deliberated for about four hours Thursday before returning a not guilty verdict for 34-year-old Anthony D...

WOODSTOCK. Ill. (AP) — McHenry County authorities say a sheriff's deputy shot last year while responding to a call of domestic violence call has died. The sheriff's department says Deputy Dwight Maness was still recovering from injuries he sustained less than a year ago a shooting in Holiday Hills when he died Monday...

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Unexpected costs during restoration of a suburban McHenry County courthouse have pushed the total price tag for the project to more than $1 million. The Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake reports the restoration of the roof and dome at the Old Courthouse in Woodstock originally was expected to cost about $775,000...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A former northern Illinois sheriff's deputy who investigated child pornography was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison on charges involving sex with a minor. Gregory Pyle, 39, of Crest Hill pleaded guilty last December, admitting that he brought a boy over state lines to engage in sex acts and made child pornography with the boy, The Northwest Herald reported...