Woodstock man gets 7 years in prison for providing fatal heroin overdose
A Woodstock man was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday after admitting to providing a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to a 43-year-old McHenry man who died in July 2018. Christopher L....
View ArticleWhy some county board members are collecting public pensions while still on...
Thirteen suburban county board members are getting pensions for jobs they're still doing. It's a side effect of a previous pension reform effort.
View ArticleMcHenry County Board authorizes $15 million property tax rebate
McHenry County Board authorizes $15 million property tax rebate
View ArticleCensus Bureau estimates Cook, Lake and DuPage counties lost thousands of...
Chicago and the suburbs account for more than half of the state's estimated population decline in 2018, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures.
View ArticlePolice still investigating Crystal Lake boy's disappearance; parents attend...
Crystal Lake police have not released any new details about the disappearance of 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund. Police were back at the house Saturday, according to neighbors, but only for a little bit.
View ArticleMcHenry County seeking replacement for departed coroner Majewski
McHenry County is seeking qualified applicants to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski on March 23.
View ArticleState capital bill hearing in Elgin: Fox Valley leaders list their wishes,...
The wish list for what might be the state's first capital bill in 10 years is long, and the key question of funding kept coming up at a three-hour hearing held by state legislators Monday in Elgin.
View ArticleMissing boy's brother will remain in state care as hearing continued
As the search for 5-year old Andrew "AJ" Freund continued Tuesday in Crystal Lake, another aspect of the case that has gripped the community played out in a McHenry County courtroom without resolution.
View ArticleKickstart your garden with offerings from local plant sales
Plant sales are popping up all over the suburbs, offering perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants and garden decor.
View Article2nd man guilty in 2017 McHenry County home invasion, murder over $3K
A McHenry County jury has convicted a second man for his role in a May 2017 home invasion, robbery and fatal shooting of a 52-year-old Air Force veteran. Byron Howard, 37, of Wonder Lake, faces up to...
View Article'We already know he's in heaven': Vigils honor the short life of Crystal Lake...
Hundreds gathered Tuesday night in Crystal Lake for a vigil to honor the short and tragic life of Andrew "AJ" Freund, a 5-year-old boy who had been reported missing a week ago.
View ArticleMan who stole BMW, led Elgin police on chase gets jail, probation
A McHenry man pleaded guilty this week to stealing a BMW from a driveway in Elgin and leading police on a drunken chase, and was sentenced to 180 days in jail and two years probation.
View Article'DCFS is afraid of getting sued': Experts on the possible reasons AJ Freund's...
Experts suggest that the subjectivity of neglect determinations by Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigators allowed JoAnn Cunningham and Andrew Freund Sr. to retain their...
View ArticleThe short and chaotic life of AJ Freund: What DCFS and police saw and did
Law enforcement and child welfare records detail dozens of missed opportunities to alter the course of the short life of Crystal Lake 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund.
View ArticleAuthorities move to terminate parental rights of couple charged in AJ...
The parents of slain 5-year-old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake appeared in court Monday as authorities moved to terminate the couple's parental rights to their other child and set the groundwork for an...
View ArticleSoggy weather not making rivers flood (yet), but what about yards?
While much of northern Illinois feels waterlogged due to recent rain and snow, officials said there's no imminent threat of major river and lake flooding -- at least for now. What does exist is the...
View Article'Our little superhero': Relatives say they weren't allowed to see AJ Freund...
An attorney representing AJ Freund's extended family is thanking community members and police for their work in locating the body of the 5-year-old, whom they say they hadn't been allowed to see for...
View ArticleWarrant: AJ's father says his mother killed the boy
AJ Freund's father directed police to the grave where he buried his son but blames the boy's mother for his murder, and a smartphone video appears to show a beaten and bandaged AJ, according to a warrant.
View ArticleCubs greats assemble to aid family of slain deputy
Ben Zobrist and other Cubs greats helped raise money Thursday evening for the family of fallen McHenry County Deputy Jacob Keltner at an event in Lake in The Hills.
View ArticleNew sheriff in Wild West Town: Onesti taking over attraction in Union, with...
Ron Onesti is taking over operations at Donley's Wild West Town. And the new sheriff is shifting the focus from gun-slinging cowboys to music.
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