Randall Road public hearing draws crowd
Many among the more than 200 people who attended a public hearing hosted by the McHenry County Division of Transportation on Tuesday evening said its best feature was a video simulation of how a...
View ArticleCook County on board for cameras in courtroom
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans willl opt into a new experimental program allowing cameras in trial courts for the first time in Illinois' history. Chief judges in other suburban counties are...
View ArticleCary looks to boost economic development
Cary might look into hiring an economic development coordinator on a consulting basis to help attract news businesses and make sure current ones don't leave.Village President Tom Kierna presented the...
View ArticleFox Valley police reports
Three Crystal Lake teens were on charges of damage to property after an investigation tied them to at least 24 separate acts of vandalism Saturday and Sunday, according to police. Cleveland L. Wiggins,...
View ArticleCary man sentenced to 55 years in sex assault, porn case
John "Jack" Reed, 35, of Cary, is sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday for convictions on numerous counts of criminal sexual assault and child pornography. He was convicted last November of having...
View ArticleBull Valley boy finds human skull near mailbox; police find another
A 12-year-old Bull Valley boy found a human skull near his mailbox Tuesday morning, and after a search authorities found another nearby. The skulls, both bleached, are a mystery to police who have no...
View ArticleOne-man show shares tale of grief and healing
The death of a spouse is a profound loss. Widower Jay Geller originally set out to write a support book about grief targeted at younger fathers who'd lost their wives. Instead, he ended up writing a...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Human skulls found; murder-suicide in Arlington Hts.?
A boy finds a skull, police find another in Bull Valley. Two people found shot dead in Arlington Heights is called a likely murder-suicide. State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan of Des Plaines won't seek an...
View ArticleMcHenry County on hook for $600K for special prosecutors in Bianchi trials
A judge ruled Thursday that McHenry County taxpayers are responsible for $600,500 of the cost to prosecute State's Attorney Louis Bianchi in two trials last year.
View ArticlePeople in Need Forum Saturday at MCC
Whether you're a schoolteacher worried about a student's family situation, a county board member whose constituents are struggling to pay rent, or just someone who needs help, the annual "People in...
View ArticleStar witness sputters in 2002 Johnsburg murder trial
Defense attorneys attack the credibility of the state's star witness in the trial against Mario Casciaro, who is on trial for the 2002 murder of Brian Carrick, 17, of Johnsburg. Shane Lamb, a convict...
View ArticleIs bedsharing dangerous for infants? DCFS says 'Yes'
Is sleeping in the same bed with your baby akin to a death sentence for your child? The state's leading agency charged with the protection of children seems to think so. But some experts say mothers...
View ArticleTestimony: Teen killed in 2002, body taken to Iowa
A friend of Mario Casciaro - the 28-year-old McHenry man accused of the 2002 murder of Brian Carrick - testified Friday that Casciaro told him Carrick, 17, was accidentially killed and his body was...
View ArticleDes Plaines committee asks city staff to investigate beekeeping
Beekeeping is a growing trend in the suburbs and now Des Plaines city officials, at the urging of Ward 4 resident Rick Bohning, are investigating whether it should be allowed there. "Honeybees are not...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: School bus vs. squad car, woman attacked
A Fremont Elementary District 79 school bus and Lake County sheriff's car collide. Villa Park police investigate a woman being dragged and attacked. The nasty conjunction of the Addams Tollway and the...
View ArticleSuburban schools look for more lucrative ways to raise funds
With schools relying more and more on parent organizations and booster groups to raise money for large purchases or special events, we look at some unusual ways groups are fundraising. From...
View ArticleSki jumpers take flight in Fox River Grove
To young ski jumpers, Norge Ski Club's facility in Fox River Grove is definitely one of a kind. Calgary native Logan Mitchell, 14, says the Canadian jumps he's used to are more modern. "It's a little...
View ArticleImages: Norge Ski Club annual international ski jump competition
The 108th annual Norge Ski Club 2-day ski jumping tournament took place Jan. 28 and 29 in Fox River Grove. On Sunday, four international teams, from Finland, Norway, Canada and the Untied States,...
View ArticleCrystal Lake Marine honored with military funeral, burial
Capt. Nathan McHone was a good friend, a hard worker, a marine. The 29-year-old gradate of Crystal Lake South High School was laid to rest Sunday with full military honors after his death in a Jan. 19...
View ArticlePolice reports
A 1997 Dodge Ram pickup truck was egged sometime between 6 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday while it was parked in the 100 block of Pauline Drive in Elgin, according to police reports. There was paint...
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