Casciaro jury sent home; Murder trial deliberations to resume Wednesday
A jury will resume deliberations Wednesday morning in the trial of Mario Casciaro, a McHenry man accused of first-degree murder in the 2002 death of Brian Carrick, 17, of Johnsburg. Carrick's body has...
View ArticleDid you feel last night's earthquake?
You practically had to be on top of the epicenter to feel the 2.4 magnitude earthquake that, well, wiggled parts of McHenry County Monday night. We found a couple of people who said their couch shook...
View ArticleAlgonquin eatery flies U.S. flag from Afghanistan
Flying out front of Georgia's Restaurant along Randall Road in Algonquin is an American flag with special meaning to restaurant owner Harry Kulubis and his family. The flag was flown on an official...
View ArticlePolice, scientist probing Bull Valley skulls' origin
Local police are investigating how a pair of skulls wound up in Bull Valley last week, authorities said Tuesday.
View ArticleIHSA cheerleading finals are set
The IHSA preliminaries are over, and a fair number of suburban cheerleading squads are alive to cheer in Saturday's finals.
View ArticleDawn Patrol: Woman killed in Palatine crash; strip club owners charged
Breaking news: A 24-year-old unidentified woman was killed Thursday in a crash in Palatine. Owners of a former Elgin-area gentlemen's club are accused of hiding dancers' income. Hawthorn Woods...
View ArticleDivers search for fisherman in Johnsburg lake
A dive team was called to a lake in Johnsburg where an ice fisherman had apparently fallen in Friday night, authorities said. Their search began after 6 p.m. when a witness reported hearing a man yell...
View ArticleCharter school group eyes vacant District 26 school
A Crystal Lake-based not-for-profit organization has submitted a formal application to open a charter school in Cary Elementary District 26.
View ArticleCary native places third on "Jeopardy!"
If Anne Rozek would have bet all of her winnings on "Jeopardy!" she would have finished second. Instead, the 19-year-old Cary resident played it safe with her wager during the "Final Jeopardy!" round...
View ArticleMan's third murder trial in burrito restaurant case postponed to next week
The third trial of Kenneth E. Smith, 35, of Park City, for the 2001 murder of a McHenry burrito restaurant owner, has been postponed until Feb. 14. Smith's first two convictions were overturned;...
View ArticleFisherman's body recovered from Johnsburg lake
The body of a 29-year-old ice fisherman was recovered Saturday morning from a Johnsburg area lake he apparently fell into Friday night, authorities said. An autopsy for Justin Ribar, of Wonder Lake, is...
View ArticleDawn Patrol: 4 killed on I-80; Giants win Super Bowl
Four people were killed in a brutal accident on I-80 near south suburban Hazel Crest. The family of the man accused of stabbing another to death in a Naperville bar is trying to raise the $300,000 to...
View ArticleCops: Men caught with pot, pills in Lakemoor
Two McHenry County men were arrested on various drug charges after being pulled over by McHenry County sheriff's police Friday near Lakemoor, authorities said.
View ArticlePush for fundraising to move Ford School in LITH
The Lake in the Hills Historical Society is raising money to move the 126-year-old Ford School on the site of the former Stonegate Nursery, 2001 W. Algonquin Road, to its original location at what is...
View ArticleSchools pay for teacher pensions? They say no
Top Illinois Democrats are thinking about shifting billions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto local schools to help save the state's crippled finances, but suburban education officials say...
View ArticleDistrict 220 balancing budget cuts, additions
Barrington Unit District 220 board members this week began their annual winter adjustments to the budget. This time, there's an unusual twist: the list of possible additions is significantly larger...
View ArticleCrazy temps make ice fishing dangerous in suburbs
Mild temperatures, little snowcover and sunny days have experts urging skaters, fishermen and others to stay off the ice on lakes and rivers in northern Illinois. The warning comes less than a week...
View ArticleDistrict 220 chooses among cuts, additions
A list of $546,140 in potential budget cuts based on Barrington Unit District 220's declining enrollment received a tentative nod from school board members this week. But only $167,722 of $998,663 in...
View ArticleMcHenry County Board members upset with Franks over legislation
Some McHenry County Board members on Tuesday criticized state Rep. Jack Franks for introducing legislation — the latest one a bill aimed at creating a pilot program in McHenry County that would limit...
View ArticleMeet the 2011-12 Daily Herald Leadership Team
For the 10th consecutive year, the Daily Herald is proud to present to you some of the best teenagers you've never heard of. The high school students named to the 2011-12 Daily Herald Leadership Team...
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