near Ottawa in LaSalle County, according to a spokesperson for Illinois State Police. A 36-year-old passenger was pronounced dead on scene. Five juvenile passengers were flown to an area hospital ...

A Kane County judge changed his mind and, over the prosecutor’s objections, returned a man accused of aggravated criminal sexual assault to electronic home monitoring. Michael G. Farris ...

Illinois officials are remembering a U.S. Army sergeant from Lake in the Hills who died 16 years ago today while on deployment in Afghanistan. The Illinois National Guard said Sgt. Lukasz Saczek, 23, ...

Two families were displaced and one person was injured after a car drove completely through a home, leaving two residences damaged, in Vernon Hills Saturday morning. The Countryside Fire Protection ...

McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Ashley Romito said at the man’s bench trial Tuesday. Romito told Judge Mark Gerhardt in opening statements at the trial of Juan Colon, 29, that he was a ...

Austin Burke and band play on stage during the RISE Up music festival in 2021 at Petersen Park in McHenry. The event is now called McHenry Music Festival and has a new date. (Lucy Dolan for Shaw Local ...

Vegetable Gardens, Flowerbeds, Landscaping, or Lawn. Your soil will Love you for it! SWALCO & University of Illinois Extension Lake County Master Gardeners will offer FREE Local, made-in-Illinois ...

Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., is calling on sheriffs in Illinois to defy Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the state’s sanctuary laws and instead uphold federal immigration law. Miller said the state’s ...

SPRINGFIELD – Two hours in the state capital was enough for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to criticize Illinois’ immigration laws and its governor while invoking the 2023 ...

This year’s MayFest coincides with the Adams County Bicentennial, celebrating 200 years of history, community and tradition. The Bicentennial Mobile Museum will be featured at the event, giving ...