NIU commit Devin De Loach scattered two singles and went the distance on the mound to lead Crystal Lake South to a 4-0 win over visiting Hampshire in Fox Valley Conference baseball action Wednesday.

Resources fairs for those affected by flooding will be held in Lake and McHenry counties Friday and Saturday to connect people with resources to assist in their recovery, officials announced.

A Vernon Hills man convicted in a DUI crash that killed two people on New Year’s Day in 2005 has pleaded guilty to driving drunk last November when, authorities said, he caused a crash near McHenry.

Half a dozen people were displaced and more than 15 cats are unaccounted for following a fire in Woodstock early Wednesday in a building that contained four units.

This year's "Facts & Figures Report" from the Alzheimer's Association not only looks at the state of the disease in the U.S., but also includes a survey about Americans' feelings about developing dementia and what they're doing about it.

An educator who has spent his career in Woodstock Community School District 200 has been named the new principal of Woodstock High School.

"If local, state, and federal officials continue to build more 'low-cost' housing like Taylor Place, the taxpayers will go broke!" Steve Willson of Huntley writes in a letter to the editor.

"This is not a minor decision. It is a 15+ year industrial operation that permanently transforms the land and carries long-term risk." Gerri Songer of Spring Grove writes in a letter to the editor.

"Taxpayer money is being wasted. We need a new path. Not more of the same," State Rep. Joe Sosnowski of Machesney Park writes in a letter to the editor.

"Let’s not harm our feathered friends while we think we are helping them," Marian Weiss of Woodstock writes in a letter to the editor.