A home in Lake in the Hills was left uninhabitable by a fire Thursday afternoon.

ComEd crews are relocating 246 power poles in preparation for the major Route 31 expansion project, expected to start in earnest in 2027 after years of prep work.

Cole Zaleski pitched six shutout innings, Gavin Piekos hit a two-out single to break a scoreless tie in the sixth, and Prairie Ridge's baseball team held off upset-minded Cary-Grove 2-1 in a semifinal of the Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional on Thursday in Cary.

Bud Shanahan went 3 for 4 with a double and three RBIs, Wade Ozment held Wauconda to three hits in just over five innings pitched and Niklas Thorsen secured the save as Crystal Lake Central topped Wauconda 6-3 in IHSA Class 3A regional semifinal baseball action Thursday.

Johnsburg’s Tyler Batt, Jacobs’ Samuel Santa Ines and Crystal Lake South’s doubles team of Zeke Boldman and Eryk Bucior advanced to the quarterfinals at state tennis, Marengo baseball beat Rockford Christian in a Class 2A regional semifinal, and more in the roundup.

A Lake in the Hills man was arrested Thursday and charged with delivering a dose of cocaine last year that led to someone’s death, according to court records.

A person was exposed to a rabid bat in McHenry County, health officials said Thursday, marking the first rabies-positive bat with human exposure in 2026.

Logan Johnson pitched five-plus innings of one-run ball, Bryce Kowall delivered a two-RBI single, and Richmond-Burton's baseball team avenged two regular-season losses by beating Johnsburg 6-2 in a semifinal of the Class 2A Johnsburg Regional.

A man suffered critical injuries after officials believe he was ejected from his car in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near Route 47 in Huntley.

Ben Auer and Landon Paul combined to strike out 10 batters in a two-hit shutout to lead St. Charles North, which scored twice in the third inning to beat Dundee-Crown 3-1 in an IHSA Class 4A regional semifinal baseball game Wednesday evening.