Crystal Lake Central co-op's Anna Starr scored 19 goals in three wins against St. Charles East co-op, Hampshire co-op and Lincoln-Way Central co-op and surpassed 300 in her career. Starr is the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week.

The family of a Crystal Lake man claims a Woodstock cinema left him inside a dark theater, causing him to fall and leading to his death about a week later.

After initial skepticism, Lake in the Hills officials have given the go-ahead for a new car wash on Randall Road.

The village of Algonquin is looking to residents to help draft a renovation plan for High Hill Park and Nature Preserve.

Hampshire scored 35 runs over three games in cruising to the title at the Larkin Slugfest on Saturday.

Huntley baseball beat Bartlett on Tommy Gasner's walk-off single. Alden-Hebron baseball edged Earlville on a walk-off wild pitch. Dundee-Crown and Hampshire softball combined for five wins at the Larkin Slugfest. Crystal Lake Central and Richmond-Burton girls soccer scored wins.

The reconstruction of Crystal Lake’s downtown park continues but the city has set an opening date in early June.

Leaning on his slider, Jack Reina struck out seven batters over four innings of one-hit baseball as Prairie Ridge, which tallied seven runs in the fourth inning, cruised for an 11-0 win over Marengo in nonconference play Saturday.

A car veered off Route 14 in Woodstock on Saturday and hit several cars in the Culver's parking lot.

The Fox River is rising in McHenry and Kane counties and is expected to crest next week.