A lawsuit claims Kalahari, a Wisconsin Dells water park, was “negligent” for serving alcohol to an Elgin man who later “violently collided” in his Mercedes with another car near Woodstock, killing him and critically injuring a family of four.

Friends of the Cary Area Library’s Spring 2026 Used Book Sale takes place Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Huntley's Gavin Rettberg helped force extra innings and hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning to beat Dundee-Crown, Hampshire's Tyler Rubino had a walk-off hit to beat Crystal Lake Central, Johnsburg's Peyton Mesce threw a five-inning no-no, and more in Monday's roundup.

Kaden Wasniewski allowed two hits over six innings, and he and Landon Clements homered to lead McHenry to a 5-0 win over Crystal Lake South in Fox Valley Conference baseball action Monday.

A Harvard man was denied pretrial release Monday after he was accused of strangling a woman until she passed out.

Crystal Lake-based Community High School District 155 officials said Monday that no decision has been made to move to a co-op restructure for the district’s four high school softball teams in 2027.

Cary successfully passed a balanced budget Tuesday, but not without some major changes from the draft presented last month, including an updated budget for renovations for a downtown alley that increased by over $500,000.

Cats and birds were among the pets that were missing following a house fire outside McHenry in an area without hydrants.

The McHenry County Department of Health has reopened its Crystal Lake facility after about a year of renovations.

Dundee-Crown twins Kyle and Ryan Pierce are about as identical as it gets. The brothers have starred in football and baseball the past couple of years, and this spring the seniors are enjoying their final season together as teammates.