A man who served prison time for possessing cocaine found in his Crystal Lake motel room in 2023 faces new drug and weapons charges, court records show.

Woodstock doesn’t have any video gambling-only establishments – and the city wants to keep it that way.

Investigators used DNA to definitively identify man killed in Harvard New Year's Eve crash.

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Cary-Grove boys swimming cruised to an FVC dual meet win, Marengo girls basketball picked up a nonconference win over St. Edward, and more in Thursday's roundup.

Brothers Fabian and Aldo Carreno combined for 40 points, and Alden-Hebron's boys basketball team beat visiting OLSHA 61-33 Thursday night for its 11th win. The Giants won one game last season.

Marengo boys and girls basketball picked up nonconference wins. Plus more scores from around the area in Thursday's Northwest Herald Sports Roundup

Dan French earned his 100th career victory, Brendan Nardin notched the dual-clinching pin, and Marian Central edged out Washington 37-33 to win its IHSA 2A team sectional match Thursday evening. Geneseo took down Batavia 55-16.

Before a packed courtroom in McHenry County Thursday, friends and family of 24-year-old man killed by a drunk driver spoke of the light and love he brought to their lives.

A fire that broke out in a garage of a multifamily apartment complex in Crystal Lake was quickly put out thanks to a sprinkler system that prevented the fire from spreading into homes, officials said.