A Crystal Lake man has pleaded guilty to using Snapchat to solicit “sexually explicit” images from a 13-year-old child in Texas.

The Norge Ski Club's Jumptoberfest is set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 4-5 at the Fox River Grove club.

Court records indicate an Oakwood Hills man was accused of concealing an AR-15 outside the Crystal Lake Public Library. Police confirm the man faces gun-related charges but now say the weapon was not recovered outside the library.

Cody Bundy scored twice, and McHenry tallied three second-half goals to earn a 4-0 shutout win over Prairie Ridge in a pivotal Fox Valley Conference match at McCracken Field on Tuesday.

Crystal Lake Central co-op won its third straight Class 2A regional title, beating rival Prairie Ridge by six shots. Huntley junior Kinsey Hayes and Prairie Ridge senior Grace Mertel fired 79s for McHenry County's lowest scores of the day.

Crystal Lake Park District’s first park in Lakewood has opened, featuring playgrounds with Americans with Disabilities Act-friendly equipment and many other features.

Gallery

People use the new Crystal Lake Parks District's Lakewood Meadows Park on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. The park features an accessible loop trail, open green space, six pickleball courts, basketball court, splash pad, playground a large picnic shelter and grill, game tables, an outdoor classroom, pollinator garden and a council ring.

Two different redevelopment proposals, both with apartments, have emerged for the former Die Cast site in downtown Woodstock.

A 78-year-old Crystal Lake man is accused of sexually assaulting a child in his truck nine years ago when she was 5 or 6 years old.