Two men pleaded guilty last week in connection with a duffle bag filled with more than $400,000 of cocaine and fentanyl in a Super 8 Motel in McHenry last year.

The McHenry Parks and Recreation Department alerted residents Monday that it is performing a controlled burn

Of the 13 bat species found in Illinois, six are endangered. The northern long eared bat is the reason trees along Route 47 and 31 were cut down over the winter, before the bats return for the summer.

Watercraft lake usage decals, boat launch key fobs and watercraft dry storage stalls are available for purchase from the Crystal Lake Park District.

Wayne Jett's first ever “Mayor’s Monthly Meetup" is set for 6 p.m. May 14 at Ye Olde Corner Tap, 3901 Main St., McHenry, part of his efforts to meet residents outside of City Council meetings

The Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce honored members and businesses at its annual dinner Friday night.

McHenry City Council candidate Bobbi Baehne proposes term limits for local elected offices, while Wayne Jett said the third term he's just won will be his last.

Huntley says it's acquiring 12 acres for "future municipal purposes." Could it be for a train station, with the village ID'd as a stop on the new Chicago-to-Rockford line?

A Loves Park woman has been sentenced to probation after she arranged to meet a man in his Woodstock home and then robbed him with an accomplice.

Lake in the Hills is about to issue $15 million in general obligation bonds for its new police facility.

As more people head outside, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone to leave baby birds and young animals alone when encountering them in the wild.

A Lake in the Hills man is charged with disseminating photographs of child sex abuse and of engaging in a sex act with a dog, court records say.

Lake in the Hills is trying to help some of the businesses that will be hit by the Randall Road construction.

A Crystal Lake man has been charged with hitting and abusing a woman over 60 as a caregiver, according to court records.

Fox Lake has approved a pension settlement with Melodie Gliniewicz, the widow of Fox Lake police officer Joe Gliniewicz, who infamously staged his suicide to look like a line-of-duty killing.