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Cubs and Sox fans needed for photos on team rivalry exhibit, reading program at Gail Borden library

May 10, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

An exhibit being assembled at Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library is meant to encourage summer reading but it's also stirring up that age-old rivalry: "Are you a Cubs fan or...

JoAnn Cunningham, 37, cries during her sentencing hearing in Woodstock, July 16, 2020.

DCFS has long history with family of missing Crystal Lake 5-year-old ‘AJ’ Freund; police raid boy’s home

April 20, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

The whereabouts of a 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy remained unknown Friday, a day after he was reported missing, but police said their investigation was focusing on his home and that...

FBI joins search for 5-year-old boy reported missing in Crystal Lake, police say

April 19, 2019 at 9:14 a.m.

The FBI has been called in to help in the search for a 5-year-old boy who has been reported missing in Crystal Lake, police said Thursday afternoon. The boy, Andrew...

As murder trial begins, prosecutor says scene of McHenry man’s slaying was like ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’

April 16, 2019 at 6:16 p.m.

A prosecutor on Tuesday called what happened in the early hours of May 27, 2017, at a home in unincorporated McHenry County "every homeowner's worst nightmare." The comments came at...

Families hunt for Easter eggs at Festival Park.

Drone helps drop Easter eggs in Elgin Police Department’s inaugural hunt

May 10, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

There was music, sunshine, happy children and colorful Easter eggs scattered around Saturday morning at Festival Park, kicking off the inaugural Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Elgin Police Department....

Already convicted of sexually assaulting 1 young girl, Algonquin man pleads guilty in second case

April 12, 2019 at 12:33 p.m.

A 58-year-old Algonquin man, already serving 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl he knew decades ago, admitted to the sexual assault of a second girl Thursday...

Daniel Rice, manager of Gail Borden Public Library's new bookmobile, poses inside the vehicle Wednesday, the day it was open to the public for the first time.

Big crowd attends party where Gail Borden library’s new bookmobile makes debut

May 10, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

Eleven-year-old Isabella Shababy jumped onto the new Gail Borden Public Library District bookmobile Wednesday afternoon and exclaimed, "This is amazing!" Shababy and her dad Nick were among more than 100...

Richard Stephenson, shown heading into the McHenry County courthouse in Woodstock in 2016, was sued for a $9.75 million bonus by the firm that handled his divorce case. A judge says she's reporting the firm to the state Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

Law firm’s bid to gain $9.75 million bonus in high-profile Stephenson divorce case draws ire of Cook County judge

April 11, 2019 at 7:21 a.m.

A year and a half after a final judgment was handed down in one of the more acrimonious, lengthy and expensive divorce cases in Chicago-area history, legal battles related to...

Plastic eggs will be hidden around Festival Park and dropped from a drone Saturday as part of the city of Elgin's inaugural Drone Easter Egg Drop.

Eggs will be falling from the sky Saturday in Elgin’s inaugural Drone Easter Egg Drop

May 10, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

Dozens of colorful, plastic eggs will fall from the sky on Festival Park Saturday, April 13, during at the city’s inaugural Drone Easter Egg Drop being held by the Elgin...

The announcement that rocker Ted Nugent is to perform at the McHenry County Fair in August has led to a war of words.

Controversial rocker Ted Nugent is booked for McHenry County Fair. Not everyone is happy.

April 9, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

The booking of controversial rock musician Ted Nugent at this year’s McHenry County Fair has resulted in a war of words on social media. Those opposed to his planned performance...

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