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  • Pioneer Center expands walk-in registration hours

    McHENRY – The Pioneer Center for Human Services is expanding walk-in registration for residents seeking behavioral health services after a successful ...
    NEW: Feb. 27, 2015 - 3:55 pm

  • Bond increased for drug-induced homicide defendant in Port Barrington man's death

    WOODSTOCK – A McHenry County Judge increased the bond for a man accused of selling a fatal dose of heroin that killed a Port Barrington man.
    NEW: Feb. 27, 2015 - 3:07 pm

  • Ex-Gov. Pat Quinn pushes consumer rights, blasts Bruce Rauner's budget

    CHICAGO – Former Gov. Pat Quinn says pushing consumer rights and organizing are in his immediate future during his first public appearance since leavi ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 2:48 pm

  • Former coroner Marlene Lantz's attorney says forgery case has 'political undertones'

    WOODSTOCK – The attorney defending the former McHenry County coroner on official misconduct and forgery charges says the case is "overshadowed with po ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 2:46 pm

  • Rep. Aaron Schock reimbursed costs for lavish office decor

    WASHINGTON – Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock repaid $40,000 from his personal checking account for redecorations to his congressional office in the style o ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 1:13 pm

  • Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department presents March activities

    LAKE IN THE HILLS – The Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department recently released the dates and times of several events coming up in March.
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 12:28 pm

  • Some in GOP say Homeland Security funding lapse no big deal

    WASHINGTON – Republican leaders eager to avert a partial government shutdown are getting heat from conservative colleagues who ask what the fuss is al ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 12:17 pm

  • Algonquin to build new multi-use path

    ALGONQUIN – The village of Algonquin recently applied for a state grant to fund a new multi-use path project, and officials have said there are simila ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 12:16 pm

  • Actor Leonard Nimoy, famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies at 83

    LOS ANGELES — Leonard Nimoy, the actor known and loved by generations of "Star Trek" fans as the pointy-eared, purely logical science officer Mr. Spoc ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 12:04 pm

  • 7 fatally shot, gunman dead in Tyrone, Missouri, police say

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A gunman went house to house, fatally shooting seven people and wounding one overnight in a small southern Missouri town before app ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 9:49 am

  • 'Soup, Soap and Salvation' fundraisers in Cary, Crystal Lake, Elgin set for Saturday

    The Salvation Army Golden Diners will host a "Soup, Soap and Salvation" fundraiser for its Senior Nutrition Program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, F ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 8:53 am

  • Naval Station Great Lakes gets Notre Dame grad as new commander

    NORTH CHICAGO — A Kenosha, Wisconsin native and graduate of the University of Notre Dame will take the helm at the Naval Station Great Lakes during a ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 8:47 am

  • Home State Leasing Offers Alternatives To Purchasing Business Equipment

    Business owners know how expensive it can be to purchase the equipment required to run an enterprise.   One way to lessen the financial burden of a ...
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 8:30 am

  • 10 Things to Know for Feb. 27; Separatists showing signs of cease-fire compliance in Ukraine

    Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 6:47 am

  • Man suffers burns in Island Lake fire

    ISLAND LAKE – A man suffered burns to his lower extremities on Thursday after a fire in an Island Lake home, fire officials said.
    Feb. 27, 2015 - 6:44 am

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