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  • Cary bakers can start home businesses with 'cupcake law'

    CARY – Cary baker Becky Dula Czarnik hopes to one day open a cake studio in the village with a space for parties and classes. 
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 11:48 pm

  • Not registered to vote? You may want to do it soon after ruling

    McHenry County residents who are not registered to vote may want to do so now after a federal judge blocked a law that significantly expanded same-day ...
    Sept. 29, 2016 - 12:25 am

  • 10 most expensive homes for sale in Crystal Lake: Week of Sept. 27, 2016

    How often have you driven by a large home and asked yourself how much does that home cost? Here is a compiled list of the 10 most expensive homes as o ...
    Sept. 28, 2016 - 12:09 am

  • Judge's ruling reduces Election Day registration in Illinois

    CHICAGO – A federal judge has scaled back Election Day voter registration for highly populated areas in Illinois, a decision that sides with Republica ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 10:56 am

  • Iowa city pins hope on 10 miles of quickly erected flood barriers

    CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Facing their second-largest flood in city history, Cedar Rapids leaders and residents pinned their hopes Monday on a 10-mile syst ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:17 am

  • Use of body cams questioned after Charlotte police killings

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in Charlotte is only the latest shooting to raise questions about how the depa ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:17 am

  • Houston gunman had 2 weapons, thousands of rounds at scene

    HOUSTON – A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:15 am

  • Chicago teachers vote to authorize strike in contract talks

    CHICAGO – Teachers in the nation’s third-largest school district announced Monday that they have overwhelming support for a strike, but several steps ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:15 am

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton deny their own words in debate

    WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s habit of peddling hype and fabrication emerged unabated in the first presidential debate while Hillary Clinton played it c ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:13 am

  • McHenry County Department of Health seeking input on changes to ordinance

    WOODSTOCK – The McHenry County Board of Health is inviting the public to review its proposed revisions to the county health ordinance.
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:11 am

  • Superintendent: Marengo High School hall pass policy hopefully temporary

    MARENGO – The high school’s controversial hallway pass policy likely will be gone by second semester, school officials said Monday.
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:09 am

  • Huntley baseball team supports 4-year-old with brain tumor

    HUNTLEY – By the time he was 2 years old, Matthew Erickson had undergone six brain surgeries, five rounds of chemotherapy, stage 4 high-grade glioma a ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:05 am

  • Clinton, Trump battle fiercely over taxes, race, economy in debate

    HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – In a combative opening debate, Hillary Clinton emphatically denounced Donald Trump on Monday night for keeping his personal tax retu ...
    Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:58 pm

  • Debate Takeaways: Hillary Clinton gets under Donald Trump's skin in debate

    HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with Hillary Clinton during Monday's first presidential debate, interrupting her and appearing agita ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:17 am

  • Prosecutor: Fox Lake woman involved in 2014 police shooting had ‘personal problems'

    WOODSTOCK – Prosecutors said Elizabeth Kloss was dealing with “personal problems” when she advanced toward McHenry County sheriff’s deputies outside a ...
    Sept. 27, 2016 - 12:02 am

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