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A judge lowered bond Friday for a suburban man charged in connection with a multimillion-dollar marijuana growing operation in McHenry County, but not low enough for him to go free.
Full Story published 11/20/2009 4:09 PM
A Wauconda teen was sentenced Friday to 4½ years in prison after admitting he and two friends burglarized and torched a popular McHenry eatery earlier this year.
Full Story updated 11/20/2009 3:08 PM
Federal authorities would be happy to return Esteban Calleja to his native land. The McHenry County State's Attorney's office, however, has other ideas for the 43-year-old Carpentersville man.
Full Story published 11/20/2009 2:30 PM
A McHenry man who police say stole a boat along the Fox River and filled it with loot from break-ins at riverfront properties was sentenced to four years in prison after admitting guilt Thursday to related charges.
Full Story published 11/19/2009 12:53 PM
A McHenry used car dealer is facing up to 15 years in prison after a judge found him guilty Friday of paying a former employee to torch his dealership so he could collect more than a half-million dollars in insurance proceeds.
Full Story published 11/20/2009 3:10 PM
An Algonquin woman recently cleared of a theft charge for removing a dog waste receptacle from outside her townhouse is suing the homeowners association that put it there, saying it cost her thousands of dollars to fight the case.
Full Story published 11/20/2009 11:10 AM
Your cost of owning and operating a boat on the Chain O' Lakes has just gone up. Fox Waterway Agency directors have approved an increase in sticker fees for watercrafts on the Chain and Fox River starting in the 2010 season.
Full Story published 11/20/2009 10:37 AM
Seventy percent of Metra bridges and 42 percent of CTA bridges are past their "useful life," according to a preliminary report presented to the RTA board Thursday.
Full Story published 11/20/2009 12:03 AM
Patients can compare rankings of Illinois hospitals for a wide range of performance and cost measurements on a new Web site that debuted Thursday.
Full Story updated 11/19/2009 7:20 PM
A Chicago teen who tried unsuccessfully to save three high school classmates from drowning on the Fox River at Camp Algonquin last year is suing the McHenry County Conservation District, saying its negligence is to blame for his suffering since.
Full Story published 11/19/2009 4:48 PM
Nine days after unanimously rejecting a tax-hike referendum, a key panel in Cary Elementary District 26 has reversed course and sent a ballot measure to the full school board for consideration.
Full Story published 11/19/2009 4:38 PM
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