Fox Lake News

Ryan Cos. US Inc. in conjunction with development partner Jim Bergman has broken ground on a 100-unit age-restricted residential project.

Details of a plan to extend Lake Michigan water to eight communities will hit the road next week.

More than half of the school districts in Lake County -- 25 total -- failed to achieve Adequate Yearly Progress.

The Fox Lake woman who was driving a car that struck a toddler, then dragged her about 200 feet in August has been charged with a misdemeanor and a traffic violation in what law enforcement officials say was an accident.

FOX LAKE – A no-wake zone is in effect for the Fox River between the Algonquin dam and the Stratton-Bolger Lock and Dam in McHenry, Fox Waterway Agency officials said.

The Star 105.5 truck sits outside of Classic Cinemas in Fox Lake. Brandon Gaylor It's no Hollywood town, but Classic Cinemas in Fox Lake, IL drew quite a crowd on Wednesday night for the opening of " This Is It ", the compilation of rehearsal footage from Michael Jackson's unrealized tour of the same name.

Downtown businesses in Antioch were besieged Saturday with witches, goblins, vampires and all sorts of creepy monsters.

A 25-year-old man from Ingleside was found guilty of first-degree murder this evening in the 2006 shooting death of 19-year-old Jesse Beskow of Fox Lake.

Skiler's parents, Crystal and Raimond, say they are looking forward to the day when their daughter can finally come home.

Another Fox Lake rental unit has been shut down due to excessive building and life-safety code violations, village officials said.

Circuit Judge Jorge Ortiz has announced his candidacy to retain his position on the bench in the 6th Judicial Subcircuit in Lake County.

Looking for a nice scare this Halloween? What follows is a sampling of the haunted houses that will be open for business in the suburbs during the next few weeks.

Brian Marr of Fox Lake portrays George E. Hendee, a Civil War veteran who is buried in East Fox Lake Cemetery on Old Monaville Road in unincorporated Lake County, as part of the second annual Historic Cemetery Walk on Sunday, hosted by the Cultural and Civic Center of Round Lake Beach.

Fox Waterway Agency officials say they want to continue this year's escalated Chain O' Lakes dredging work, but will need a fee increase to fund it.

FOX LAKE – Cruising around the Chain O' Lakes could cost a little more next year.

A 54-year-old woman was killed Thursday night following a two-car accident at Wilmot Road and Route 12 just outside Fox Lake, McHenry County Sheriff officials said in a news release.

Fox Lake Mayor Ed Bender, center, participates in the inspection of the Marina Motel Thursday morning.

An off-duty paramedic helped to save a toddler who fell into a lake in unincorporated Ingleside late Friday morning, authorities said.

The body of an elderly Wauconda man was pulled from Pistakee Lake early Tuesday evening in what Lake County authorities are saying is a possible suicide.

A 70-year-old Wauconda man appears to have drowned in Pistakee Lake, authorities said.