Lake in the Hills News

The sights and sounds of the holidays soon will sweep through Algonquin's downtown, with families strolling historic Main Street and school children caroling around the town tree.

Nicholas Dibenedetto and Charlie Balfour, both of Island Lake, go over Black Friday sales ads as they wait outside the Crystal Lake Best Buy before 2:00 a.m. Friday.

By Trine Tsouderos and Patricia Callahan, Chicago Tribune Chicago Parents often swear their children with autism get better while they are undergoing alternative therapies.

A McHenry County judge on Tuesday denied a defense motion to dismiss charges against a Lake in the Hills man accused of stealing $225,000 from his mother-in-law. Authorities have charged Michael W. Greer, 46, with felony exploitation of an elderly person and forgery, saying Greer used his position of authority over his now-deceased mother-in-law to ...

Parents often swear their children with autism get better while they are undergoing alternative therapies.

Who doesn't love pigging out on Thanksgiving Day? If you're a local runner, you can enjoy a guilt-free Thanksgiving dinner by running in Algonquin's annual Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run and Walk.

Mike Mahon is a candidate for McHenry County sheriff. WOODSTOCK – A Lake in the Hills Democrat who has spent more than two decades working for the Cook County Sheriff's Office wants to be McHenry County's top police officer.

LAKE IN THE HILLS – A proposed small wind turbine policy will come back to the village's Planning and Zoning Commission next month with pictures and clearer language at the suggestion of residents.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood listens to a presentation Friday by County Engineer Joseph Korpalski during a luncheon at Moretti's Ristorante in Lake in the Hills focused on the $85 million plan to widen Randall Road.

Four people were injured in a three-vehicle accident on Randall Road in Algonquin Friday that caused 30 frozen turkeys to slide around on the road, officials said.

CRYSTAL LAKE – A Lake in the Hills man who led police on a car chase Friday night hit two squad cars during the ordeal, police said.

Sometimes, Shelby Cieslinski of Algonquin said, she halfheartedly regrets teaching her children to volunteer.

Two Lake in the Hills residents were indicted last week on federal charges alleging they and others tied to a suburban car dealership were involved in an elaborate scheme to transfer title to more than 100 vehicles on false representations, causing a loss of almost $2.8 million to lenders and customers, the Federal Bureau of Investigations reports.

The recession is “very likely over.” I clearly recall Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke making that remark in mid-September. And then in mid-October, someone with a calculator determined that our economy had grown 3.5 percent in the third quarter of this year.

A Crystal Lake man was charged with crashing his sport utility vehicle into a business and at least one other car early Saturday night, seriously injuring a 9-year-old girl and her mother.

Pneumonic Plague -- Lake in The Hills > uh oh...... the stupid cops want to 'practice what occurs' RIGHT NOW IN UKRAINE WHERE 7,000 MAVE DIED ALREADY Add a new comment Title Author Create a new account Enter a username and password which will enable you to edit this article later.

Two Cary residents were arrested in Lake Zurich Oct. 15, in a drug bust that allegedly netted 63 marijuana plants in an indoor growing operation in a home.

Chuck Ruth and his wife, Helen, laugh while watching a tribute video during Wednesday's McHenry County Distinguished Citizen Dinner at Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills.

ALGONQUIN – A proposal to close the post office on Algonquin's east side is drawing the ire of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Chamber of Commerce, which says the move could negatively impact area businesses.

Democratic and Green candidates have filed petitions to run for two countywide offices in the 2010 election.