7+ hour, 15+ min ago   (416+ words) The health department issued a warning as they investigate a more than five times increase in cyclosporiasis cases in McHenry County recently, with no identifiable source so far. The McHenry County Department of Health said Friday it is investigating an…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (637+ words) A family says their lives “changed forever” after a father, who is a teacher in Huntley, suffered severe injuries that left him partially paralyzed when a tree fell onto him in Algonquin during a “freak accident.” The incident happened around…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (581+ words) The CEO of Vista Health System suddenly announced her resignation on Tuesday after serving just over a year at the hospital system, which is facing ongoing financial issues. Vista Health System Chief Executive Officer Kim Needham made the announcement to…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (225+ words) A man in his 30s, who was reportedly a worker, was flown to a trauma center after fire officials say he fell from the roof of a home in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 8:12 p.m. on July…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (187+ words) A man suffered second-degree burns to his face and hands after a candle exploded at a mobile home park in unincorporated Antioch Thursday evening, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Department responded around 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 16, to the Dolphin Harbor…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (245+ words) A man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after a tree fell down onto him while he was trying to cut it down at a home in Algonquin Wednesday morning. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (847+ words) Two teens were hospitalized after they became distressed while swimming in Lake Michigan and were rescued by bystanders at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Saturday, the second occurrence in just days. The Beach Park Fire Department and Illinois Department…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (280+ words) Two teenage boys were transported to the hospital after they were rescued by friends and bystanders from Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion Monday evening. The Beach Park Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (227+ words) A woman was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after she was thrown from a horse and stepped on by the animal at a horse farm near Harvard Tuesday morning. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 11:42 a.m. Tuesday to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (265+ words) A woman was left in critical condition after she lost control of a mini dirt bike and crashed the vehicle in a neighborhood in Johnsburg Thursday evening, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and Johnsburg Police Department…...