Crystal Lake News

A Centegra Hospital-McHenry surgical team performs a laparoscopic hysterectomy. Hospitals serving McHenry County charge wildly different prices for the same treatment, according to figures released by the federal government for the first time last week.

Michael Jones sings from a hymnal during the 2013 commencement ceremony Saturday for Faith Lutheran High School at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake.

WOODSTOCK – Improvements planned for two McHenry County Conservation District facilities this summer will bring them in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the district's executive director said.

Vicki Schultheis, 61, and Lorraine Hack, 83, talk during a lunch honoring the seniors of McHenry County at St.

Grammy Award-winning producer and NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis brings "Sweet Thunder" to the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake.

A McHenry man told police brake failure resulted in a crash Thursday afternoon that closed Route 31 in Crystal Lake for less than an hour, the Northwest Herald reports.

A bill stripping pension and insurance benefits from future appointees to Chicago-area mass-transit boards is on its way to Gov.

Update: 1:30 p.m McHenry Avenue is now re-opened. Original Story: A gas leak has closed McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake form Berkshire Drive to Barlina Road, according to an advisory message posted by the Crystal Lake Police Department at 11:27 a.m. on Thursday.

The event will run May 30 through June 1 at Algonquin Township Community Room B, 3702 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

When the 23-year-old Crystal Lake resident heard her younger sister had been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia in November, she knew she had to help in the fight against the potentially fatal disease.

Telecommunicator Stephanie Burzynski of Huntley works Wednesday at the Southeast Emergency Communication Center in Crystal Lake.

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Work soon will begin on a three-year water main replacement project in the neighborhood near the Crystal Lake Country Club.

Grafton Food Pantry has a great group of volunteers, but it needs more help to meet a growing demand, organizers said.

WOODSTOCK – A vacant Mental Health Board seat has sparked a showdown between County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill and the committee in charge of filling it.

CRYSTAL LAKE – Girls on the Run of Northwest Illinois, celebrating its sixth year serving girls, will host its fifth annual Girls on the Run 5K on Sunday at Woodstock North High School, 3000 Raffel Road, Woodstock.

The Crystal Lake Public Library has announced the 28 winners of the 8th Annual Read, Write and Win competition among elementary school students.

Note: The following information was obtained from Crystal Lake Police arrest reports.

Lathan Goumas - lgoumas@shawmedia.com Senior Erick Alvarez, 18, hangs art work with the help of fellow senior Gabrielle Sanders, 17, at Central High School on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Crystal Lake, Ill.

A look at income levels in suburban towns with Metra stops provides a glimpse at the disparity in wealth throughout the area, according to an interactive map posted on Crain's Chicago Business Journal.