Island Lake News

Island Hardware owner Stan Livermore said that if business had been half as good in the last 24 months as it was Thursday, he wouldn't be holding his store closing sale.

Rates for serious crimes fell overall by 3.1 percent in McHenry County last year, despite increases in many jurisdictions of burglary and theft.

WHAT: AUTUMN DRIVE FESTIVAL WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday WHERE: on Garden Valley and River roads, between Woodstock and Marengo ABOUT: Eleven farms and other sites open to the public featuring antiques, arts, crafts, produce, hay rides, entertainment, food and door prizes.

An 18-year-old Island Lake man slipped a small piece of razor blade in his mouth, strapped a condom containing someone else's urine to his leg and walked into the McHenry County courthouse Monday intent on duping a drug test, authorities say.

ISLAND LAKE – Police are investigating the cause of an early morning fire at an Island Lake home.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Police Departments.

The state has restored some of Pioneer Center for Human Services' funding, allowing the agency for the mentally disabled to bring back the 300 clients it had to let go last month.

Patrick McDonnell plans to stock up on beer, rum and other beverages before hosting a bash at his home following an annual golf outing next month.

An 84-year-old Barrington-area man faces criminal charges for inappropriately touching a 14-year-old girl who was caring for his ponies, Lake County Sheriff police announced Friday.

The wife of former Island Lake mayor Thomas Hyde pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges she collected from the village more than $100,000 in pay she did not earn.

Coverage of the Lake County Fair would not be complete without a report on the new alcohol garden, so your fair lady took it upon herself to sample the brew and talk to some locals about the alcohol situation at the fair.

A registered sex offender remained in McHenry County Jail Friday on new allegations that he exposed himself and solicited a 14-year-old girl.

A Lake County grand jury on Wednesday indicted former Island Lake mayor Thomas Hyde on charges he assisted his wife in a ghost payrolling scam.

This year's Lake County Fair Queen contestants won't be competing with the noise of the demolition derby as they give their speeches, but the excitement of hosting the event at the new fairgrounds is expected to generate its own buzz, said pageant director Alyce Brownlee.

WOODSTOCK – Indian Ridge 2 North beach in Wonder Lake was closed Thursday because of high bacteria levels, according to the McHenry County Department of Health.

Jerry DeLaurentis III said Wednesday he had already walked out of Island Lake Village Hall on May 5, 2008 before he noticed the mistake.

The economy has claimed another victim in Lake County: Island Lake's fireworks show.

Two pictures of former Island Lake mayor Thomas Hyde were drawn Tuesday in Lake County Circuit Court.

An Island Lake sex offender who led Crystal Lake police on a high-speed chase last summer was sentenced to two years of intensive probation Tuesday.

Former Island Lake Mayor Thomas Hyde is going to trial this week on forgery and official misconduct charges.