The weather service has issued a tornado watch for Lake and McHenry counties as they warn about severe thunderstorms in the Chicagoland area Friday evening.

A man was hospitalized with apparent serious injuries after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in downtown Algonquin Thursday evening.

A fire broke out and sent flames from the roof of a church in Hebron, prompting the response of a dozen fire departments across the area Thursday evening.

The sheriff says a drug dealer ran away from detectives before being arrested for distributing cocaine in close proximity to a middle school in Waukegan Wednesday.

Firefighters responded to three separate structure fires at homes in McHenry County in an hour and a half that were suspected to be caused by lightning strikes as storms passed through the area.

A suspect has been taken into custody after police say he intentionally struck and injured a resident with his truck after the victim confronted street racers in Round Lake Beach.