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CHICAGO – Boeing orders and deliveries of new jetliners plunged last year as the company struggled with the worldwide grounding of the 737 Max, which had been its best-selling plane.

Gross orders fell to their lowest mark in 16 years, and that tells only part of the story.

The Crystal Lake father accused of killing his 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, appeared in McHenry County court Tuesday for a brief status hearing, which was captured live for the first time by news media.

News photographers and a TV cameraman were present in the courtroom for what marked McHenry County’s first case to be granted extended media coverage.

McHenry County’s electoral board decided on Tuesday to overrule an objection seeking to strike an advisory referendum regarding the restructuring of McHenry County’s Regional Office of Education from March’s ballot.

The complaint, which was filed by former McHenry County Board candidate Orville Brettman, alleged that the referendum – which asked voters whether the County Board should pursue restructuring of the office of the McHenry County Regional Superintendent of Schools or enter into an agreement with another Regional Office of Education to sha

Pulte Homes is looking to put a single-family residential development on the Terrace Hill Golf Course in Algonquin.

If this happens, the golf course at 4015 W.

After allegedly shooting and killing his wife in their Spring Grove home, retired Chicago police officer Lorin Volberding sat with her coat draped over his shoulders as he smoked a cigarette and joked with officers in a police interview room.

Prosecutors rested their case against the 74-year-old accused killer on Tuesday after playing a more than hourlong video-recorded interview between Volberding and two McHenry County Major Investigation Assistance Team officers.

During the interview, Volberding joked and spoke about

In addition to the opening of numerous retail businesses and a new fire station, Huntley is looking to expand its downtown footprint by 66%, Village Manager Dave Johnson said during 2020’s State of Huntley address.

One project pivotal to these downtown expansion plans is the redevelopment of the Catty property, 11117 S.

Crystal Lake police are investigating a "suspicious" incident in which a child was approached by a man while waiting for the school bus on Monday morning in the area of Virginia Road and Darlington Lane.

At 7 a.m., an unknown white man in a vehicle described as a red sedan with tinted windows approached the girl and told her to get in, police said. The child ran from the scene and later reported the incident to a trusted adult.

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The Crystal Lake father accused of killing his 5-year-old son, AJ Freund, appeared in McHenry County court Tuesday for a brief status hearing, which was captured live for the first time by news media.

News photographers and a TV cameraman were present in the courtroom for what marked McHenry County's first case to be granted extended media coverage.

The village of Cary recently discussed the possibility of leasing its fleet of police, public works and administrative vehicles through Enterprise Fleet Management as it begins to replace older vehicles.

Eric Morimoto, director of public works, said at a Committee of the Whole meeting last week that village officials have been trying to find a sustainable way to maintain and replace their vehicles and heavy equipment.

“This is an idea that has been utilized by some of the area municipalities besides us, so we’re not