Mark Shuman

Bob Zelinski, owner of Sylvania Outfitters near Watersmeet, Mich., is a font of knowledge about the Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area. His company sells everything from Michigan fishing licenses to fully provisioned trips with meals, canoes and camping equipment.

Beyond the Boundary Waters: Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is home to a lesser-known paddlers’ paradise

August 23, 2019 at 9:31 p.m.

Minnesota’s legendary Boundary Waters Canoe Area can be scary big. The lakes are sometimes huge, or an angry gothic green, and canoe trips there are the stuff of family legend....

‘I failed her terribly’: Man gets 9 years in wife’s death, likely to serve less

May 23, 2019 at 3:45 a.m.

A former Arlington Heights man whose wife died after he battered her told a judge Tuesday that he was "responsible" and then was sentenced to nine years in prison. "She...

Well water testing urged for some McHenry Co. residents

June 17, 2018 at 1:26 p.m.

Some residents of the small McHenry County community of Lakewood who are on private wells are being advised to have their water tested after small amounts of a contaminant were...

No one injured in 5-alarm barn fire near Woodstock

June 17, 2018 at 4:37 p.m.

The McHenry County sheriff's dispatcher said a five-alarm fire at a barn outside Woodstock has been struck out. There are no reported injuries to animals or humans, according to the...

Woodstock drug counselor charged with sexually abusing boy at water park

June 18, 2018 at 1:58 p.m.

A Woodstock man was bailed out of McHenry County Jail Wednesday following his arrest on charges that he sexually abused a boy multiple times, including at a public swimming pool,...

McHenry County Board delays RTA vote

December 24, 2018 at 8:58 a.m.

McHenry County Board Chairwoman Tina Hill Tuesday postponed a controversial re-appointment of Republican Party insider Al Jourdan to the Regional Transportation Authority Board. "We need time to facilitate interviews between...

Aunt of suspect in Connecticut school shooting shocked, saddened

December 25, 2018 at 4:11 p.m.

The aunt of the suspected gunman in the school slayings in Connecticut said Saturday that her family is shocked and grieving with the rest of the country. "Like you, we...

Crystal Lake aunt of shooting suspect: ‘We want to know why’

December 23, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

The aunt of the suspected gunman in the school slayings in Connecticut said Saturday that her family is shocked and grieving with the rest of the country. "Like you, we...

Chick-fil-A has quiet Crystal Lake opening

December 24, 2018 at 6:29 p.m.

Sometimes it's just about the chicken. That's how it was on a dreary morning in Crystal Lake, when Chik-fil-A opened to a crowd of more than 175 people who just...

Ex-teacher charged with felony grooming

December 24, 2018 at 2:50 p.m.

A former teacher at Chippewa Middle School in Des Plaines has been charged with felony grooming and a misdemeanor count of sexual exploitation of a child after the parents of...

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