Three children were injured after a tree fell on them in Crystal Lake on Saturday, Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department said.
A man allegedly severely injured a female gas station clerk in a "brutal attack" and then tried to blow up the business by extinguishing a cigarette into a gas pump after he was denied a job application, officials said.
Overnight Chicago-area snowfall created hazardous road conditions and caused delays at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday.
A Winter Weather Advisory is impacting much of the Chicago area Saturday night and Sunday morning, as roads may become slick and snow-covered.
A school bus with children onboard crashed into a utility pole and ended up in a ditch in unincorporated McHenry County, officials said.
Fire crews in Harvard, Illinois responded early Saturday morning to a barn fully engulfed in flames, and up to 60 chickens were believed to have died.