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65-year-old man found dead in ditch after being struck by vehicle in North Barrington

A 65-year-old man was found dead in the ditch along Route 22 in North Barrington after he was struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:55 p.m. Tuesday to Route 22 and Rainbow Road in North Barrington. Lake County Sheriff’s […]

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Coroner identifies elderly man killed after losing control, crashing head-on into car near Woodstock

The coroner has identified an 88-year-old man who died after his car traveled into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle, leaving a second person injured, near Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:40 a.m. Thursday to the area of Charles Road east of Raffel Road in unincorporated Woodstock for […]

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1 dead, 1 injured after driver loses control and crashes head-on into vehicle near Woodstock

An 88-year-old man died and a second man was injured after a car traveled into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle near Woodstock, sheriff’s officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 7:40 a.m. Thursday to the area of Charles Road east of Raffel Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a […]

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Grand jury files additional charges against woman accused of running over Deerfield school board member, leaving her to die

A grand jury has filed additional charges against a woman accused of fatally striking a Deerfield school board member with her car and fleeing in Highland Park last summer. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was initially charged in December with one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. […]

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Arlington Heights man processed, released from custody after being charged in fatal hit-and-run in Lake Zurich

An Arlington Heights man was processed and released from custody after he was charged with fatally hitting a pedestrian with his car and fleeing the scene in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 11:43 p.m. on December 17, 2022, to the 700 block of South Rand Road in Lake Zurich. Lake Zurich […]