ICE says its officers arrested six men who were in the country illegally in Woodstock Friday, with at least one of the men taken into custody in the parking lot of an auto shop where an FBI SWAT team later carried out a drug trafficking arrest. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a […]
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Worker flown to hospital with critical injuries after being electrocuted, falling from ladder in Woodstock
A worker was flown to the hospital with critical injuries after he was electrocuted and fell from a ladder at a store under construction in Woodstock Wednesday afternoon. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday to Dollar General, 2020 North Seminary Avenue in Woodstock, for a report of an electrocution incident. Woodstock Fire/Rescue […]
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Man safely rescued after climbing radio tower, yelling and refusing to come down in Wonder Lake
A man was safely rescued after he climbed a radio tower where he began yelling and refused to come down for nearly two hours Wednesday afternoon in Wonder Lake, prompting a major fire department response. The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District, Wonder Lake Police Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday […]
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‘Measure of closure’: Murder charges filed against Zion man accused of fatally shooting a father in Ingleside
The sheriff has announced murder charges against a Zion man accused of fatally shooting a 30-year-old man, who was a father of a young boy, in what the victim’s family called a “devastating tragedy.” Kendrick Williams, 33, of Zion, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, a Class M felony. He was arrested in […]
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Waukegan man allegedly flees from police at high rate of speed before crashing into vehicle, fleeing on foot in Beach Park
A Waukegan man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in North Chicago and then crashed into another vehicle in Beach Park where he fled the scene on foot, authorities said. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Nicholas Shepherd said an officer with the North Chicago Police Department was on patrol in the area of 12th […]
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‘Should not be happening’: Brand-new picnic tables dumped into park pond just before festival in Winthrop Harbor
Village officials say brand-new picnic tables were defaced and dragged into a pond by vandals just before the Harbor Days festival in Winthrop Harbor and are asking residents to call police with information. The Village of Winthrop Harbor said it purchased and set out brand-new picnic tables at Village Park, also known as the 38 […]
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Woman arrested for allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting child in Barrington while holding ‘position of trust’ over him
A 41-year-old woman is in custody on charges alleging that she repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy while holding a position of trust or authority over the child, police said. The Barrington Police Department received a report from another agency on June 8 regarding a child sexual assault that occurred in Barrington. Barrington Chief of […]
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Police say e-bike believed to have run red light before being hit by truck, leaving 22-year-old critically injured in McHenry
Police say an electric bicycle rider is suspected to have run a red light before being struck by a pickup truck on Route 31 in McHenry, requiring him to be flown to the hospital in critical condition. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 8:05 p.m. Monday to the area […]
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Woodstock auto shop manager arrested by SWAT accused of leading Illinois drug trafficking ring, selling cocaine out of business
A man who manages a Woodstock automotive shop and was arrested by an FBI SWAT team Friday is accused of leading a drug trafficking organization, with the feds saying he sold fentanyl-laced cocaine out of a back room of the shop. Genaro Bahena-Arellano, 50, of Carpentersville, was charged in the U.S. District Court for the […]