A fire sent heavy smoke from a large warehouse and left four businesses in the building with damage across from the Crystal Ice House in Crystal Lake Thursday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 6:11 a.m. Thursday to 370 Prairie Street in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Brian Tamason […]
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Witness says ICE agents shattered window, forcefully arrested man with pending felony case outside McHenry County Courthouse
A witness says masked ICE agents broke a car window and dragged out a man who has pending local felony charges, leaving a passenger injured, outside the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock Wednesday. The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of the Michael J. Sullivan Judicial Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue […]
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No injuries reported after car crashes into building at McHenry County Animal Control in Crystal Lake
No injuries were reported to any humans or animals after a patron accidentally crashed a vehicle into the building at the McHenry County Animal Control and Adoption Center in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 11:54 a.m. Monday to the area of Route 14 and West […]
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Charges filed against suspect accused of stabbing victim in chest, critically injuring him during motorist dispute in Mundelein
Prosecutors say a driver stabbed another motorist twice in the chest, leaving him in critical condition after emergency surgery, during a motorist dispute near a neighborhood in Mundelein. The Mundelein Police Department responded around 7:27 p.m. on October 29 to the area of Route 176 and Joice Lane for a report of a stabbing. Responding […]
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Student flown to hospital after being struck in head during machining class at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake
A student was flown to the hospital with apparent serious injuries after being struck in the head during a machining class at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and McHenry County College Police responded around 11:41 a.m. Monday to McHenry County College, 8900 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, for […]
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Elderly woman dies after being struck by two vehicles while in roadway in Buffalo Grove
Police say an elderly woman died after she was critically injured when two vehicles hit her while she was in the roadway in Buffalo Grove Wednesday evening. The Buffalo Grove Police Department responded around 5:20 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Arlington Heights Road and Dundee Road in Buffalo Grove for a vehicle crash with […]
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Young man flown to hospital with serious burn injuries after campfire accident in Johnsburg
A young man was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after he was burned during a campfire accident in the backyard of a house in Johnsburg, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:05 p.m. Friday to the 5700 block of Dakota Ridge in Johnsburg for a report of a […]
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Federal immigration agents break car window, arrest man in parking lot of McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock
Federal immigration agents reportedly broke a car window and dragged a man out to arrest him in the parking lot of the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock Wednesday. The incident happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of the Michael J. Sullivan Judicial Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue in Woodstock. Sue Rose of […]
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Prosecutors say man strangled mother to death in Park City after becoming enraged that she pointed her finger at him
Prosecutors detailed disturbing allegations against a man who they say strangled his mother twice — ultimately killing her the second time — after he became enraged that she was pointing her finger at him in Park City. The Park City Police Department responded around 9:50 a.m. Saturday to the area of Eva Avenue and Koehmstedt […]