Police say a woman in her 20s from Round Lake Heights died after she was found unresponsive with injuries in a parked vehicle in a neighborhood in Chicago late Wednesday evening. The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department responded around 9:33 p.m. Wednesday to the 3100 block of West Bloomingdale Avenue in Chicago for […]
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Man drives into field, crashes car into pond in Volo before being found at nearby gas station in Lakemoor
A man drove into a field where he crashed his car into a pond off Route 120 in Volo overnight before officers found him at a gas station, with his car not being found until later Thursday morning. The Lakemoor Police Department responded around 2:18 a.m. Thursday to the Thorntons, 28937 Route 120 in Lakemoor, […]
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School district confirms no bad intent after students ‘alarmed’ by suspicious bus that offered them ride in Cary
Students were “alarmed” after a school bus, which was not their normal bus, tried to pick them up in Cary Thursday morning, prompting a police response that confirmed the driver was a transportation employee. A parent of a Cary-Grove High School student posted on social media Thursday warning other parents about a possible luring attempt […]
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Man accused of firing shots during burglary in Lake Zurich, leading to SWAT standoff said he does ‘stupid things’ when drunk
A judge ordered a suspect detained until trial after he admitted to police that he sometimes “does stupid things” when drunk after prosecutors say he fired shots during a burglary in Lake Zurich, leading to a SWAT standoff. The Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 2:18 a.m. Saturday to the Casey’s Convenience Store, 650 South […]
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Coroner identifies elderly man left dead after SUV slams into his broken-down car, crashes into school bus in Deer Park
The coroner has released the identity of a 95-year-old man who died after an SUV slammed into the rear of his broken-down car that he was working on and crashed into a school bus in Deer Park Tuesday. An autopsy performed Wednesday showed that Richard A. Krzysztofiak, 95, of Palatine, died as a result of […]
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Garage next to home left engulfed in flames, total loss after fire causes $200K in damage in Woodstock
Fire officials say a garage was engulfed in flames and left a total loss, resulting in $200,000 in damage, in a fire that threatened nearby homes in Woodstock Wednesday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 10:58 a.m. Wednesday to the 1300 block of Clay Street in Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. […]
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Rookie firefighter rescues teen just before being sworn in after child, mother fell through ice on lake near Cary
Officials say an off-duty rookie firefighter, just hours before he received his badge, rescued a teenager after the boy and his mother fell through the ice into a frigid lake near Cary Tuesday. The Cary Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:38 p.m. Tuesday to the 6200 block of Londonderry Drive […]
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Medical examiner identifies former Grayslake man found dead in alley on Chicago’s West Side
The medical examiner’s office has released the identity of a former Grayslake man in his late 30s who was found dead in an alley on Chicago’s West Side Friday morning. The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department responded around 12:47 a.m. Friday to the 3500 block of West Adams Street for a report of […]
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Judge hands down 19-year sentence for McHenry County’s most wanted fugitive guilty in ‘brutal’ Harvard murder
A judge on Wednesday handed down a 19-year prison sentence to McHenry County’s most wanted fugitive after he was captured while on the run for nearly 20 years after a brutal murder in Harvard. Roberto Valdez-Calixto, now 46, formerly of Harvard, was indicted by a grand jury in March 2005 on four counts of first-degree […]