An 83-year-old man was killed and a 75-year-old man was seriously injured after their truck rolled over when a Hummer crashed into it near Marengo Thursday afternoon. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire Protection District responded around 2:18 p.m. Thursday to the area of River Road and Thorne Road in unincorporated Marengo. Sheriff’s […]
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Police apprehend Pennsylvania woman wanted for child abduction of Woodstock boy
A Pennsylvania woman has been apprehended following nearly a month-long search after she was charged with luring a Woodstock boy into a car and taking him to Pennsylvania. Lilandra L. Redman, 20, of the 600 block of Reno Street in Rochester, Pennsylvania, was charged on August 19 with one count of child abduction, a Class […]
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Woman injured after explosion at Anastasias Restaurant in Antioch
An explosion on the patio of Anastasias Restaurant in Antioch left one woman hospitalized Wednesday evening, fire officials said. The Antioch Fire Department responded around 7 p.m. Wednesday to Anastasias Restaurant and Sports Lounge, 950 Hillside Avenue in Antioch, for a report of a burn victim. Firefighters arrived and found some type of explosion that […]
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Former DCFS supervisor pleads not guilty to felony charges in AJ Freund case
Former DCFS supervisor Andrew Polovin has pleaded not guilty to felony charges in connection with his mishandling of AJ Freund abuse investigations. Andrew R. Polovin, 48, of Island Lake, and Carlos J. Acosta, 54, of Woodstock, were both charged with two felony counts of endangering the life of a child and one felony count of […]
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Man shot after drivers exchange gunfire during road rage incident in Lake Forest
A man was shot after he and another driver exchanged gunfire during a road rage incident in Lake Forest Wednesday evening, police said. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 7:59 p.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Route 41 and Route 60. Officers located a man lying on the ground […]
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Former state senator Terry Link from Vernon Hills pleads guilty to federal tax evasion
Terry Link, the state senator from Vernon Hills who resigned last weekend, has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion for underreporting his income. Link, 73, of Vernon Hills, was charged in the U.S. Northern District Court of Illinois on August 13 with one count of filing a false tax return. He pleaded guilty on Wednesday […]
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Woman in critical condition, man seriously injured after crash in Zion
A two-vehicle crash in Zion Tuesday morning left a 24-year-old woman in critical condition and a man with serious injuries, police said. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded around 7 a.m. Tuesday to the 2400 block of Lewis Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash. Zion Police Chief Kirk […]
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Hawthorn Woods man charged with DUI after being critically injured in motorcycle crash near Hebron
A Hawthorn Woods man driving a motorcycle was charged with DUI after he crashed and was ejected, leaving him in critical condition near Hebron Tuesday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 6:56 p.m. Tuesday for a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Johnson Road north of Route 173. Sheriff’s deputies […]
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Andrew Freund Sr. expected to accept plea deal on Friday in murder of his son
Andrew Freund Sr., who was charged with killing his 5-year-old son AJ Freund, is expected to formally accept a plea deal on Friday. Freund, 60, appeared briefly Wednesday morning in a McHenry County courtroom for a trial date status hearing. Freund’s attorney, Special Public Defender Henry Sugden, told McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt that they […]