A 61-year-old Florida man is in the McHenry County Jail after police said he sexually assaulted a young girl with a physical disability. Manuel A. Rivera, 61, of the 7000 block of North Interbay Boulevard in Tampa, Florida, was charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under the age of […]

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Gurnee man wanted on sex offense charges arrested by Lake County Sheriff
Lake County Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Gurnee man wanted for a sex offense while they were conducting an investigation in unincorporated Gurnee in December. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that on December 12 detectives were conducting an investigation in the 36300 block of North Route 41 in unincorporated Gurnee. During the investigation, they spoke […]
Coroner identifies Rockford woman killed in head-on crash in Union
The McHenry County Coroner has identified the 27-year-old Rockford woman killed in a head-on crash caused by distracted driving in Union on Wednesday. The Marengo and Union Fire Protection Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were called at 9:39 p.m. to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Route 176 east of Union Road in unincorporated Union. […]
Two elderly women robbed at gunpoint in Highwood
A man with a gun robbed two elderly women near a Highwood restaurant last Saturday, officials said. A male black, 6-foot-2, wearing a dark hat and dark jacket, approached two elderly women, who are 83 and 85 years old, while they were walking back to their car near a restaurant in downtown Highwood last Saturday. […]
Fatal Hebron Township crash that left 1 dead, 2 injured caused after driver hits snow patch, loses control
Authorities said that the fatal crash in Hebron Township on Thursday was reportedly caused after the driver hit a snow patch and lost control, crashing head-on into another car. Emergency crews responded at 12:17 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash in the 9800 block of Route 173, west of Lange Road, in unincorporated Hebron Township. The […]
Round Lake Beach civic center treasurer charged with felony theft of funds
The treasurer of the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Civic Center Foundation has been charged after police said she stole at least $10,000 from the non-profit. Debra A. Knill, 46, of the 1000 block of Hillwood Circle in Round Lake Beach, turned herself in to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant Friday. She is […]
Huntley High School on lockdown after bullets found in hallway
Police are on scene at Huntley High School and the school is on lockdown after a student found bullets in a hallway. Huntley High School is on lockdown after the Huntley Police Department was called Friday morning to the school at 13719 Harmony Road in Huntley. “Police are investigating the origin of two live rounds […]
1 dead, 2 injured after Hebron township crash
A 44-year-old Woodstock woman was killed and two other people were hospitalized after a crash in unincorporated Hebron on Thursday, the second fatal crash in McHenry County within a three-hour period. Emergency crews responded at 12:17 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash in the 9800 block of Route 173, west of Lange Road, in unincorporated Hebron […]
1 dead, 1 in critical condition after head-on crash in Union
A 27-year-old Rockford woman was killed and a 24-year-old Marengo man was critically injured following a crash caused by distracted driving in unincorporated Union Wednesday evening. The Marengo and Union Fire Protection Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office were called at 9:39 p.m. to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Route 176 east of Union […]