The coroner has identified the two people who were killed Sunday evening when the motorcycle they were on crashed into a light pole in Algonquin. According to McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski, the driver of the motorcycle was David A. Erickson, 59, of Crystal Lake, and the passenger on the motorcycle was Tiffany G. […]
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Two people killed after motorcycle crash in Algonquin
Two people were killed Sunday evening when the motorcycle they were on crashed into a light pole in Algonquin. Police said the crash happened at around 5:07 p.m. on the Route 31 western bypass north of Route 62. A BMW motorcycle was heading north on Route 31 when it hit a raised median and went […]
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Man in critical condition after being struck by car in hit and run crash in McHenry
A 22-year-old Wonder Lake man was arrested Sunday and charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident which seriously injured a pedestrian in unincorporated McHenry. According the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, a preliminary investigation indicated that at 2:23 a.m. Sunday a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu sedan headed south in the 3000 block of Lincoln Road near Emily […]
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Three firefighters injured after floor collapses during house fire in Cary
One firefighter was injured after falling through the floor at a house fire in Cary and two others were injured trying to rescue the first firefighter. The Cary Fire Protection District was called for a house fire at 206 Hickory Nut Grove Lane in unincorporated Cary at 8:27 p.m. Friday, officials said. According to a […]
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2 killed, 1 injured after SUV slams into semi truck in North Chicago
Two people were killed after an SUV struck a semi truck that was stopped at traffic light in North Chicago on Friday, according to police. Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 2:00 p.m. Friday to a report of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Waukegan Road and Buckley Road in North […]
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Man arrested on weapons and trespassing charges after trying to break-in to apartment
An Antioch man is facing weapons and trespassing charges after police were called to a disturbance early Thursday morning. Kevin J. Herl, 24, of the 700 block of Cunningham Drive, was arrested after police were called to the Joanna Court Apartments on Main Street near North Ave in Antioch at around 4:00 a.m. Thursday for […]
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Waukegan woman charged with murder after stabbing man to death
A Waukegan woman has been charged with second-degree murder after stabbing a man to death in a domestic dispute on the Fourth of July, police said. Waukegan Police Commander Joe Florip said that officers responded to a call of a stabbing at around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday at a house in the 2200 block of Western […]
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Man charged with murder for fatal shooting in Woodstock
Police announced Wednesday that a man has now been charged with the fatal shooting from last month in Woodstock. Victor Romero-Palos, 36, of Woodstock, was charged with the murder of Cesar Rangel, 41, of Woodstock, according to the Woodstock Police Department. Rangel was shot in a parking lot near East Calhoun Street and South Jefferson […]
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Coroner IDs motorcyclist who was ejected, killed in crash near Woodstock
The 26-year-old man that died after he crashed his motorcycle in unincorporated Woodstock late Sunday evening has been identified. The driver of the motorcycle was 26-year-old Anthony R. Para of Hebron, according to McHenry County Coroner Anne L. Majewski. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Woodstock Fire Protection District were called to 2211 Lamb Road […]