Firefighters quickly extinguished an attached garage fire in Bull Valley and stopped the blaze from spreading to a home Monday afternoon. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 3:43 p.m. Monday to the 9600 block of West Bull Valley Road in Bull Valley for a report of a structure fire. One of the homeowners called 911 […]
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Man charged with attacking three police officers in Harvard
A Harvard man was arrested after he allegedly tackled a police officer and slammed his head into a metal bed frame before battering two other officers. Santos Salguero, 23, of the 100 block of West Brink Street in Harvard, was charged with three counts of resisting a peace officer, two counts of aggravated battery to […]
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2 firefighters hurt in extra-alarm fire at Lake Zurich residence
Two firefighters and a homeowner were injured during an extra-alarm fire overnight at a home in Lake Zurich, officials said. The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded around 1:43 a.m. Sunday to the 21000 block of West Highland Drive for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke and flames coming from […]
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Motorcyclist dies after crashing into car near Woodstock
A 69-year-old man was ejected from his motorcycle and later died at the hospital after crashing into a car near Woodstock Saturday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 10:42 a.m. Saturday to the 13500 block of Route 176 in unincorporated Woodstock. Deputies located a two-vehicle crash involving a 2008 […]
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Driver missing after fiery rollover crash near Marengo
Sheriff’s deputies used a canine, drone and thermal imaging to search for a driver who fled the scene of a fiery rollover crash near Marengo late Friday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire Protection District responded around 11:48 p.m. to the 8100 block of South Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo for a […]
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12-year-old boy dies after drowning at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
A 12-year-old boy who was pulled from the water at Illinois Beach State Park last weekend has died, the medical examiner said. The Beach Park Fire Department and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police Department responded around 4:20 p.m. July 5 to the Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in unincorporated Zion. […]
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Man armed with rifle and machete allegedly beat child, man during home invasion near Antioch
A 52-year-old man has been charged after he forced his way into a home near Antioch while armed with a machete and gun and then battered a child and man. Russell D. Brengman, 52, of the 4900 block of Pioneer Road in McHenry, was charged with two counts of home invasion, two counts of aggravated […]
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Mobile COVID-19 testing site coming to Lake Zurich High School after virus outbreak
A testing site will be temporarily set up at Lake Zurich High School on Sunday after multiple athletes at a sports camp tested positive for COVID-19. Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 sent a letter to all athletic camp participants on Tuesday warning of the outbreak. “On Monday of this week, our sports camps […]
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‘Community comes together’: Libertyville residents help clear road after storm
Neighbors came together and helped clear a tree and debris from a road in Libertyville after a storm went through Lake County Thursday evening, officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that a deputy was dispatched to a road hazard in the 15700 block of West Idlewood Lane in unincorporated Libertyville around 8 p.m. […]