A 61-year-old Lake Villa man was killed following a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated McHenry late Wednesday morning. The McHenry Fire Protection District was dispatched at around 10:19 a.m. to the area of Ringwood Road and Flanders Road in unincorporated McHenry for a report of a vehicle that struck a tree. Crews arrived and found a […]
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Person sexually assaulted on walking path in Gurnee
Gurnee police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred over the weekend on a walking path. Gurnee police said that between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night, the victim was on a wooded walking path south of Washington Street and Route 21 in Gurnee when the assault happened. Authorities said that the offender […]
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Coroner reveals preliminary cause of death of man at Crystal Lake Main Beach
The coroner has revealed the preliminary cause of death of a man who was pulled from the water at Crystal Lake Main Beach after falling down face first. The Crystal Lake Fire Department, Crystal Lake Park District Police Department, and Lakewood Police Department responded to a call of a person who was pulled from the […]
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Two men arrested after stealing two cars, crashing one into pond in Port Barrington
A Round Lake Beach man and a juvenile are in custody after stealing two cars and crashing one of them into a pond in Port Barrington in early September. On September 7 at around 2:00 a.m., Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 1200 block of Noble Drive in Port Barrington for […]
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Wauconda man who was killed when car went airborne, rolled over in Harvard identified
The Wauconda man who was pronounced dead following a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated Harvard on Saturday evening has been identified by the coroner. At approximately 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, the Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene of a single-vehicle traffic accident in the 6500 block of White Oak […]
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Police investigating death of man at Crystal Lake Main Beach
Police are investigating the death of a man who was pulled from the water at Crystal Lake Main Beach after falling down face first. The Crystal Lake Fire Department, Crystal Lake Park District Police Department, and Lakewood Police Department responded to a call of a person who was pulled from the water at the Crystal […]
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Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed after being struck by teen driving SUV in Crystal Lake
The man who was pronounced dead at the hospital Sunday night following a motorcycle crash in Crystal Lake has been identified by the coroner. First responders were dispatched to the intersection of Virginia Road and James R. Rakow Road in Crystal Lake at around 8:50 p.m. on Sunday for a reported accident with injuries with […]
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Wauconda man dies after driving car off berm, going airborne and rolling car over in Harvard
A 39-year-old Wauconda man was pronounced dead following a single-vehicle crash in unincorporated Harvard on Saturday evening, sheriff’s officials said. At approximately 7:05 p.m. on Saturday, the Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scene of a single-vehicle traffic accident in the 6500 block of White Oak Road in unincorporated […]
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Motorcyclist dies after being struck by teen driving SUV in Crystal Lake
A man was pronounced dead at the hospital Sunday night following a motorcycle crash in Crystal Lake. First responders were dispatched to the intersection of Virginia Road and James R. Rakow Road in Crystal Lake at around 8:50 p.m. on Sunday for a reported accident with injuries with a motorcycle on fire. Upon arrival, responders […]