A house fire in Crystal Lake Thursday evening caused approximately $80,000 in damage and displaced a family, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue responded around 5:11 p.m. Thursday to the 1500 block of Candlewood Drive for a report of a structure fire. Fire crews arrived to find smoke […]
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Johnsburg man charged with sexually abusing female juvenile in Round Lake Beach
A Johnsburg man was arrested at his workplace after a warrant was issued for him by Round Lake Beach police on charges of sexually abusing and grooming a female juvenile. Bruce E. Walker, 58, of the 2200 block of Bison Lane in Johnsburg, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class […]
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Route 83 remains closed after semi-truck driver killed in crash with minivan in Long Grove
Route 83 in Long Grove remains closed after a semi-truck driver was killed during a violent crash involving a minivan, which caused the semi-truck cab to detach from the truck after it drove off the roadway. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Countryside Fire Protection District and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 11:10 a.m. Thursday to […]
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Semi-truck driver killed after crash with minivan in Long Grove
A two-mile stretch of Route 83 in Long Grove is closed for extended accident investigation after a semi-truck driver was killed in a crash, police said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 11:10 a.m. Thursday to Route 83 and Westmoreland Drive in Long Grove for a two-vehicle crash with […]
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Demolition of AJ Freund’s Crystal Lake home set for this weekend
The Crystal Lake home of AJ Freund, who police say was killed by his parents, is scheduled to be demolished on Friday and a sentencing hearing has been set for April for JoAnn Cunningham. The Daily Herald reports that demolition of the home, located at 94 Dole Avenue in Crystal Lake, could take two days […]
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Wonder Lake man charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child
A Wonder Lake man has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child, who is under the age of 13 and a relative of the man, court records show. Jaime C. Caldwell, 32, of the 7100 block of Algonquin Road in Wonder Lake, has been charged with two counts of aggravated criminal sexual […]
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“Are you ready to lose an eye?” woman armed with carving fork allegedly told McHenry County sheriff’s deputies
A McHenry woman, who was armed with an 8-inch carving fork, allegedly told a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy, “Are you ready to lose an eye?” according to court documents. Ashley M. Michaels, 34, of the 900 block of South Black Partridge Road in unincorporated McHenry, was charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer and […]
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Suspect in Crystal Lake standoff was wanted for filming himself sexually assaulting a child, police say
The suspect in the several hour-long Crystal Lake standoff last weekend was wanted for filming himself sexually assaulting a child in a bathtub of a Cary apartment, court documents show. Matthew R. Reder, 24, of the 500 block of Sunrise Street in McHenry, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, criminal trespass to building, […]
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Man charged after attempting to set sheriff’s deputies on fire, barricading himself in Waukegan
A man who barricaded himself in a Waukegan residence and allegedly tried setting sheriff’s deputies on fire was charged and is being treated at a mental health facility following the Tuesday standoff. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Team attempted to serve a mental health writ on a 38-year-old man around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday […]