A wanted man was arrested after he allegedly led police on a pursuit, struck a squad car and drove into oncoming traffic while a toddler was in the car in Richmond before crashing into a house Tuesday evening. Tyler E. Bassett, 26, of Richmond, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude driving 21+ mph over, […]
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Police officer charged in McHenry County, other counties with felonies following state police investigation
State police have announced the arrest of a Rockford police officer who has been charged in McHenry County and other counties with numerous felony offenses. The Illinois State Police (ISP) said Wednesday that Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 2 Special Agents submitted additional criminal charges for an ongoing home fraud and theft investigation. The case […]
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Young child flown to hospital with apparent serious injuries following long fall at rock climbing gym in Crystal Lake
A young child was flown to the hospital after falling approximately 15 feet at a rock climbing gym in Crystal Lake and suffering apparent serious injuries, fire officials said. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1:47 p.m. Thursday to North Wall Rock Climbing Gym, 824 South Main Street […]
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Prosecutors say Fox Lake man admitted to fatally stabbing Fox Lake woman with 2 knives, wrapping her body, dumping it at hotel
Prosecutors say a Fox Lake man admitted to fatally stabbing his girlfriend from Fox Lake with two knives before wrapping her body up, throwing it down the stairs and dumping it next to a dumpster at a Cook County hotel. Arturo F. Taylor, 54, of Fox Lake, was charged with first-degree murder, a Class M […]
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Supplier blamed with causing $320K in damage to 2 dozen Village of Lake in the Hills vehicles in fuel mishap
A fuel supplier is being blamed with causing $320,000 in damage to two dozen Village of Lake in the Hills Public Works trucks after the village said the supplier filled a storage tank with the wrong type of fuel. Staff with the Village of Lake in the Hills recently sought spending approval from the village […]
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Family raising money for funeral expenses after couple killed in head-on crash with semi-truck in Wadsworth
A family is raising money for funeral expenses after a man and a woman, who were partners, both died when their car collided head-on into a semi-truck on Route 173 in Wadsworth last week. An autopsy performed Thursday showed that Kelly Wooten, 51, of Stoughton, Wisconsin, and Jacklyn Bradley, 45, of Stoughton, Wisconsin, died as a […]
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‘Dominic the donkey’ fatally struck by train after escaping in Bull Valley, spotted running around Woodstock
A search has ended after a donkey that escaped from its owner in Bull Valley and was spotted running around the Woodstock area on Sunday was fatally struck by a Metra train. A McHenry County sheriff’s deputy was flagged down by a citizen around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Country Club Road and […]
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Man arrested after allegedly robbing victim at gunpoint in Round Lake Beach, posting himself online wearing stolen clothes
Prosecutors say a 19-year-old man robbed a victim at gunpoint during an online sale meetup in Round Lake Beach and then posted himself on social media wearing the stolen clothes. Alton Q. Pittman, 19, who police said was from Waukegan and the sheriff said was from Round Lake, was charged with one count of armed […]
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Coroner releases identity of 21-year-old woman who died in car, semi-truck crash on I-90 near Huntley
The coroner has released the identity of a 21-year-old woman who died after she and a second person, who was flown to the hospital, were critically injured in a crash with a semi-truck on I-90 in Huntley. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed that Dasiree Cunningham, 21, of Rockford, died as a result of injuries to […]