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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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. […]
Health department warns of rising COVID-19 cases among younger Lake County residents
Health officials report that they are seeing an upward trend in new COVID-19 cases among teenagers and young adults in Lake County. The Lake County Health Department said that cases in residents under the age of 30 have been rising while cases in the general population have remained steady since June 25. “During our case […]
Standoff between police and suicidal man armed with knife ends peacefully in Crystal Lake
A standoff between police and a man, who was armed with a knife and threatening suicide, ended peacefully overnight in Crystal Lake, authorities said. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1:36 a.m. Thursday to the 200 block of Uteg Street for a report of a person with a knife call. Crystal Lake Deputy Police […]
Teacher rams man’s shopping cart, spits in his face after saying she has COVID-19 at Mettawa store
A Highland Park woman, who is a school teacher, allegedly rammed a man’s shopping cart during a face mask dispute before spitting in his face and saying she has COVID-19, police said. Elizabeth H. Mach, 45, of the 500 block of Vine Avenue in Highland Park, was charged with two counts of battery and one […]