A homeowner was injured and over 20 fire departments responded after a home in Prairie Grove became fully engulfed in flames Thursday evening, fire officials said. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 9:33 p.m. Thursday to the 3800 block of Tamarack Trail South in Prairie Grove for a reported structure fire. Nunda Rural […]
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Man charged with strangling, beating woman while she was holding toddler in Crystal Lake
A Crystal Lake man has been charged after he allegedly attacked a woman, who was holding a toddler, by strangling and kicking her in Crystal Lake. John H. Boone, 28, of Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, two counts of domestic battery and child endangerment. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit […]
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90 days in jail for Kentucky man convicted of possessing sexually graphic material of child in Crystal Lake
A judge sentenced a Kentucky man to 90 days in jail after police in Crystal Lake found him in possession of child pornography videos and photos. Randall S. Combs, 26, of Bargetown, Kentucky, was charged in December 2020 with three counts of possession of child pornography and one count of contributing criminal delinquency of a […]
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Judge sentences Cary man to 5 years in prison for 4th DUI, causing multi-vehicle crash in Crystal Lake
A Cary man who committed his fourth driving under the influence offense and fled from a multiple-vehicle crash in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to five years in prison. Keith C. Guminski, 48, of Cary, was charged in December 2020 with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence, one count of leaving the scene […]
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Man flown to hospital after being ejected from car that slammed into semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Huntley
A man suffered serious injuries and had to be flown to the hospital after he was ejected from a car that slammed into the rear of a semi-truck on Interstate 90 near Huntley. The Illinois State Police responded around 10 p.m. to a 911 call for a silver Ford truck driving recklessly westbound on Interstate […]
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Huntley Dairy Mart owners released from jail after search reveals child pornography, drugs, numerous guns in Crystal Lake home
The owners of the Huntley Dairy Mart have posted bond after investigators found child pornography, a drug-growing operation and numerous guns in their home in Crystal Lake where children were living. Christopher S. Hopp, 38, of Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of production of child pornography, two counts of possession of child pornography, […]
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Man, woman arrested after child pornography, drugs, numerous guns found in Crystal Lake home where children were living
A man and woman were arrested after investigators found child pornography, a drug-growing operation and numerous guns in a home in Crystal Lake where children were living. Christopher S. Hopp, 38, of Crystal Lake, was charged with two counts of production of child pornography, two counts of possession of child pornography, two counts of unauthorized […]
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Police seek help in locating 28-year-old woman who went missing from Beach Park
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 28-year-old woman who went missing from her home in Beach Park and has not been seen in weeks. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they are searching for 28-year-old Angela A. Weeks. Weeks has been missing for over three weeks since January 9, the sheriff’s […]
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20 days in jail for Woodstock man who pleaded guilty to leaving dog inside hot car in Harvard
A man who left a dog, which became unresponsive, inside a hot car on a day when it was over 90 degrees in Harvard has been sentenced to 20 days in jail, court records show. Michael A. Krefft, 24, of Braidwood, was charged in July 2021 with cruelty to animals and confining an animal in […]