A Cary man was charged after he allegedly impersonated a police detective to employees of Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Jeremy M. Smith, 43, of the 6500 block of Dublin Drive in Cary, was charged with one count of false personation of a peace officer, a Class 4 felony. Police records show that […]
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Elderly man killed after being struck by garbage truck in Spring Grove
An elderly man walking on the side of a residential street was struck and killed by a garbage truck Wednesday morning in Spring Grove, police said. The Spring Grove Police Department and Spring Grove Fire Protection District responded around 7:28 a.m. Wednesday to Michigan Drive and Huron Drive. Spring Grove Police Chief Michael Niedzwiecki said […]
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Fundraiser started to support Crystal Lake family after mother gives birth, gets put into coma with COVID-19
A fundraiser was started to support a Crystal Lake family after a mother gave birth and had to be put into a coma while battling COVID-19. The GoFundMe was started by Kathryn Dominick Vitkus to help the Kelly family. Vitkus said that Samantha, the mother, was hospitalized with COVID-19. She went into labor and gave […]
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5 months in jail for woman who intentionally crashed into another vehicle at Crystal Lake gas station
A Cary woman who intentionally crashed her car into an occupied vehicle in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to five months in jail and will be required to undergo an anger management evaluation. Sarah C. Johnson, 33, of the 2800 block of Crystal Lake Road in Cary, was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, criminal […]
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25-year-old woman killed after being t-boned by semi-truck near Marengo
A 25-year-old Woodstock woman was killed Wednesday after she pulled out in front of a semi-truck, causing a four-vehicle crash near Marengo, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 4:38 p.m. Wednesday to Route 23 and River Road in unincorporated Marengo for a multiple-vehicle crash […]
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Adult seriously injured, child also injured after head-on crash involving school bus near Crystal Lake
An alleged drugged driver using his cell phone was seriously injured after he crashed head-on into a school bus near Crystal Lake Wednesday morning, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday to Crystal Lake Avenue and Hamilton Drive in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a two-vehicle […]
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McHenry man gets additional 18 years in prison, for total of 38 years, for possessing drugs
A McHenry man has been sentenced to a combined 38 years in prison for separate cases in Lake and McHenry counties where police found him in possession of cocaine, cannabis and a large amount of cash. Ivan Olan, 58, of the 700 block of Colombus Street in McHenry, was charged with unlawful possession of cocaine […]
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Driver dies after truck rolls over into pond in Huntley
Police say that a driver was killed after their pickup truck struck a pole and rolled over into a retention pond Tuesday morning in Huntley. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Charles Sass Parkway west of Route 47. Huntley Deputy Police Chief Linda […]
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Motorcycle riders ejected, 1 seriously injured, during three-vehicle crash near Crystal Lake
Three people were hospitalized, including a woman with serious injuries, after two motorcycles and a car were involved in a serious crash Saturday evening near Crystal Lake, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Fire-Rescue Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 31 and Crystal Lake Avenue in […]