A 22-year-old man is in custody after police say he stalked unsuspecting women to their homes and employment in McHenry and was also caught video recording a woman’s intimate area in a grocery store. The McHenry Police Department responded on July 9 to Meijer, 2253 North Richmond Road in McHenry, for a suspicious incident. The […]
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Woodstock man dies, Woodstock woman injured after both ejected in motorcycle crash in Naperville
A Woodstock man died and a Woodstock woman was hospitalized after both of them, who are in their 20s, were ejected in a motorcycle crash with a pickup truck in Naperville Tuesday evening. The Naperville Police Department and Naperville Fire Department responded around 11:17 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Warrenville Road and Washington Street […]
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‘Lives changed forever’: Father, local teacher recovering after being partially paralyzed in ‘freak’ tree accident in Algonquin
A family says their lives “changed forever” after a father, who is a teacher in Huntley, suffered severe injuries that left him partially paralyzed when a tree fell onto him in Algonquin during a “freak accident.” The incident happened around 10:45 a.m. on July 22 in the 900 block of Harper Drive in Algonquin. The […]
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Sheriff says teen remains alive in hospital, was at fault in e-bike crash with car outside high school near Crystal Lake
The sheriff said in an update Thursday that a 15-year-old boy is alive but in serious condition and was the at-fault driver in an electric bicycle crash with a car outside a school near Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1 p.m. […]
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Child seriously injured, reportedly left with amputated fingers after fireworks accident in Lake in the Hills
A child, possibly 12 or 13 years old, was seriously injured and reportedly left with amputated fingers after a fireworks accident at a home in Lake in the Hills, authorities said. The Lake in the Hills Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 3:05 a.m. on July 27 to the 200 block of […]
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Officials say child was flown in critical condition after e-bike crash with car in front of high school near Crystal Lake
Officials said in an update that a teenage boy was flown to the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries after he was involved in an electric bicycle crash with a car outside a school near Crystal Lake Wednesday. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1 […]
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Lawsuit filed against former exec accused of causing high-speed, drunken boat crash near McHenry that killed U.S. Marine veteran
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday accusing a former company exec of causing a drunken, high-speed boat crash that resulted in a man watching his U.S. Marine veteran fiancée being decapitated on the Fox River near McHenry. The lawsuit was filed in McHenry County Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon by Chicago-based law firm GWC Injury Lawyers. […]
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‘Horrifying accident’: Teen boy flown to hospital after crash involving e-bike, car outside school near Crystal Lake
A teenage boy was flown to the hospital with apparent critical injuries after his electric bicycle was involved in a crash with a car outside of a school near Crystal Lake Wednesday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to the […]
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Sheriff says car failed to yield, causing crash with semi that left 2 teens seriously injured, 3rd person critically injured near Woodstock
The sheriff said in an update that a car failed to yield at a stop sign to a semi-truck, causing a crash that left two teens seriously injured and a 21-year-old man in critical condition on Route 14 near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:55 p.m. Monday […]