Investigators are asking for help in identifying the driver who fatally struck a North Chicago man and fled the scene, leaving the man to die near Fox Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Spring Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:08 a.m. Monday to Wilmot Road and Paddock Road in unincorporated Fox Lake for […]
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Community rallies to help Algonquin firefighter, family displaced from home after fire in Crystal Lake
Community members are raising money for an Algonquin firefighter and his family who were displaced from their Crystal Lake home after a fire heavily damaged it. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:40 a.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Fountain Green Drive in Crystal Lake for a report of a structure fire. […]
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After fundraising over $30K to remain open, UpRising Bakery in Lake in the Hills announces permanent closure
UpRising Bakery in Lake in the Hills, which recently raised over $30,000 to remain open, announced they have permanently closed due to low sales after being the victim of a hate crime. “We stand steadily and proudly for freedom, hope, eQuality, protest, and activation in a every facet of our business. It was our honor […]
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19-year-old man seriously injured after SUV pulls out onto roadway, hitting his motorcycle in Algonquin
Police say a 19-year-old man was seriously injured when an SUV pulled out into the roadway and struck his motorcycle in Algonquin Wednesday afternoon. The Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 12:09 p.m. Wednesday to Randall Road and County Line Road for a report of a vehicle crash […]
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HazMat technicians respond to ammonia leak that prompted evacuation at manufacturing plant in Woodstock
Employees were evacuated after an ammonia leak prompted the response of two dozen fire departments at a Kraft Heinz manufacturing plant in Woodstock Monday evening. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 9:21 p.m. Monday to Kraft Heinz’s Claussen Pickle Company at 1300 Claussen Drive in Woodstock for an activated trouble alarm. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Communication […]
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North Chicago man fatally struck by hit-and-run driver after getting out of his car near Fox Lake
Sheriff’s officials say a North Chicago man died after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver after he got out of his car, which was stuck in a ditch, near Fox Lake Monday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Spring Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:08 a.m. Monday to Wilmot Road and Paddock […]
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Child seriously injured after being run over by bicycle near Wonder Lake
A 6-year-old girl was seriously injured after being run over by a bicycle while playing at a party at a house near Wonder Lake Monday afternoon. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 1:53 p.m. Monday to the 8200 block of Howe Road in unincorporated Wonder Lake for a […]
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Man charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly delivering fentanyl-laced drugs that killed Marengo woman
A 62-year-old man has been charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly delivering the fentanyl-laced drugs that led to a woman’s death in Marengo. Gregg Lockhart, 62, of Marengo, was charged with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and possession of a controlled substance, a Class 4 felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit […]
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Residents displaced after fire starts on deck before engulfing house overnight in Crystal Lake
Residents were displaced from their home after a fire started on a rear deck and quickly engulfed their house in Crystal Lake early Monday morning. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:40 a.m. Monday to the 1400 block of Fountain Green Drive in Crystal Lake for a report of a structure fire. Crystal […]