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Investigators release similar photo of car wanted for fatally hitting pedestrian, fleeing scene near Fox Lake

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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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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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 […]