Wonder Lake Fire Chief Theodore Sorensen was charged with one count of battery after chest bumping a battalion chief at the department’s fire station 1, 4300 East Wonder Lake Road, the Northwest Herald reported. Theodore Sorensen, 63, of the 7400 block of Wooded Shore Drive, was arrested on July 9 and charged with one misdemeanor […]
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Sheriff says boat did not run over boy in Fox River Grove near drowning incident
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that a 6-year-old Cary boy rescued from the Fox River on July 15 was not ran over by a boat, but instead was a ‘near drowning’ incident. Emergency crews were called at 4:45 p.m. on July 15 to Picnic Grove Park, 598 Birch Lane in Fox River Grove, for […]
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Two children hospitalized after near drowning at Huntley pool
Two children were hospitalized Monday afternoon after nearly drowning at the Huntley Park District Stingray Bay Aquatic Center. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Huntley Police Department were called at 2:50 p.m. Monday to the Huntley Park District Stingray Bay Aquatic Center, 12219 Lois Lane, for a report of a “swimmer in distress,” police said. […]
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Intoxicated woman suffers minor injuries in Woodstock crash
A 29-year-old Woodstock woman crashed her car into a stoplight, fire hydrant and ended up on top of a utility box in Woodstock early Sunday morning. Woodstock Police and Woodstock Fire/Rescue were called at 1:45 a.m. on Sunday to the scene of the crash at Route 47 and Route 120. Firefighters extricated the driver, a 29-year-old […]
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Woodstock woman struck by lightning, seriously injured at Country Thunder festival
A 22-year-old Woodstock woman was seriously injured after being struck by lightning early Friday morning at the Country Thunder Music Festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said that at 12:36 a.m. on Friday, Brittney N. Prehn, 22, of Woodstock, was struck by lightning at the Country Thunder Music Festival, 2305 Lance […]
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Man airlifted to hospital after motorcycle crash in Bull Valley
A man was airlifted by Flight For Life on Thursday after crashing his motorcycle in Bull Valley. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District were called around 7:45 a.m. Thursday to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle in the 1000 block of Cold Springs Road in Bull Valley, which is […]
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Crystal Lake man arrested on child porn charges
A 37-year-old Crystal Lake man is in custody after being charged with 11 counts of felony unlawful possession of child pornography. Anthony T. Franklin, 37, of the 500 block of Somerset Lane in Crystal Lake, was charged with 11 counts of unlawful possession of child pornography on Friday. The Crystal Lake Police Department conducted a […]
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Young child found unresponsive in water at Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake
A young girl is in stable condition after bystanders found her unresponsive in the water at the Three Oaks Recreation Area beach in Crystal Lake Tuesday afternoon. Crystal Lake Police Department Deputy Chief Tom Kotlowski said that police and fire crews were called at 12:51 p.m. Tuesday to Three Oaks Recreation Area, 5517 Northwest Highway […]
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Police seek public’s help in fatal 2017 hit-and-run in Woodstock
The Woodstock Police Department is asking the public’s help in solving a cold case from 2017 where a 43-year-old man was struck and killed by a car. On Monday, Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb issued a statement asking for help in identifying an unknown make and model red car that struck and killed Daniel P. […]