The McHenry County Department of Health announced that children ages 12 to 15 years old will be eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting on Thursday. On Monday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to ages 12 through 15 following a review of clinical […]
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Firefighters rescue two people, dog who were trapped in wrecked car near Crystal Lake
Firefighters had to extricate two people and a dog who were trapped in a vehicle that rolled over and struck a tree near Crystal Lake on Tuesday. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:05 p.m. Tuesday to Walkup Road and Anvil Road in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a […]
Route 47 railroad crossing in Huntley to be closed Wednesday for maintenance
Village officials are warning motorists that the Route 47 railroad crossing near Main Street in Huntley will be closed Wednesday for maintenance work. The Union Pacific Railroad and Illinois Department of Transportation are coordinating the project, which will take place on Route 47 just north of Main Street. The closure will take place from approximately […]
Harvard man arrested after police find nearly 900 LSD tabs, $14,000 in cash during traffic stop
A Harvard man was arrested after police pulled over his speeding vehicle and found him in possession of nearly 900 tabs of LSD and $14,000 in cash on Friday. Alek A. Montemayor, 27, of the 1300 block of Northfield Court in Harvard, was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to deliver between 30-500 grams, […]
Missing 5-year-old boy found safe after going missing in Huntley
A 5-year-old boy who went missing Saturday afternoon in Huntley has been found safe, police announced Saturday evening. The Huntley Police Department said that the child’s name is Cooper and he is a 5-year-old male white. Cooper is 42 inches tall and 42 pounds. He has blond hair and blue eyes. Police say that Cooper […]
9 years in prison for McHenry man who tried robbing store at knifepoint, sold drugs in fatal overdose
A 60-year-old man who robbed a convenience store near McHenry while armed with a butcher knife in 2019 and also delivered drugs in a fatal overdose has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Steven C. Glennon, 60, of the 28400 block of North Highview Road in McHenry, was charged with one count of aggravated […]
Scammers calling McHenry County residents, threatening them with fake arrest warrants, officials say
Police say that multiple McHenry County residents received phone calls Friday from someone claiming to represent the sheriff’s office, threatening their arrest if they did not pay the scammer in gift cards. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that the community is being targeted in what they call a warrant phone call scam. Scammers are […]
Marengo manufacturer charged with violating consent order in groundwater contamination case
The Illinois Attorney General and McHenry County State’s Attorney both filed a lawsuit charging a Marengo metals manufacturing plant with failing to act after they contaminated groundwater with human carcinogens years ago. The attorney general’s office initially filed a lawsuit in 2013 against 300 West LLC and The Arnold Engineering Company over decades-long contamination related […]
Man convicted in 2001 Burrito Express murder in McHenry released from prison after conviction overturned
A former Park City man, convicted three times in the robbery and killing of a Burrito Express restaurant owner in McHenry in 2001, was released from prison Thursday after his conviction was overturned by a federal appellate court. Kenneth E. Smith, 45, formerly of the 3300 block of Eric Boulevard in Park City, was one […]