A Woodstock man, who is a convicted felon, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in connection with a bust where he was found with a large quantity of drugs along with 11 guns and other weapons. William L. Kounanis, 68, of Woodstock, was charged in 2020 and 2021 with two counts of manufacturing or […]
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Spring Grove man dies after pickup truck crashes into semi-truck, bursts into flames on I-88 in DuPage County
A Spring Grove man died after his pickup truck crashed into a semi-truck, trapping him and causing a fire that engulfed the two vehicles on Interstate 88 in DuPage County. The Oak Brook Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 2:39 p.m. Tuesday to Interstate 88 at the 139.5 mile marker near Oak Brook […]
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Medical examiner identifies woman killed after crashing head-on into pickup truck in Barrington Hills
The medical examiner has identified a Fox River Grove woman who died after she struck a semi-truck and then crashed head-on into a pickup truck in Barrington Hills Wednesday afternoon. An autopsy performed on Sylvia M. Anderson, 74, of Fox River Grove, showed she died as a result of multiple injuries from a motor vehicle […]
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Woman dies after sideswiping semi-truck, crashing head-on into pickup truck in Barrington Hills
A 74-year-old woman died after she struck a semi-truck and then crashed head-on into a pickup truck, causing a large fuel leak, in Barrington Hills Wednesday afternoon. The Barrington Hills Police Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection responded around 12:11 p.m. Wednesday to Algonquin Road and Bateman Road in Barrington Hills for a multiple-vehicle crash. Barrington […]
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Judge releases man from jail after being charged in U.S. Army veteran’s drug-induced homicide in Woodstock
A judge has released a man from custody under the SAFE-T Act after he was charged with drug-induced homicide for allegedly selling heroin that caused the death of a U.S. Army veteran in Woodstock. Michael F. Walach, 62, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged in July with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and manufacture or […]
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65-year-old woman charged with shooting at her boyfriend inside home in Hebron
A 65-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly intentionally fired a gun toward her boyfriend but missed while they were arguing in Hebron Tuesday evening. A Hebron police officer was stationed at Main Street and Maple Avenue in Hebron around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The officer was approached by a man who reported he had been […]
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Health officials now confirm 9 cases amid E. coli outbreak at Huntley High School
At least nine E. coli cases, most or all of which involve students of Huntley High School, have now been reported as the number of cases in the outbreak continues to climb. The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) initially reported last week six cases of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli (STEC) involving students of the […]
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Firefighters rescue seriously injured driver trapped in semi-truck that rolled over on Route 31 in Algonquin
Authorities say a driver was seriously injured and trapped after he lost control of his semi-truck tractor-trailer and rolled it over at a high speed on Route 31 in Algonquin. The Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 10:12 p.m. Friday to Route 31 south of Algonquin Road for […]
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‘SAFE-T Act failure’: McHenry County state’s attorney says man accused of attacking officers, threatening woman released from jail
The McHenry County state’s attorney said a man accused of squeezing an officer’s genitals, who also referenced knowing how to dismember a woman’s body, was released from jail under the SAFE-T Act. Nicholas M. Koczor, 38, of Woodstock, was released from the McHenry County Jail on Monday. Koczor had been held in custody since October […]