Three dogs were rescued from a house fire but died despite lifesaving efforts by the homeowner Friday morning in Hebron. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and Hebron Police Department responded at 7:17 a.m. Friday to the 12300 block of Jacob Avenue in Hebron for a report of a structure fire. The residents were not home […]
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Convicted sex offender gets 9 years for strangling underage girlfriend, possessing meth in Harvard
A 24-year-old Harvard man, who is a convicted sex offender, was sentenced to nine years in prison for strangling his underage girlfriend and possessing a large amount of meth, prosecutors said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested 24-year-old Noe Olivares-Castaneda on November 21, 2018 at his home in the 400 block of […]
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Woodstock woman sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling cocaine
A 35-year-old Woodstock woman was sentenced to 9 years in prison for selling almost 200 grams of cocaine, prosecutors said. Daisy R. Cazares, 35, of Woodstock, was arrested on March 21, 2018, after members of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force received numerous complaints of drug sales from a house in the 900 […]
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Elderly woman missing from Algonquin found safe
An 86-year-old woman that went missing Tuesday and possibly has dementia has been located safe, police and her family said. Grace Koath, 86, was last seen by her family at her residence in Algonquin around 4 p.m. Tuesday. She had not returned home and was not in contact with her family. Koath is believed to […]
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Missing Hebron man found dead in Ringwood
20-year-old John Bicek, who was missing from Hebron, was found dead near Ringwood on Tuesday, his family said. John Bicek, 20, of Hebron, was last seen around 8 a.m. July 30 leaving his job at Love’s Travel Stop, 201 Love’s Crossing in Hampshire. Bicek’s family reported him missing to the McHenry Police Department on Saturday. […]
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Police: Kids made up story about being duct-taped to pole in Huntley
Huntley police are now saying that the report of two teens, who supposedly duct-taped an 8-year-old boy to a pole and stole his candy, did not actually happen. The Huntley Police Department said that a mother called police around 1 p.m. Tuesday and told them that her two sons, ages 6 and 8, were at the […]
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Teens duct-tape 8-year-old boy to pole, steal his candy in Huntley
Police are searching for two teenagers that duct-taped an 8-year-old boy to a pole and stole his candy near the Stingray Bay water park in Huntley. The Huntley Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Tuesday to meet with the mother of the boy. She told police that her two sons, ages 6 and 8, were […]
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Police continue to search for missing Hebron man
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Hebron man whose vehicle was found abandoned at a park in McHenry. John Bicek, 20, of Hebron, was last seen around 8 a.m. July 30 leaving his job at Love’s Travel Stop, 201 Love’s Crossing in Hampshire. Bicek’s family reported him missing to the […]
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Missing Hebron man’s car found at park in McHenry
The car of a 20-year-old Hebron man that went missing on Tuesday was found abandoned at a park in McHenry Saturday evening, the man’s family said. John Bicek, 20, of Hebron, was last seen around 8 a.m. Tuesday leaving his job at Love’s Travel Stop, 201 Love’s Crossing in Hampshire. Bicek’s family said his phone […]