Classes were canceled Friday for students in Prairie Grove School District 46 after a threat was made to the school and everyone in it, the superintendent said. Prairie Grove Consolidated School District 46 Superintendent John M. Bute sent a letter to parents Thursday evening regarding the situation. District 46 includes Praire Grove Elementary and Prairie […]
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5 years in prison for man who spat on police officer, beat man in Woodstock
A Chicago man was sentenced to five years in prison for spitting on a police officer, attacking a man and burglarizing a vehicle in Woodstock. Jamaine Craft, 38, of the 2300 block of West Warren Street in Chicago, was sentenced this week to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to […]
6 years in prison for man found with drugs and replica gun after attempting to flee police in Crystal Lake
A judge sentenced a 28-year-old man to six years in prison in connection with an incident where he tried running from police while in possession of drugs and a replica gun in Crystal Lake. Jordan P. Carmody, 28, of the 1500 block of Briarwood Circle in Crystal Lake, was charged with three counts of possession […]
1 injured after rollover crash causes wires to fall down, sparking brush fire in Marengo
An injured woman was able to escape from her rolled-over vehicle after she hit a pole, causing wires to fall down and sparking a brush fire near Marengo Wednesday evening. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:27 p.m. Wednesday to the 23200 block of Pleasant Grove Road in […]
3 years in prison for Wisconsin man who battered, attempted to disarm police officers in Richmond
A Wisconsin man was sentenced to three years in prison for an incident where he battered two police officers and attempted to take one of their service weapons in Richmond. Joseph G. Pickett, 26, of the 4200 block of West Le Grande Boulevard in Mequon, Wisconsin, was charged in May 2021 with four counts of […]
5 years in prison for woman who violated probation sentence in drug-induced homicide death of McHenry man
A woman has been sentenced to five years in prison after she violated her probation sentence in connection with the drug-induced homicide of a McHenry man. Casey L. Johann, 24, of the 0-100 block of Curricle Road in Wheeling, and John M. Maly, 26, of the 2900 block of Wooded Lane in McHenry, were both […]
Woman flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being heavily trapped in crash in Cary
A 61-year-old woman was flown to the hospital after she suffered life-threatening injuries and had to be extricated from her vehicle following a two-vehicle crash in Cary Tuesday morning. The Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department responded at 11:44 a.m. Tuesday to East Main Street and Second Street in Cary for a motor […]
McHenry County sheriff’s sergeant named officer of the year for helping solve ‘gruesome killing’
A McHenry County sheriff’s sergeant has been named officer of the year in Illinois for his role in investigating the “gruesome killing” of a missing woman from Holiday Hills. Sergeant Trent Raupp of the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office was named the 2022 Most Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year by the Illinois Association of […]
Man charged with DUI after crashing into pole, injuring passenger in Barrington Hills
A Fox River Grove man was charged with driving under the influence after he crashed into a pole and drove into a shallow pond, injuring his passenger, in Barrington Hills early Thursday morning. Daniel Spears, 35, of the 100 block of Northwest Highway in Fox River Grove, was charged with aggravated DUI resulting in bodily […]