A Cook County man was arrested after he allegedly impersonated a police officer and pulled a gun on another man in Crystal Lake, according to court documents. John J. Abbamonte, 59, of the 9200 block of Natchez Avenue in Morton Grove, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, false personation of a peace […]
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Officials mark 40-year anniversary of military aircraft crash that killed 27 members in McHenry County
40 years ago today, an Illinois National Guard plane exploded mid-air and crashed in McHenry County, killing all 27 military personnel on board. A KC-135A Stratotanker, assigned to the 126th Air Refueling Wing (AREFW), departed from northern Michigan en route to O’Hare Airport on March 19, 1982. The aircraft was 40 miles northwest of O’Hare […]
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Pennsylvania woman convicted in child abduction in Woodstock sentenced to 3 years in prison
A Pennsylvania woman convicted of abducting a boy in Woodstock and fleeing the state with him has been sentenced to three years in prison. Lilandra L. Redman, 21, of the 2900 block of Versailles Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was charged in August 2020 with one count of child abduction, a Class 4 felony. Redman was […]
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2 hospitalized, 1 with serious injuries, after three-vehicle crash in Spring Grove
A three-vehicle crash left two people hospitalized, including one with serious injuries, Friday evening in Spring Grove, police said. The Spring Grove Police Department and Spring Grove Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. Friday to Route 173 near Siedschlag Road in Spring Grove. Spring Grove Police Chief Michael Niedzwiecki said the incident involved three vehicles. […]
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McHenry man sentenced to 6 years in prison for selling drugs that caused 32-year-old’s overdose death
A McHenry man who sold heroin that caused the overdose death of a 32-year-old man was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested Stanley J. Rzepka, 30, of the 800 block of West Route 176 in McHenry, in September 2020. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Former McHenry nurse convicted in cold case murder of disabled woman found brutally tortured
A former McHenry nurse has been convicted of murdering a young McHenry woman whose body was found brutally abused in a cornfield in 1999. In November 2019, the Racine County, Wis. Sheriff announced that an unidentified body found in 1999 had been identified as McHenry resident Peggy Lynn Johnson. Linda Sue LaRoche, 66, of Cape […]
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5 years in prison for 1 of 2 men who committed retail theft at Walmart, fled from police in Huntley
One of two men who committed a theft at Walmart and fled from police in a stolen car in Huntley has been sentenced to five years in prison. The Huntley Police Department responded on February 27, 2021, to a retail theft call at the Walmart, 12300 Route 47 in Huntley. Police said at the time […]
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Employees evacuated after fire damages exterior system at manufacturing plant in Huntley
No injuries were reported after a fire in a dust collection system prompted the evacuation of a manufacturing plant in Huntley Tuesday evening. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Huntley Police Department responded around 9:21 p.m. Tuesday to LDI Industries, 12901 Jim Dhamer Drive in Huntley. Huntley Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Fortunato said dispatchers received […]
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New federal law will require cars to monitor for impaired driving, in part due to McHenry mother who pushed for legislation
Car manufacturers will soon be required to install impaired driving prevention technology in new cars in part because of a McHenry mother, who pushed for the legislation after her son was killed by a drunk driver. Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly and other community stakeholders held a press conference Monday regarding the safety and […]