A 15-year-old Woodstock boy who went missing on Saturday was found safe in Pennsylvania on Monday, according to his mother. Brandon Joseph Boring, 15, of Woodstock, was last seen in his bedroom around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. His mother said that he was gone from their home by Sunday morning and his cell phone was left […]
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15-year-old boy reported missing from Woodstock
Police are searching for a 15-year-old Woodstock boy who went missing on Saturday and might be headed for the East Coast. Brandon Joseph Boring, 15, of Woodstock, was last seen in his bedroom around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. His mother said that he was gone from their home by Sunday morning and his cell phone was […]
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McHenry County sheriff’s K-9 helps find missing teen in Lake in the Hills
A McHenry County sheriff canine helped track down a missing teen girl at an abandoned house in Lake in the Hills, officials said. The Lake in the Hills Police Department took a report around 7:44 a.m. Wednesday in the 1-100 block of Appletree Court for a missing 16-year-old girl. Police developed leads that indicated the […]
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Two men charged with possessing several hundred grams of cocaine in McHenry County
Two men from North Dakota were found with several hundred grams of cocaine during a traffic stop by state police in McHenry County. Nathaniel Kelley, 28, of Mandan, North Dakota, and Frederick J. Coachman, 27, of Bismarck, North Dakota, were both charged with possessing 400-900 grams of cocaine and intent to deliver 400-900 grams of […]
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Fire causes heavy damage to unoccupied Algonquin home
A home under renovation caught fire late Wednesday evening in Algonquin and remains under investigation, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 10:23 p.m. Wednesday to the 900 block of Applewood Lane in Algonquin for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived four minutes later and found a two-story single-family home […]
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Attorney for AJ Freund’s father in ‘serious’ negotiations with prosecutors
The attorney representing Andrew Freund in the murder of his 5-year-old son said that they are in ‘serious’ negotiations with prosecutors, hinting that a plea deal might be coming. Andrew T. Freund Sr. appeared briefly Thursday morning in a McHenry County courtroom for a trial date status hearing. Freund’s attorney, Special Public Defender Henry Sugden, […]
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Police, government warn of residents receiving mysterious seeds in the mail
Officials are warning that unsolicited packages of seeds are being sent from China to homes in Lake and McHenry counties and across the United States. The Antioch Police Department and Gurnee Police Department said they both have received reports from residents receiving these packages in the mail. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said they received […]
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Crystal Lake man charged with possessing child pornography
A Crystal Lake man was arrested after police found him in possession of numerous videos of someone having sex with a child. Christopher M. Rivera, 29, of the 700 block of Concord Drive in Crystal Lake, was charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography, a Class 2 felony. The Crystal Lake Police Department […]
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Lake, McHenry county officials working to slow resurgence of COVID-19 cases
Health officials in Lake and McHenry counties said they are working together as state metrics indicate an uptick in COVID-19 cases, which could cause a rollback of reopening. The two counties make up the North Suburban Region, which is called Region 9, identified under a plan recently rolled out by the Illinois Department of Public […]