Thunderstorms brought flooding and road closures Tuesday afternoon to Lake County, especially in the Mundelein and Libertyville area. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Tuesday evening for McHenry County and Lake County after heavy rain fell across the Chicagoland. The hardest hit areas were Mundelein, Libertyville, parts of Grayslake, parts of Gurnee, Fox […]
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Crystal Lake man charged with drug induced homicide
A 30-year-old Crystal Lake man was found with guns, ammunition and drugs when police arrested him on a drug induced homicide warrant Wednesday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested Keith L. Lang, 30, of Crystal Lake on Wednesday. He was charged with drug induced homicide, three counts of unlawful possession of a […]
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Bystander rescues woman from submerged car in Lake in the Hills crash
A woman is in critical condition after being rescued from her car that went into a retention pond Monday evening in Lake in the Hills, police said. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department was called at 5:57 p.m. Monday to the 3900 block of Willow View Drive in Lake […]
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Extra-alarm fire damages Hebron farm
A fire at the Vanderstappen Farm in Hebron caused over $250,000 in damage early Tuesday morning. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and several other fire departments were called to a report of a barn fire at the Vanderstappen Dairy Farm, 12908 Hebron Road in Hebron. The fire eventually went up to five-alarms, which brought in […]
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Pilot survives plane crash near Wonder Lake
A 42-year-old Fox Lake man was flown to the hospital after a small plane crashed in McHenry County Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated Greenwood, at 10:36 a.m. Saturday for a report of a small plane that crashed. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that the pilot, […]
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Fiery crash leaves 1 man dead in Woodstock
A 26-year-old Woodstock man died early Tuesday morning after he crashed his car into a light pole, igniting a fire and leaving him trapped inside. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department were called at 3 a.m. Tuesday to Route 14 and Lake Street for a car that struck a light pole. Emergency crews […]
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Charges filed against man armed with guns during McHenry standoff
A McHenry man who was armed with “numerous firearms” was taken into custody early Sunday morning following an hours long standoff with SWAT and police officers. William B. Cheatham, 56, of the 1000 block of North Front Street in McHenry, was taken into custody at his residence following a domestic disturbance which turned into a […]
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Crystal Lake sex offender arrested for sexually abusing child
A 21-year-old Crystal Lake man, who was a prior sex offender, was arrested after police said that he engaged in “sexual conduct” with an underage girl and solicited her on social media. Tyler S. Arcos, 21, of the 900 block of Sheffield Drive in Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and two […]
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Woman seriously injured following crash involving taxi, two other cars
A woman was flown to a trauma center by a medical helicopter following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday in Wonder Lake. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office was called at 4:24 p.m. to a report of a vehicle crash with injuries on Route 120 west of East Wonder Lake Road in […]