A grand jury has indicted a man for allegedly slashing a woman with a knife and strangling her while she held a child in Crystal Lake, court records show. Gabriel Cruz, 45, of Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, two counts of domestic battery and child endangerment. […]
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Woman flown to hospital with serious injuries after allegedly running red light, crashing into sedan in Cary
A woman suffered serious injuries and had to be extricated from her car and flown to the hospital after police say she ran a red light and struck another vehicle in Cary. The Cary Police Department and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 11:50 a.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 14 and West Main […]
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4 residents displaced after 3-alarm fire causes $300K in damage to home near Woodstock
Residents were displaced after a fire engulfed the rear of a house near Woodstock, prompting over a dozen fire departments to respond to the three-alarm fire. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts responded around 6:48 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of Maritime Lane in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]
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Driver charged after crashing into wing restaurant in Crystal Lake, leaving multiple customers injured
A driver has been charged after he crashed his car through a restaurant in Crystal Lake last month, leaving multiple people injured, including one person with serious injuries. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on March 23 at Buffalo Wings and Rings, located at 1520 Carlemont Drive in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief […]
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Drunk driver flown to hospital after rollover crash on Interstate 90 near Huntley
State police say a drunk driver was flown to the hospital after a crash that left a vehicle rolled over on Interstate 90 near Huntley Tuesday evening. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to Interstate 90 at Route 47 for a vehicle crash with injuries. The single-vehicle […]
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Crystal Lake nurse pleads guilty to federal charges for tampering with medication prescribed to patients
A Woodstock woman, who worked as the assistant nursing director at a Crystal Lake rehab center, has pleaded guilty to federal charges for tampering with medication prescribed to patients. A federal indictment was returned in U.S. District Court in Chicago in January 2022 charging Sarah Diamond, 30, of Woodstock. Prosecutors said Diamond was employed as […]
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Fire damages 30 acres of farmland in Woodstock as forecasters warn of ‘heightened fire danger’
A controlled burn quickly got out of control and spread to approximately 30 acres of farmland near Woodstock Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday to the 8300 block of Castleberry Drive in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of a brush fire. Firefighters arrived on the scene a […]
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Suspect in custody after police pursuit in McHenry County, leading to 2nd chase into Wisconsin
A Holiday Hills man was arrested following two police pursuits that began in Spring Grove and ended in Kenosha County Monday afternoon, authorities said. Spring Grove police officers attempted to stop a GMC Sierra pickup truck around 1:10 p.m. Monday on Wilmot Road. The pickup truck did not stop for police and a chase ensued […]
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Man held without bond for allegedly opening fire on police cars, house after being rejected by woman in McHenry
A Lake Villa man is being held without bond after prosecutors say he fired shots at responding police cars, a mail carrier and a house in McHenry after he was rejected by a woman at a party. McHenry County Assistant State’s Attorney Hunter Jones said Nicholas C. Lopardo, 25, of Lake Villa, attended a party […]