A McHenry man was sentenced to five years in prison for beating a 60-year-old man at a Spring Grove bar, leaving him seriously injured. Daniel A. Lawniczak, 21, of the 300 block of Burr Avenue in unincorporated McHenry, pleaded guilty during a negotiated plea to one count of aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony. He […]
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Demonstrator who attended Black Lives Matter protest in McHenry tests positive for COVID-19
Health officials announced that a person who attended a Black Lives Matter protest in McHenry on Saturday has tested positive for coronavirus. The McHenry County Department of Health said that the person was asymptomatic while in attendance at the protest which occurred on June 27 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It began at Knox […]
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Island Lake man gets 9 years in prison for raping child
An Island Lake man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping a girl under the age of 13. During a blind plea agreement in February, Robert Ballarini, 59, of Island Lake, pleaded guilty to one count of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a Class X felony. […]
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Motorcyclist injured after crash in Port Barrington
A 39-year-old man was injured after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a guardrail Saturday evening in Port Barrington. The Wauconda Fire District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:11 p.m. Saturday to the 600 block of Rawson Bridge Road in Port Barrington for a single-vehicle crash. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy […]
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Man charged with DUI after hitting elderly woman with truck near Woodstock
A man has been charged with DUI after he struck an elderly woman with his truck and seriously injured her while the two were doing yard work at a home near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:12 p.m. Saturday to the 9600 block of Barber Lane in Greenwood […]
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Appellate court rules in favor of health department in battle over releasing COVID-19 patient data
The McHenry County Health Department won an appeal and will no longer have to release names of COVID-19 patients to 911 dispatchers after an appellate court ruled in their favor. The 2nd District Appellate Court of Illinois reversed an April 10 ruling by McHenry County Judge Michael Chmiel that gave the McHenry County Emergency Telephone […]
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Lakemoor man gets 4 years in prison for sexually assaulting woman
A Lakemoor man who was found guilty of sexually assaulting his former girlfriend in 2018 has been sentenced to four years in prison. Kevin F. Graf, 28, of the 500 block of Summer Boulevard in Lakemoor, was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and two counts of criminal sexual abuse. The verdict came in February […]
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Woodstock man charged with sexually assaulting child
A Woodstock man was charged with sexually assaulting a young girl under the age of 13 who is a relative of his, police and court records said. Homero Alcaraz-Bello, 50, of the 1700 block of Yasgur Drive in Woodstock, was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The Woodstock Police Department’s […]
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Juvenile, 2 women charged after several injured during fight near McHenry
Two women and a juvenile were charged after they allegedly battered multiple people during a fight early Thursday morning near McHenry, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:10 a.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of South Crystal Lake Road in unincorporated McHenry for a call of a disturbance. The sheriff’s office said […]