Two medical helicopters were called to a two-vehicle crash in Woodstock Thursday afternoon that left at least one child seriously injured and three other people also hospitalized. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 3:53 p.m. Thursday to Route 14 and Washington Street for a report of a vehicle crash. A Dodge […]
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Man charged after 1 dead when 2 vehicles, motorcycle collide in Crystal Lake
A man has been charged with DUI after two vehicles and a motorcycle crashed in Crystal Lake, leaving the motorcyclist dead Tuesday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 4:38 p.m. Tuesday to the Route 31 south of Drake Drive for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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1 dead, 2 seriously injured after sedan crashes head-on into two motorcycles in Holiday Hills
A woman is dead and two others, including a child, were seriously injured after a car drove into the opposite lane of traffic and struck two motorcycles in Holiday Hills. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire District responded around 7:26 p.m. Wednesday to South River Road north of Sunset Drive in Holiday […]
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74-year-old man accidentally shoots himself near Crystal Lake
A 74-year-old was hospitalized after he shot himself while attempting to load a handgun in unincorporated Crystal Lake Monday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:40 p.m. Monday to the 5800 block of Marietta Drive in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a gunshot victim. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy […]
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Crystal Lake man charged with distributing child porn of an infant being raped
A Crystal Lake man was released on bond after being charged with distributing videos of children being raped, including one involving an infant. Anthony D. Rodriguez-Guerra, 22, of the 300 block of Maplewood Lane in Crystal Lake, was charged with three counts of reproducing child pornography and three counts of possessing child pornography. On December […]
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Barn fire causes extensive damage near Woodstock
It took firefighters nearly two hours to extinguish a large barn that caught on fire outside of Woodstock Saturday afternoon, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:40 p.m. Saturday to the 14500 block of Perkins Road in unincorporated Woodstock. Captain Brendan Parker said that firefighters arrived and found […]
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1 hospitalized after 2 stabbed in Crystal Lake, police say
Two people were stabbed and one of them was hospitalized after a disturbance Saturday morning in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 6:27 a.m. Saturday to the 1300 block of Parkridge Court for a report of a disturbance. Officers learned that several subjects had left the scene and two adult males were found […]
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Authorities identify McHenry man killed in Hebron crash
The coroner’s office has identified a 41-year-old McHenry man killed when a vehicle drove into the opposite lanes and struck his van last week in Hebron. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 2:29 p.m. May 18 to the 11500 block of Vanderkarr Road in unincorporated Hebron for a […]
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Missing Crystal Lake teen found safe in Kane County, sheriff says
A Crystal Lake teen who went missing on Monday has been located safely in Kane County on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said. Eric Pinkerton, 17, of Crystal Lake, reportedly left his home Monday night, according to his mother. “He climbed out his window Monday night and told friends that he’s skateboarding back to Texas. No […]