An alleged drugged driver using his cell phone was seriously injured after he crashed head-on into a school bus near Crystal Lake Wednesday morning, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday to Crystal Lake Avenue and Hamilton Drive in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a two-vehicle […]
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McHenry man gets additional 18 years in prison, for total of 38 years, for possessing drugs
A McHenry man has been sentenced to a combined 38 years in prison for separate cases in Lake and McHenry counties where police found him in possession of cocaine, cannabis and a large amount of cash. Ivan Olan, 58, of the 700 block of Colombus Street in McHenry, was charged with unlawful possession of cocaine […]
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Driver dies after truck rolls over into pond in Huntley
Police say that a driver was killed after their pickup truck struck a pole and rolled over into a retention pond Tuesday morning in Huntley. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Charles Sass Parkway west of Route 47. Huntley Deputy Police Chief Linda […]
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Motorcycle riders ejected, 1 seriously injured, during three-vehicle crash near Crystal Lake
Three people were hospitalized, including a woman with serious injuries, after two motorcycles and a car were involved in a serious crash Saturday evening near Crystal Lake, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Fire-Rescue Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Route 31 and Crystal Lake Avenue in […]
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Woodstock man arrested for selling woman’s sexually explicit images, posting them on Twitter and OnlyFans
A Woodstock man has been charged with a felony for allegedly selling a woman’s sexually explicit images and posting them on OnlyFans and Twitter without her consent. William J. Lewis, 38, of the 700 block of Washington Street in Woodstock, was charged with one count of non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images, a Class 4 […]
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Student charged after starting fire with firework at Harvard High School, police say
Police say they arrested a 15-year-old student after he allegedly caused a fire after putting a firework in a garbage can at Harvard High School on Friday. The Harvard Police Department responded around 1:12 p.m. Friday to Harvard High School, 1103 North Jefferson Street. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said officers received a call […]
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Police called after unmasked group of parents causes disruption to Cary School District 26 board meeting
A Cary School District 26 board meeting was rescheduled after a group of parents refused to wear masks and became “disruptive and uncivil,” prompting a police response. In a letter sent to families in Cary School District 26, the board of education said the incident happened during a scheduled board meeting on August 30. The […]
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Multiple people hospitalized after rollover crash leaves people trapped in vehicle in Woodstock
Three people were hospitalized after a rollover crash left multiple people trapped in their vehicle in Woodstock Friday evening. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 7:18 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Lake Avenue and South Eastwood Drive for a report of a two-vehicle rollover crash with entrapment. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District […]
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Good Samaritans, police officers honored for saving child who nearly drowned in Lake in the Hills
Several police officers and Good Samaritans were honored on Thursday for rescuing and performing CPR on a child who nearly drowned in a pond in Lake in the Hills in July. The incident happened around 12:40 p.m. on July 23 in the 1000 block of Mason Lane in Lake in the Hills. The Huntley Fire […]