One person was killed and a second person was critically injured after a head-on crash on Route 31 in Ringwood Saturday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:24 a.m. Saturday to the area of Greenway Storage and Rental, 4408 North Route 31 in […]
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Bicyclist hospitalized after being struck by Algonquin police squad car
No citations were issued after an Algonquin police officer struck and injured a bicyclist that was crossing the street in Algonquin Thursday afternoon, officials said. The incident happened around 12:15 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of South Main Street and Division Street in Algonquin, according to the Algonquin Police Department. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief Dennis […]
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Citations to be dismissed against Prairie Grove restaurant following American flag dispute
The Village of Prairie Grove will be dismissing the citations against a restaurant that claims they were cited for flying the American flag, which the village has said is a “misrepresentation of the facts.” Terry Trobiani is the manager of Gianelli’s Drive-Thru, located at 3111 Route 176 in Prairie Grove, which is northeast of Crystal […]
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Police searching for 16-year-old girl who went missing from Cary
Police say they are attempting to locate a 16-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Cary and has not been seen for over a week. The Cary Police Department said the missing juvenile is 16-year-old Alexia Peters. Peters was last seen voluntarily leaving her home in Cary around 12:45 p.m. on July 27, […]
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9 years in prison for Lake in the Hills man who sold hundreds of doses of LSD to undercover police
A Lake in the Hills man who was charged with over a dozen drug charges for selling LSD to undercover agents has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Maxwell T. Swanson, 27, of the 200 block of Wedgewood Circle in Lake in the Hills, was indicted on unlawful possession with intent to deliver LSD, […]
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Colorado man found guilty of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl in Harvard that he met online
A Colorado man who engaged in a relationship with a 13-year-old Harvard girl he met on Snapchat was found guilty of sexually abusing the girl. Roberto Calixto-Escobar, 24, of Lochbuie, Colorado, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. Prosecutors said that Calixto-Escobar used Snapchat to communicate with a […]
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Investigation underway after victim found dead in apartment fire in Woodstock
The Illinois State Fire Marshal is assisting in an investigation after a person was found dead in an apartment building fire in Woodstock Wednesday afternoon. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire Rescue District responded around 1:43 p.m. Wednesday to the 500 block of McHenry Avenue in Woodstock for a report of a structure fire. […]
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Bicyclist cited after being struck, seriously injured by vehicle in Wonder Lake
A bicyclist was cited after being struck and seriously injured by a vehicle late Monday evening near Wonder Lake, the sheriff’s office said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 11:20 p.m. Monday to the 6100 block of McCullom Lake Road in Wonder Lake […]
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Driver trapped in vehicle after crashing through Crystal Lake home
A driver was uninjured but had to be extricated from her vehicle after it crashed almost completely into a home in Crystal Lake early Monday morning, police said. Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief Thomas Kotlowski told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that a police officer was on patrol around 3:55 a.m. Monday near McHenry Avenue […]