A gunman, believed to have been armed with an AR-15, fired dozens of shots at a car at a busy intersection in McHenry Sunday afternoon. McHenry Police Department Public Affairs Officer Michael Spohn said the incident happened around 1:25 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Route 31 and Bull Valley Road in McHenry. According to […]
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‘A huge win’: Woodstock wins T-Mobile’s $3 million ‘Hometown Techover’ contest
The City of Woodstock has been chosen as the winner of a $3 million makeover as part of T-Mobile’s Hometown Techover contest, the mayor announced. T-Mobile unveiled the contest in April. Thousands of towns across the United States entered, the company said. In mid-July, T-Mobile announced that Woodstock was part of 10 small towns that […]
Hundreds of Algonquin-based District 300 students in quarantine after 48 test positive for COVID-19
School District 300, based in Algonquin, reported that hundreds of its students have had to quarantine after 48 students tested positive for COVID-19, including two who were hospitalized, since classes resumed this month. District 300, which has an enrollment of over 20,000 students, disclosed the information during a school board meeting on Tuesday. CUSD District […]
Woman charged with mailing white powder substance to Woodstock Police Department, prompting hazmat response
A homeless woman was charged with mailing a letter containing a white powdery substance to the Woodstock Police Department, prompting a hazardous materials response earlier this month. Terri A. Reed, 34, who is listed as a transient from Woodstock, was charged with one count of disorderly conduct, a Class 3 felony. Woodstock Police Department Detective […]
5 children from Lake, McHenry counties win $150K scholarship each through Illinois’ vaccine lottery
State officials on Friday announced five youth from Lake and McHenry counties, all between the age of 12 and 17, who each won $150,000 scholarships through Illinois’ final vaccine lottery drawing. The final drawing of the state’s “All In for the Win” vaccine lottery took place and 19 winners were chosen in total. The Illinois […]
Judge sentences Crystal Lake man to more than 6 years in prison for selling fentanyl
A judge sentenced a Crystal Lake man, who was already on parole, to more than six years in prison for selling fentanyl to another person last July. Paul S. Benzinger, 33, of Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance on Tuesday. […]
2 motorcycle riders in critical condition after motorcycle rollover near McHenry
A Wonder Lake woman and a McHenry man are both in critical condition after their motorcycle went off the roadway and rolled over in unincorporated McHenry, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 6:06 p.m. Wednesday to the 2600 block of South Justen Road in unincorporated McHenry […]
12 years in prison for repeat offender known to steal women’s undergarments from McHenry County homes
A Crystal Lake man who has a history of breaking into McHenry County homes since the 1990s to steal women’s undergarments has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his latest burglary. In October, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around to a home near Riverside Drive and Sherman Boulevard in Nunda Township near […]
Randall Road project nears completion in Algonquin, Lake in the Hills following 3 years of construction
The intersection of Randall Road and Algonquin Road has almost fully reopened following a three-year construction project to improve the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills. The McHenry County Division of Transportation said all lanes of the busy intersection were reopened Wednesday. The furthest inside left-turn lanes on both eastbound and […]