A man wanted for attempted murder after allegedly shooting two people in Huntley and also allegedly carjacking a vehicle has been arrested in Pennsylvania, police announced. Lewis C. McCracken, 27, of the 200 block of Villa Street in Elgin, was charged with four counts of attempted murder, aggravated battery and unlawful possession of a weapon […]
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Man charged with ‘recklessly’ trying to flee from police, causing crash in Woodstock
Officers were able to arrest a man after he tried fleeing from police but crashed while driving recklessly in Woodstock on Tuesday, court documents allege. Taquan T. Johnson, 21, of the 700 block of Washington Street in Woodstock, was charged with one count of aggravated fleeing from police causing property damage, a Class 4 felony. […]
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34-year-old Crystal Lake man, firefighter says final goodbyes after battle with terminal cancer
A 34-year-old firefighter is saying his final goodbyes and has been transported back to his Crystal Lake home on hospice care following a battle with a rare terminal cancer. Frank Nunez, 34, of Crystal Lake, spent recent days saying his final goodbyes from a hospital room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Nunez, who began experiencing […]
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Sexual predator on probation for being in school zone again charged with being in school zone in Huntley
A registered sexual predator, who is on probation, has been charged after he was allegedly inside a vehicle at an elementary school in Huntley while students were being dismissed for the day. Felipe E. Wahlstedt, 29, of 11860 Cape Cod Lane in Huntley, was charged with child sex offender present in a school zone, a […]
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Prosecutors say woman gave man fentanyl-laced heroin instead of cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo
Prosecutors say a woman gave fentanyl-laced drugs to a 39-year-old man, who thought he was getting cocaine, causing his overdose death in Marengo. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts were called around 12:40 a.m. on July 16 to the 900 block of Beaver Pond Drive in Marengo. Marengo Police Department Sgt. […]
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4th suspect arrested for allegedly beating man, robbing him of his shoes and clothes in Crystal Lake
A fourth suspect who was wanted for allegedly beating a man and robbing him of his clothes, shoes and phone in Crystal Lake was arrested on Saturday. Shanquan D. Watson, 19, of DeKalb, and Devionne Jones, 21, of Chicago, were both charged with robbery, two counts of aggravated battery, mob action and theft. Jones and […]
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National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning for Lake and McHenry counties
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning Sunday evening for Lake and McHenry counties as storms with 60 mph wind gusts are expected. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the warning around 6:45 p.m. Sunday. The warning covers Lake County and McHenry County and is set to expire at 7:45 p.m. The […]
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Judge sentences Elgin woman to probation for burglarizing jewelry store in Crystal Lake
A judge sentenced a woman to probation and ordered her to write an apology letter after she pleaded guilty to burglarizing a jewelry store in Crystal Lake, court records show. Yvette Fernandez, 35, of the 200 block of Harvey Street in Elgin, was charged in July 2021 with burglary, a Class 2 felony, theft, a […]
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Chicago man charged with drug-induced homicide for man’s fentanyl overdose near McHenry
A Chicago man is being held on a $500,000 bond for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced heroin that caused a man’s overdose death near McHenry last summer. Mitch D. Crawford, 36, of the 4500 block of South Lavergne Avenue in Chicago, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed […]