A 27-year-old man was killed after a two-vehicle crash that left both vehicles with substantial damage on Route 47 in Huntley Monday morning. The Huntley Police Department and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 5:25 a.m. Monday to Route 47 near Regency Square Parkway for a vehicle crash with injuries. Officers arrived and found a […]
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Pennsylvania woman charged in child abduction in Woodstock now faces child pornography charges
A Pennsylvania woman who was charged with luring a boy into her car in Woodstock and fleeing the state with him now faces charges of child pornography in the case. Lilandra L. Redman, 20, of the 600 block of Reno Street in Rochester, Pennsylvania, was charged on August 19 with one count of child abduction, […]
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McHenry County Department of Health launches COVID-19 call center, vaccine locator website
The McHenry County Department of Health has launched a call center and vaccine locator website to help residents enroll in the COVID-19 vaccine. “In an effort to remove enrollment barriers and to streamline residents’ access to accurate information about COVID-19 vaccine, the McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) has launched a COVID-19 Call Center,” the […]
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Police believe there are additional victims who were sexually assaulted by Woodstock man
Police are asking victims to come forward after a 29-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting two women in Woodstock. Detectives believe he has sexually assaulted additional women. Antione D. Truesdell, 29, of the 500 block of Central Parkway in Woodstock, was charged with criminal sexual assault by force, criminal sexual abuse by force, and […]
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Passengers evacuated after small fire in engine of Metra train in Woodstock
Firefighters were called Thursday morning after a Metra train suffered a mechanical failure that caused a small fire in Woodstock, officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 9:55 a.m. Thursday to the intersection of Short Street and Railroad Street for a report of a passenger train locomotive on fire. Fire officials said that crews […]
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$5 million bond for woman charged with murdering elderly couple in Algonquin
A woman who allegedly stabbed an elderly couple to death inside an Algonquin home and fled to Colorado has been extradited back to McHenry County and is being held on a $5 million bond. Arin M. Fox, 39, of the 600 block of Red Coach Lane in Algonquin, was charged with four counts of first-degree […]
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State moves Lake and McHenry counties to Phase 4 mitigations effective today
State health officials have moved Region 9 — Lake and McHenry counties — into Phase 4 mitigation, allowing for bars to reopen and a loosening of other restrictions. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) made the announcement Wednesday morning and said that Region 8, which includes Kane and DuPage counties, has also been moved […]
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Man charged with sexually assaulting two women within a day in Woodstock
A 29-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two women within the span of a day in Woodstock, court records show. Antione D. Truesdell, 29, of the 500 block of Central Parkway in Woodstock, was charged with criminal sexual assault by force, criminal sexual abuse by force, and battery causing bodily harm. A […]
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Two Chicago men charged with robbing cell phone store in Harvard
A Chicago man is in custody and a warrant has been issued for a second suspect wanted in connection with robbing a cell phone store in Harvard in December. Joseph L. Macon Jr., 29, of the 5600 block of North Sheridan Road in Chicago, was charged with one count of robbery, a Class 2 felony, […]