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Judge denies pre-trial release to man accused of seriously injuring man, woman during skateboard attack in Crystal Lake

A judge rejected a man’s request to be released under the SAFE-T Act after being charged with attacking two victims with a skateboard in Crystal Lake, leaving them seriously injured. Brandon M. Brown, 29, of Cary, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, two counts of aggravated battery using a […]

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McHenry County state’s attorney responds to ‘Marijuana Moms’ following backlash over new cannabis dispensary requirements

The McHenry County state’s attorney has responded to the “Marijuana Moms,” a group of former and current lawmakers, after they called him out for forcing cannabis dispensaries to display new health warnings. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally announced in September that cannabis dispensaries in McHenry County would be required to warn customers of potential […]

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Community raises almost $50,000 for residents after 20 buildings damaged by explosion in Woodstock

The community has raised almost $50,000 for residents after 22 people were displaced and 20 buildings were damaged in Woodstock following an explosion earlier this week. A gas leak was reported by a city employee around 12:30 p.m. Monday in the area of Tryon Street and Lincoln Avenue in Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and […]

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‘Very long road ahead’: Community fundraising for 20-year-old man critically injured following crash near McHenry

Family members say a 20-year-old man has a “very long road ahead” but is making progress after he was in critical condition with spinal injuries following a crash near McHenry. The vehicle crash happened around 11:39 a.m. last Saturday at Miller Road and Spring Grove Road in unincorporated McHenry. Firefighters arrived to find two vehicles […]

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‘He had accomplished so much’: Coroner identifies 21-year-old man killed by DUI driver near Harvard

The coroner has identified a 21-year-old man, who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, who was killed by an alleged drunk and drugged driver who crashed head-on into his car near Harvard. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein told Lake and McHenry County Scanner on Friday that an autopsy performed on Dejan Kuljanin, 21, […]

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2 passengers suffer severe injuries after two-vehicle crash near McHenry that left 6 hospitalized

A 20-year-old man was flown to the hospital after he and a 20-year-old woman suffered severe injuries in a two-vehicle crash near McHenry that left six people hospitalized. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11:39 a.m. Saturday to Miller Road and Spring Grove Road in unincorporated McHenry for […]

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Judge finds former DCFS worker guilty, supervisor not guilty of mishandling AJ Freund abuse investigations

A judge found a former DCFS worker guilty and his supervisor not guilty of mishandling abuse investigations of AJ Freund leading up to the Crystal Lake boy’s 2019 murder. Carlos J. Acosta, 57, of Woodstock, and Andrew R. Polovin, 51, of Island Lake, were both charged in September 2020 with two counts of endangering the […]