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Police seek help in identifying suspect who burglarized laundromat during overnight hours in Crystal Lake

Police are investigating after a suspect burglarized a laundromat by entering the business and stealing money early Wednesday morning in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday to Rub a Dub Duds Laundromat, 35 Berkshire Drive in Crystal Lake. Officers received a report that an alarm had been activated. Police […]

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Officials tout success of police social worker program in McHenry County year after launch

Officials say the police social worker program in McHenry County is making a difference and changing lives for the better following the program’s first year in operation. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office created a police social worker program in 2017 to alleviate their office’s responses to mental health-related calls for service. The sheriff’s office expanded […]

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54-year-old man hospitalized after crashing motorcycle into sedan, driving into ditch in Barrington Hills

A 54-year-old man was hospitalized after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a sedan before driving off the roadway into a ditch in Barrington Hills. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Barrington Hills Police Department responded around 7:08 p.m. Saturday to Deepwood Road and West County Line Road for […]

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22 residents displaced after 20 buildings damaged, 2 dogs critically injured in explosion that leveled home in Woodstock

Fire officials say a total of 22 residents were displaced and 20 buildings were damaged, three of which are a complete loss, in an explosion and fire that critically injured two dogs in Woodstock Monday. The Woodstock City Manager’s office was notified around 12:30 p.m. Monday by a city employee of a gas leak in […]