Three children and three adults were hospitalized Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash near Hebron when a car ignored a stop sign, police said. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District was called at 2:59 p.m. Wednesday to Thayer Road and Route 47 in Greenwood Township, which is south of Hebron, for a vehicle crash. Fire Chief Thomas […]
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Crystal Lake ice rink evacuated after elevated carbon monoxide levels
An ice rink hosting a hockey tournament in Crystal Lake was evacuated Saturday afternoon after there were elevated carbon monoxide levels inside the building. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 1:40 p.m. for a person having a medical emergency at Crystal Ice House, 320 East Prairie Street, Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Battalion Chief […]
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Police, federal authorities raid man’s home in Woodstock, find $27K worth of drugs
A Woodstock man has been arrested after police, U.S. Marshals and the DEA raided his home and found over $27,000 worth of drugs last week. Raymundo Gomez, 23, of the 1000 block of Greenwood Circle in Woodstock, has been charged with 12 counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, 8 counts of unlawful possession […]
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Fundraisers setup for Woodstock police officer diagnosed with advanced stage cancer
Fundraisers have been setup for a veteran Woodstock police officer and father of eight children, who has been diagnosed with cancer and will lose his health benefits along with 50 percent of his salary. Fred Eiselstein is a 16 year veteran of the Woodstock Police Department and was recently diagnosed with advanced stage colorectal cancer. […]
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Man arrested for making false report of armed robbery in Harvard, police say
A man who claimed he was forced out of his vehicle at gunpoint, punched and robbed by two men in Harvard Tuesday morning has been arrested for making a false police report, authorities said. The Harvard Police Department received a call at 9:58 a.m. Tuesday of a report of an armed robbery near the Shell […]
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Person forced out of car at gunpoint, beaten and robbed in Harvard, police say
UPDATE: Police said that the alleged victim has been arrested and charged with making a false police report. A driver was forced out of their vehicle at gunpoint, punched and robbed by two men in Harvard Tuesday morning, police said. The Harvard Police Department received a call at 9:58 a.m. Tuesday of an armed robbery […]
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Charges filed against teen who stabbed fellow classmate at Woodstock High School
Felony charges have been filed against a Woodstock High School student after he stabbed a classmate with a box cutter during a fight Tuesday morning, police said. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office has approved charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, a Class 3 felony, aggravated battery in a public place, a Class […]
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Woodstock High School student arrested after stabbing classmate with box cutter
A Woodstock High School student has been arrested after he stabbed a classmate with a box cutter during a fight Tuesday morning, police and school officials said. The Woodstock Police Department said that a fight broke out in a classroom between two 15-year-old students when one of the students assaulted the other with a box […]
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18-year-old died after getting shot in the face at Richmond home, coroner says
Dylan E. Sanchez, 18, died after getting shot in the face at a home near Richmond last week and a 47-year-old man has been charged in connection with the murder, the coroner and police said. John M. Maki Jr., 47, of unincorporated Richmond, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He is being held […]