A 48-year-old Harvard man and an 18-year-old man are dead after their Toyota Prius crashed head-on with a semi-truck near Harvard early Friday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Harvard Fire Protection District were called at 2:29 a.m. Friday to a crash involving a 2003 Toyota Prius and a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck near […]
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Algonquin man sentenced to 26 years for sexually assaulting children
A 58-year-old Algonquin man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting three children under the age of 13, prosecutors announced. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick D. Kenneally announced on Tuesday that Richard Lampp, 58, formerly of Algonquin, Illinois, was sentenced to 26 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for predatory […]
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Huntley man arrested for allegedly trying to seduce child on social media
An 18-year-old Huntley man was charged after police said that he tried to meet up with a 13-year-old girl for a sexual encounter, the Northwest Herald reported. Kyle J. Morgan, 18, of the 9900 block of Chetwood Drive in Huntley, was charged with traveling to meet a minor, a class 3 felony, and grooming, a […]
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2 dogs dead after fire engulfs home in unincorporated McHenry
A fire killed two dogs and left a home in Pistakee Highlands destroyed Tuesday afternoon. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District was called at 11:58 a.m. Tuesday to the 5600 block of Meadow Hill Lane in Pistakee Highlands for a report of a house fire. Fire crews arrived and found heavy fire and smoke coming […]
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Woodstock man arrested after police say he robbed 55-year-old man
A Woodstock man has been charged after sheriff’s officials say that he robbed a 55-year-old man with a BB gun in unincorporated Woodstock Friday morning. Jacob Hawley, 21, of Woodstock, was charged with aggravated robbery and residential burglary, both class 1 felonies. A McHenry County Sheriff’s Office supervisor was flagged down Friday morning by a […]
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Garage and RV destroyed after being engulfed in flames in Cary
A detached garage and an RV were destroyed after a fire near Cary Tuesday morning, and two fire trucks were involved in a minor crash at the scene, officials said. Firefighters were called at 10:47 a.m. Tuesday for a garage fire in the 28900 block of Rustic Court in unincorporated Cary. Responding firefighters saw a […]
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Driver leaves scene after driving truck into Fox River near Cary
A pickup truck was pulled out of the Fox River near Cary Sunday morning after a resident saw tire tracks leading into the water. The Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department were called by a resident at 7:30 a.m. to the area of Mildred Avenue and Cary Avenue. The resident told police that […]
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Family of woman critically injured in Lake in the Hills crash asks for donations
The woman who crashed her car into a pond over a week ago in Lake in the Hills remains in critical condition, and her family is asking for help in raising money for her medical expenses. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department were called at 5:57 p.m. June 18 […]
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PHOTOS: Heavy rain brings flooding to Lake County
Thunderstorms brought flooding and road closures Tuesday afternoon to Lake County, especially in the Mundelein and Libertyville area. The National Weather Service issued a flood warning Tuesday evening for McHenry County and Lake County after heavy rain fell across the Chicagoland. The hardest hit areas were Mundelein, Libertyville, parts of Grayslake, parts of Gurnee, Fox […]