A 23-year-old Zion man was killed and a 56-year-old Gurnee man suffered minor injuries after a head-on crash in unincorporated McHenry early Saturday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Lakemoor Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 12:09 a.m. Saturday to a two-vehicle crash in the 300 block of West Bay Road, […]
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Police searching for armed man who tried robbing McHenry convenience store
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a man with a butcher knife that tried robbing a convenience store in unincorporated McHenry. Police responded to a call of an attempted armed robbery around 9 p.m. Thursday at Nezda’s Little Store, 502 West Ringwood Road in unincorporated McHenry. The McHenry […]
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Coroner IDs man crushed to death after tree fell on excavator in Union
57-year-old Eric Malaker was killed Saturday afternoon near Union after a tree fell on the cab of his excavator, crushing him to death, authorities said. The Union Fire Protection District, Marengo Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:45 p.m. Saturday to the 8100 block of Leech Road in Coral Township, which […]
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Man crushed to death after tree falls on excavator in Union
A 57-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon near Union after a tree fell on the excavator he was inside of, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said. The Union Fire Protection District, Marengo Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:45 p.m. Saturday to the 8100 block of Leech Road in Coral Township, […]
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No injuries after Marengo man allegedly fired several gunshots, sheriff says
A Marengo man is facing charges after sheriff’s officials say he randomly fired several gunshots in Marengo Thursday morning. Michael Coursey, 59, of Marengo, was charged with three counts of reckless discharge of a firearm, a Class 4 felony, aggravated unlawful use of a firearm, a Class 4 felony, and disorderly conduct, a Class C […]
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Arrest warrants issued after Crystal Lake armed robbery suspects post on Snapchat, leading police to identify them
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. One suspect is in custody and a warrant has been issued for the other suspect after the two went on a robbery spree of several gas stations around Crystal Lake in March and then posted video online […]
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“AJ will always be our little superhero,” family of Andrew Freund says in statement
Six days after the body of 5-year-old Crystal Lake boy Andrew Freund was found buried near Woodstock, his relatives have released a statement describing the boy as ‘loving and caring’. Andrew Freund’s family attorney Peter J. Flowers released a statement on behalf of the family on Tuesday. Flowers represents AJ’s family, other than the biological […]
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SWAT team called after shots fired inside Algonquin home during disturbance
An Algonquin man is facing several charges after he allegedly fired a handgun during a domestic dispute and was arrested hours later after a SWAT team and canine unit were called. Lestek Zujko, 51, of the 1000 block of Applewood Lane in Algonquin, was charged with assault, domestic battery, two counts of reckless discharge of […]
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64-year-old man killed after car collides with gate, trees in Harvard
A 64-year-old man was killed Friday morning after his car went off the road and crashed into a gate and trees near Harvard, sheriff’s officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Harvard Fire Protection District and Flight For Life were called around 8:29 a.m. Friday to a single-vehicle crash in the 6400 block of Schultz […]