A tree removal company worker was flown to the hospital by Flight For Life after he had his leg amputated near Crystal Lake over the weekend. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department was called at 1:54 p.m. on Saturday to the 6900 block of New Hampshire Trail in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a 911 call […]
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Man charged in fatal hit-and-run of go-kart near Marengo
A 29-year-old woman driving a go-kart was killed after being struck by a car in Marengo Saturday. The man driving the car ran from the scene but was later arrested. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that the crash occurred on Saturday at 10:20 p.m. and involved a 2011 Toyota Camry and a Manco Go-Kart […]
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Cops find 16 kilos of cocaine in Lake in the Hills bust; 2 men arrested
Police and federal authorities recovered 16 kilograms of cocaine, worth more than $500,000, after a search of a Lake in the Hills warehouse. Ivan A. Moreno-Gollegos, 19, and Juan C. Sanchez-Cacho, 40, both of the 2300 block of block of Arrow Street in Carpentersville, were charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful […]
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Coroner IDs man killed after being struck by truck, car
Bryan C. Reigart, 38, of Mahomet, Illinois, was killed early Sunday morning after being hit by a pickup truck and then by a car in Crystal Lake, the coroner said. The Crystal Lake Police Department said that the Reigart was crossing Randall Road near Angela Lane at 12:36 a.m. when a Toyota Tacoma driving in […]
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Man dies after being struck by truck, car in Crystal Lake
A 38-year-old man was struck and killed early Sunday morning after being hit by a pickup truck and then by a car while crossing Randall Road in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department said that the man, 38, of Mahomet, Illinois, was crossing Randall Road near Angela Lane at 12:36 a.m. when a Toyota […]
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5-year-old flown to hospital after crash in McHenry County
A 5-year-old was flown by Flight For Life to the hospital and two others were injured after a two-vehicle crash near Union on Friday. Emergency crews were called at 3:50 p.m. on Friday to a vehicle crash involving a 2001 Ford F-150 and a 2013 Toyota Sienna at Coral Road and Union Road in Coral […]
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Family in shock after 11-year-old McHenry girl kills herself
A McHenry family is in mourning after an 11-year-old girl was found dead after hanging herself last week. Police told the family they believe it was because she was bullied. Lilyana Isis Soto, 11, of McHenry, was found dead by her younger brother in the garage of her family’s home after she hung herself last […]
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Crystal Lake heroin dealer sentenced to prison
A Crystal Lake man was sentenced to four and a half years in prison after police caught him with 36 bags of heroin during a traffic stop last year. Paul Benzinger, 30, of Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to deliver (1-15 grams), a class 1 felony, on Monday, McHenry County […]
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Former Lake in the Hills man sentenced for sexually assaulting children
A former Lake in the Hills man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting three young girls, who were his relatives, McHenry County prosecutors said. Edgar A. Arana, 73, formerly of Lake in the Hills, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. McHenry County State’s […]