Severe thunderstorms moving into the area have prompted forecasters to issue a tornado watch for Lake and McHenry counties and the surrounding northern Illinois area. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a hazardous weather outlook Wednesday morning for Lake, McHenry, Boone, Winnebago, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Will, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Kankakee, Livingston, Iroquois […]
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Nurse charged with neglecting nursing home residents in Crystal Lake by allegedly working while intoxicated
A nurse has been criminally charged with neglecting residents of a nursing home in Crystal Lake for allegedly working while intoxicated, court records show. Angela S. Hutchison, 47, of McHenry, was charged with one count of criminal neglect of a facility resident, a Class 4 felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court […]
4 rescued, transported to hospitals after boat goes over dam on Fox River in McHenry
Four people were rescued and transported to hospitals after a boat they were in went over the dam on the Fox River in McHenry Monday evening, officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 9:35 p.m. Monday to the Stratton Lock and Dam, 2910 State Park Road […]
3 injured after extra-alarm fire causes extensive damage, displaces residents from apartment building in McHenry
A firefighter and two residents were injured during an extra-alarm fire that extensively damaged an apartment building and displaced residents in McHenry Tuesday morning. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 3:40 a.m. Tuesday to the Fawn Ridge Apartments in the 1900 block of North Orleans Street in McHenry for a report of an […]
Resident spots bear in her yard in Richmond days after bear sighting reported over border in Wisconsin
A resident spotted a bear in her backyard in Richmond days after a bear was also spotted nearby over the border in Wisconsin and a month after sightings were reported in Antioch and Gurnee. Jeanne Williams Nelson told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that she spotted a black bear in her yard early Monday morning. […]
10 years in prison for man convicted in ‘vicious attack’ on victim during attempted carjacking at CVS store in McHenry
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a “vicious attack” and attempted carjacking on a motorist that left the victim injured in the parking lot of a CVS in McHenry. Cory M. Wolf, 44, of McHenry, was charged in April 2020 with attempted aggravated robbery, aggravated battery in a public place […]
51-year-old man flown to hospital after being critically injured in motorcycle crash in Algonquin
A 51-year-old man is in critical condition and had to be flown to the hospital after he lost control of his motorcycle, struck a curb and crashed in Algonquin Sunday evening. The Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 5:40 p.m. Sunday to Algonquin Road west of Sandbloom Road […]
3 years in prison for man who injured McHenry County sheriff’s deputy, threatened to kill officer’s children
A man who injured a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy and also threatened to kill the deputy’s children, saying he knew where the officer lived, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Ubaldo J. Macias-Cruz, 30, of Mundelein, was charged in December 2021 with aggravated battery of a peace officer, a Class 2 felony, and […]
3 children injured, 1 seriously injured and flown to hospital after UTV rolls over near Woodstock
Three children were injured, including one that was seriously injured and had to be flown to the hospital, after a UTV rolled over into a ditch near Woodstock Saturday evening. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:54 p.m. Saturday to the 2800 block of Raycraft Road […]