Authorities have identified a 52-year-old man who was killed after four motorcycles collided with each other while traveling in a group in Lake in the Hills on Sunday. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Sunday to Virginia Road and Pingree Road. Lake […]
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Wife sues Crystal Lake bar that allegedly served drunk driver before fatally striking her husband
The wife of an Algonquin man, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2019 in Crystal Lake while riding on his motorcycle, has sued the bar that allegedly served the drunk driver. Deborah Klinger, of Algonquin, filed a lawsuit against Coleman’s Crystal Lake Bar, which is located at Virginia Road and Berkshire Drive in […]
SWAT team responds after burglary suspect barricades himself in Buffalo Grove home
A 25-year-old man who burglarized a Buffalo Grove home was arrested by a SWAT team after he barricaded himself in the house and refused to come out on Saturday. Anthony Garcia, 25, of Rolling Meadows, was charged with residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. The Buffalo Grove Police Department responded around 7:50 p.m. Saturday to […]
Man charged with attempted murder strangled woman, tried to explode her Gurnee home
Police say that a Gurnee man was charged with attempted murder and attempted arson after he strangled a woman and tried to blow up her Gurnee home. Richard Grybalow, 71, of Gurnee, was charged with attempted murder, attempted residential arson, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, unlawful restraint and fleeing to elude police. […]
1 dead, 1 injured after multiple motorcycles crash into each other in Lake in the Hills
One person died and another was hospitalized after four motorcycles collided with each other while traveling in a group in Lake in the Hills, police said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10:53 a.m. Sunday to Virginia Road and Pingree Road. Lake in the […]
Fundraiser started for Zion Police Department canine who needs surgery, forced to retire
A fundraiser has been started for a Zion Police Department canine who has to retire after he began having difficulty walking and a mass was found in his spine. Canine Knox developed difficulty walking and declining use of his back legs within the last month, his handler Zion police officer Robert Ogden said. An MRI […]
Ingleside man gets 6 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in McHenry County
An Ingleside man who sold drugs laced with fentanyl, causing the death of a 45-year-old woman in 2018, was sentenced to six years in prison, court records show. William C. Anderson, 31, of the 26100 block of West Lakeview Avenue in Ingleside, was indicted on seven counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and […]
Waukegan Fire Department receives new aircraft rescue fire truck for the Waukegan Airport
The Waukegan Fire Department received a new aircraft rescue firefighting truck for the Waukegan Airport, which is replacing their current 30-year-old truck, officials said. A dedication ceremony was held Friday afternoon at the Waukegan National Airport, 3530 North McAree Road in Waukegan. The ceremony began with Waukegan Fire Chief George Bridges, Jr. speaking to the […]
Detectives identify two men who sprayed people, Metra station with fire extinguisher in Libertyville
A Mundelein man and a Grayslake man were charged after detectives identified them as suspects who sprayed bystanders and a Metra station with a fire extinguisher in Libertyville. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 8:54 p.m. December 13 to the Metra Station, 200 Lake Street, for a report of criminal damage to property. Officers discovered […]