A Woodstock man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to restitution and public service after he and others attacked a 15-year-old boy in the vestibule of the Walmart in Algonquin. Fernando Torres, 19, of Woodstock, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single count of battery causing bodily harm, a Class A misdemeanor. As part of the […]
Tag: Algonquin
Posted inLocal News
Firefighters rescue wheelchair-bound woman trapped inside house that caught on fire in Algonquin
Firefighters rescued a wheelchair-bound woman who was trapped inside a house that caught on fire and sustained extensive damage in Algonquin, fire officials said. The Carpentersville Fire Department responded around 12:59 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of Cambria Lane in Algonquin for a report of a structure fire. Fire crews arrived and reported finding […]
Posted inLocal News
Lawsuit says Algonquin-based District 300 transitioned student’s gender without informing mother, continued plan despite her objection
A mother is suing Algonquin-based School District 300 after they allegedly socially transitioned her high school son’s gender and executed a “gender support” plan without her consent and despite her objections after she became aware of it. The federal lawsuit was filed on Sunday under the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the Northern […]
Posted inLocal News
‘Will be deeply missed’: Funeral services set for nurse, Algonquin spa employee who was tortured before being strangled to death
Funeral services are set to be held Friday for a nurse and mother, who worked at an Algonquin spa and “will be deeply missed,” who was tortured for over seven hours before being strangled to death in Schaumburg. A visitation is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. Friday for Katherine “Kat” Torbick, 43, of Schaumburg, […]
Posted inLocal News
Schaumburg woman was tortured for over 7 hours before being strangled to death by attacker
A Schaumburg woman, who worked at a popular Algonquin spa before being strangled to death earlier this week, was tortured for more than 7 hours before being killed by her attacker, authorities said. Katherine Torbick, 43, was also tortured by Kevin D. Motykie, 56, in a similar attack nearly one month earlier, resulting in an […]
Posted inLocal News
Murder charges filed against suspect who allegedly strangled woman who worked at Algonquin business
First-degree murder charges have been filed against the partner of a woman, who worked at an Algonquin business, after she was found strangled to death at a home in Schaumburg. The Schaumburg Police Department responded around 9:20 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of West Weathersfield Way in Schaumburg for a 911 call for a […]
Posted inLocal News
‘Loss is deeply felt’: Algonquin business mourns death of employee strangled by man in Schaumburg
An Algonquin business is mourning the death of one of their employees, a woman in her 40s who “made an impact that will not be forgotten,” after she was strangled by a suspect in Schaumburg. The Schaumburg Police Department responded around 9:20 p.m. Thursday to the 1700 block of West Weathersfield Way in Schaumburg for […]
Posted inLocal News
Customers, staff evacuated after suspect claims to have brought bomb into Costco in Lake in the Hills
A large police response was sent and customers and employees were evacuated after a person claimed to have brought a bomb into the Costco store in Lake in the Hills Monday afternoon. The Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 3:30 p.m. Monday to the Costco Wholesale, 250 North Randall Road in Lake in […]
Posted inLocal News
‘Always happy and upbeat’: Algonquin man, Huntley High School grad remembered after fatal motorcycle crash
Funeral services are set for a 21-year-old Algonquin man, who was a Huntley High School graduate, who died in a crash after a car turned in front of his motorcycle, as his family remembers him for his “smile that could light up a room.” The Sleepy Hollow Police Department, Elgin Fire Department and Rutland Dundee […]