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Judge denies woman’s request to have 55-year sentence vacated in double murder of elderly couple in Algonquin

A judge denied a woman’s request to have her 55-year sentence vacated after she pleaded guilty to stabbing an elderly couple to death in Algonquin and then claimed she was coerced into the plea. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a […]

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Algonquin Chick-fil-A employee receives surprise $25,000 scholarship to help pursue dream job

The CEO of Chick-fil-A surprised an employee at the company’s Algonquin restaurant with a $25,000 scholarship to help him pursue his dream career in medicine. Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy delivered the scholarship to Team Member Ryan Fist last week. The surprise happened on Wednesday at the Chick-fil-A located at 425 Randall Road in Algonquin. The […]

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Man faces up to 7 years in prison after being convicted of forcing child to ground, strangling her in Algonquin

An Algonquin man has been convicted of strangling a child during an attack, which was reported after school officials detected certain keywords in messages sent via a school computer. Demond Williams, 43, of Algonquin, was charged in March 2022 with two counts of aggravated domestic battery by strangulation and two counts of domestic battery. Huntley […]

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Woman sentenced to 55 years in prison for double murder of elderly couple in Algonquin seeks to have sentence vacated

A woman sentenced to 55 years in prison for stabbing an elderly couple to death in Algonquin is asking for her sentence to be vacated after claiming she was coerced into the plea deal. Arin M. Fox, 42, of Algonquin, was charged in November 2020 with four counts of first-degree murder, aggravated battery to a […]

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Coroner identifies 30-year-old man killed after becoming trapped in fiery crash in Barrington Hills

The coroner has released the identity of a 30-year-old man who was killed after he became trapped inside his truck that caught fire following a head-on crash in Barrington Hills. The Barrington Hills Police Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 8:51 p.m. Wednesday to the area of County Line Road and Bellwood Drive in […]

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Coroner unable yet to positively identify man killed after becoming trapped in fiery crash in Barrington Hills

The coroner’s office says they are still working to positively identify a man who was killed after he became trapped inside his truck that caught fire following a head-on crash in Barrington Hills. The Barrington Hills Police Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 8:51 p.m. Wednesday to the area of County Line Road […]

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Probation for former police officer accused of unlawfully restraining woman, battering her in Algonquin

A former police officer has been sentenced to probation after taking a plea deal in a case where he was charged with unlawfully restraining a woman and battering her while off-duty in Algonquin. Michael B. Cowsert, 52, formerly of Algonquin and currently of Inverness, was charged in August 2022 with aggravated domestic battery, unlawful restraint […]

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Male killed after becoming trapped in fiery, head-on crash that left woman seriously injured in Barrington Hills

A male was killed after he became trapped inside his truck that caught fire following a head-on crash that left a woman seriously injured in Barrington Hills Wednesday evening. The Barrington Hills Police Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 8:51 p.m. Wednesday to the area of County Line Road and Bellwood Drive in […]

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Dozens of units damaged after fire sends flames, smoke erupting from storage facility in Algonquin

More than 25 storage units were damaged after flames engulfed several units and quickly spread throughout a storage facility in Algonquin Sunday afternoon. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, Lake in the Hills Police Department and Algonquin Police Department responded around 2:40 p.m. Sunday to Life Storage, 2301 West Algonquin Road in Algonquin, […]