A doctor from Algonquin who was awaiting trial for the 2019 murder of his girlfriend has died from COVID-19 and pneumonia, the medical examiner’s office said. Anthony R. Prate, 57, of the 1400 block of Spring Hill Drive in Algonquin, was charged in November 2019 with first-degree murder. The Schaumburg Police Department said at the […]
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Algonquin-based School District 300 cancels class for Monday due to staff shortage caused by COVID-19 infections
Algonquin-based School District 300, which has over 30 schools, canceled classes for today due to a staff shortage driven by a large number of COVID-19 cases. District 300 Superintendent Susan Harkin said in a message to parents on Thursday that the district was facing a staffing shortage as it prepared to return from winter break […]
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New Chick-fil-A opening in Algonquin will surprise 100 ‘local heroes’ with a year of free Chick-fil-A
The new Chick-fil-A opening in Algonquin Thursday will be donating $25,000 to Feeding America and will also surprise 100 “local heroes” with free Chick-fil-A for a year, the company announced. The new restaurant is located at 425 South Randall Road in Algonquin and will be operated by J.D. Willis, who is a McHenry County resident. […]
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Judge sentences Wonder Lake man to 59 years in prison for sexually assaulting child
A judge sentenced a Wonder Lake man to 59 years in prison after a jury convicted him of sexually assaulting a child on at least 10 occasions over the span of more than two years in Algonquin and McCullom Lake. Joshua R. Kreger, 35, of the 9000 block of Oriole Trail in Wonder Lake, was […]
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Man charged with murdering Algonquin couple, concealing their bodies in U-Haul truck extradited back to McHenry County
A man who was charged with murdering an Algonquin couple, concealing their bodies and then transporting them in a U-Haul truck has been extradited from Wisconsin back to McHenry County. Maxim Parnov, 36, of the 400 block of La Fox River Drive in Algonquin, was charged on December 3 with four counts of first-degree murder, […]
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Chicago man sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug-induced homicide in Algonquin
A Chicago man was sentenced to six years in prison for the death of an Algonquin woman, who died from a cocaine overdose in 2019, prosecutors said. Jose M. Perez, 61, of the 4300 block of North Monticello Avenue in Chicago, was charged with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. Perez entered […]
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$5 million bond for man charged with first-degree murder of married Algonquin couple
Murder charges have been filed against a man accused of killing an Algonquin couple, concealing their bodies and then transporting them in a U-Haul truck. Maxim Parnov, 36, of the 400 block of La Fox River Drive in Algonquin, was charged Friday with four counts of first-degree murder, a Class X felony. On Wednesday, Parnov […]
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Police in Wisconsin arrest man wanted in connection with the homicide of married Algonquin couple
Police in Kenosha County, Wisconsin have arrested a man wanted for placing the bodies of an Algonquin couple in a freezer and a cabinet after they were killed, court documents said. Maxim Parnov, 36, of the 400 block of La Fox River Drive in Algonquin, was charged Wednesday with two counts of concealment of a […]
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Suspect charged with concealing bodies of man, woman found dead in Algonquin
An arrest warrant has been issued for an Algonquin man who police say concealed the deaths of two Algonquin residents by transporting their bodies away from where they died. Maxim Parnov, 36, of the 400 block of La Fox River Drive in Algonquin, was charged Wednesday with two counts of concealment of a homicidal death, […]