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Fire causes heavy damage to unoccupied Algonquin home

A home under renovation caught fire late Wednesday evening in Algonquin and remains under investigation, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 10:23 p.m. Wednesday to the 900 block of Applewood Lane in Algonquin for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived four minutes later and found a two-story single-family home […]

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Algonquin man charged with laundering over $500K made from drug sales

An Algonquin man was charged with laundering over $500,000 of drug money through real estate, cryptocurrency and gold, police said. Christopher J. Galie, 35, of the 1400 block of North Harrison Street in Algonquin, was charged with 12 counts of money laundering, a Class 1 felony. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Task Force arrested […]

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Woman dies after being rescued from house fire in Algonquin

A 59-year-old woman rescued from her burning home in Algonquin Thursday has died in the hospital, the medical examiner said. Barbara Yerkes, 59, died around 9:03 a.m. Friday at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 3:02 p.m. Thursday […]