An Algonquin man is facing several charges after he allegedly fired a handgun during a domestic dispute and was arrested hours later after a SWAT team and canine unit were called. Lestek Zujko, 51, of the 1000 block of Applewood Lane in Algonquin, was charged with assault, domestic battery, two counts of reckless discharge of […]
Tag: algonquin
Posted inLocal News
Stretch limousine drives into Fox River near Algonquin
No one was injured after a stretch limousine drove into the Fox River Saturday afternoon in Algonquin, police said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and the Algonquin Police Department responded around 3:05 p.m. Saturday to the 800 block of North River Road. The limo was partially submerged in the water and the […]
Posted inLocal News
Man accused of carjacking woman at Algonquin Jewel-Osco arrested
One of two suspects accused of pushing a woman down and carjacking her at the Jewel-Osco in Algonquin in October has been arrested. Tejontae Williams, 18, of the 0-100 block of Middlesex Drive in Carpentersville, was charged with vehicular hijacking, possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated battery in a public place, retail theft, criminal damage […]
Posted inLocal News
53-year-old man dies after being hit by car in Lake in the Hills
A 53-year-old man fighting for his life died in the hospital on Wednesday after he was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday in Lake in the Hills. The Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District were called at 6:12 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car […]
Posted inLocal News
53-year-old man in critical condition after being hit by car in Lake in the Hills
A 53-year-old man is fighting for his life after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening in Lake in the Hills, police said. The Algonquin Police Department and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District were called at 6:12 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car near Algonquin Road and […]
Posted inLocal News
Police investigating rumored threat at Jacobs High School in Algonquin
Algonquin police are investigating after a Jacobs High School student posted a video of her holding a gun, school officials said. “What began as a mental health issue quickly escalated in rumors of threats being made via social media,” District 300 Superintendent Fred Heid said in an email to parents. A Snapchat video was posted Tuesday […]
Posted inLocal News
Woman carjacked by two men at Algonquin Jewel-Osco
Two men are on the run after police say they pushed a woman down and carjacked her at the Jewel-Osco in Algonquin Thursday afternoon. The Algonquin Police Department was called at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday for a report of a carjacking at Jewel-Osco, 1501 East Algonquin Road. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief of Operations Ryan Markham […]
Posted inLocal News
Sheriff: Algonquin man tried to meet up with 14-year-old for sex
An Algonquin man has been charged after he tried to meet up with who he thought was a 14-year-old boy for sex; the boy was actually a Lake County Sheriff detective. Thomas C. Casey, 23, of the 1900 block of Cloverdale Lane in Algonquin, was charged with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child, […]
Posted inLocal News
Algonquin man sentenced to 26 years for sexually assaulting children
A 58-year-old Algonquin man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sexually assaulting three children under the age of 13, prosecutors announced. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick D. Kenneally announced on Tuesday that Richard Lampp, 58, formerly of Algonquin, Illinois, was sentenced to 26 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for predatory […]