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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, […]

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Recently-opened business temporarily closed after SUV crashes into building, injuring 1 in Lake in the Hills

A salon and spa, which just opened days ago, is temporarily closed after an SUV crashed into the building and injured a person in Lake in the Hills Saturday afternoon. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 12:38 p.m. Saturday to 9243 South Route 31 […]

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Algonquin man charged with possessing child pornography after police execute search warrants

Police arrested an Algonquin man after they say he was found in possession of child pornography following search warrants that were executed by detectives. The Algonquin Police Department recently received a cyber tipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC learned of images of child pornography that had been […]

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Popular restaurant Raising Cane’s opens second McHenry County restaurant in Algonquin

A Raising Cane’s fast-food restaurant opened in Algonquin — the second location in McHenry County — and celebrated its grand opening by awarding customers with free Cane’s for a year. The company opened the doors to its newest restaurant, located at 1701 South Randall Road in Algonquin, on Thursday. The restaurant sits in a new […]

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4 years in prison for Algonquin man accused of making festival shooting threat who violated probation for attacking mother

An Algonquin man who was accused of making a shooting threat toward a music festival has been sentenced to four years in prison for violating probation he received for attacking his elderly mother. Daniel O. Susma, 30, of Algonquin, was charged in July 2022 with three counts of aggravated battery of a senior citizen, aggravated […]

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Woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint, held captive for hours at Algonquin-area home before escaping

Authorities say a man held a woman against her will at knifepoint for hours at an Algonquin-area home where he allegedly attacked her and sexually assaulted her before she escaped. The Kane County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:25 a.m. Saturday to the 400 block of Natoma Trail in unincorporated Algonquin for a report of a […]

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Appeals court removes Algonquin Township trustee from office due to felony conviction

An Algonquin Township trustee, who was removed from office in June due to a prior felony conviction but later temporarily reinstated, has been again removed from office after losing an appeal. Edward Zimel Jr. was elected in 2021 as a trustee for Algonquin Township. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office in August 2022 filed a […]

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2 of 3 arrested ordered held in jail after police pursuit from Lake in the Hills ends in crash in Algonquin

A judge has ordered two of three suspects held in jail pending trial after they were arrested following a police chase from Lake in the Hills that ended with a stolen car crashing in Algonquin. Officers with the Lake in the Hills Police Department received information about a black Acura SUV, which was later identified […]