Investigators are seeking the public’s help after a suspected arson fire left a shed heavily engulfed in flames behind a church in McHenry, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:49 a.m. on July 28 to a report of a structure fire at Faith Presbyterian Church, 2107 West Lincoln Road in […]
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‘Extraordinary risk’: Prosecutors say man tampered with gas line, caused Fox River Grove house fire while high on cocaine
A judge refused to release a McHenry man charged with arson after prosecutors say he tampered with a gas line, causing a fire that damaged a house in Fox River Grove, while high on cocaine and fled the scene. Dennis G. Carol, 48, of McHenry, was charged with one count of arson causing to damage […]
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McHenry man charged with arson for starting house fire that occurred across from 2nd house fire in Fox River Grove
A McHenry man has been arrested and charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire that damaged a house in Fox River Grove in April, which was across the street from another house that was destroyed by a fire in February. Dennis G. Carol, 48, of McHenry, was charged with one count of arson causing […]
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Person flees scene after ‘suspicious’ house fire that occurred across from 2nd house recently destroyed in fire in Fox River Grove
A person fled the scene after a suspicious fire that damaged a house in Fox River Grove Tuesday, which was across the street from another house that was completely destroyed by a fire in February. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Fox River Grove Police Department responded around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday to the […]
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Probation for man who pleaded guilty in arson fire that damaged occupied Super 8 motel in Crystal Lake
A Michigan man who pleaded guilty in connection with an arson fire that damaged a room at a motel, which was occupied, in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to probation. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 4:50 p.m. on November 10 to Super 8 by Wyndham Crystal Lake, […]
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Suspect charged with arson in fire that damaged 4 townhouses in Zion, injured 2, left over dozen residents homeless
A 23-year-old man has been charged with arson after officials say he intentionally started a second-alarm fire that injured two people and left 15 residents homeless while damaging four townhouses in Zion last week. The Zion Fire and Rescue Department responded around 10:04 a.m. on March 10 to the 2100 block of Hebron Avenue in […]
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Walmart in Woodstock fully reopens following arson fire that caused an estimated $5 million in damage
The Walmart in Woodstock has fully reopened after an arson fire that caused $5 million in damage on New Year’s Eve, completely closing the store for nearly a week before it partially reopened. A spokesperson for Walmart told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the company’s store, located at 1275 Lake Avenue in Woodstock, partially […]
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Walmart in Woodstock partially reopens following arson fire that caused an estimated $5 million in damage
The Walmart in Woodstock has partially reopened for customers to shop for food and pick up prescriptions after the store was closed for nearly a week following an arson fire that caused $5 million in damage. A spokesperson for Walmart told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that the company’s store, located at 1275 Lake Avenue […]
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‘Our community was shaken’: Woodstock mayor responds to attempted murder of gas station clerk, arson fire at Walmart
The mayor said the community has been “shaken” by two separate “heinous” acts on the same day in Woodstock involving an arson fire at the Walmart and a man who tried to murder a gas station clerk. Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner said in a statement Saturday that the community was “shaken by two heinous criminal […]