A fundraiser has been started for a McHenry mother of two who suffered numerous serious injuries in a motorcycle crash earlier this month near Crystal Lake. The three-vehicle crash happened around 9:30 p.m. on September 11 near Route 31 and Crystal Lake Avenue in unincorporated Crystal Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said a 2011 […]
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Lakewood man pleads guilty to stealing money from Social Security over span of 8 years
A Lakewood man pleaded guilty on Thursday to a federal charge for defrauding Social Security out of over $150,000 over the span of more than eight years, prosecutors said. Valentino V. Agignoae, 55, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to a federal criminal charge of wire fraud in front of U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow. The U.S. […]
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Woodstock man arrested for grooming minor through internet, traveling to meet her in Crystal Lake
A Woodstock man was arrested and is facing multiple felonies after allegedly trying to meet up with a child in Crystal Lake for sex. Arne J. Gjoen, 28, of the 400 block of Leah Lane in Woodstock, was charged with grooming, indecent solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a minor. Crystal Lake Deputy […]
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Police arrest juvenile who brought BB gun to Crystal Lake elementary school, shot other kids
Police arrested a juvenile who brought a BB gun to Canterbury Elementary School in Crystal Lake and shot other children with it, officials said. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded Tuesday afternoon to Canterbury Elementary School, 875 Canterbury Drive in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief Derek Hyrkas said officers received a call of […]
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Crystal Lake mother recovering from COVID-19 after giving birth, going into coma
A Crystal Lake mother is recovering after a nearly month-long battle with COVID-19 that forced her to give birth early and be put into a coma. A fundraiser, started by family friend Kathryn Dominick Vitkus, has raised nearly $17,000 to help the Kelly family with bills after the mother, Samantha, was hospitalized with COVID-19. Samantha […]
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Cary man arrested after allegedly impersonating police officer in Crystal Lake
A Cary man was charged after he allegedly impersonated a police detective to employees of Three Oaks Recreation Area in Crystal Lake. Jeremy M. Smith, 43, of the 6500 block of Dublin Drive in Cary, was charged with one count of false personation of a peace officer, a Class 4 felony. Police records show that […]
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Fundraiser started to support Crystal Lake family after mother gives birth, gets put into coma with COVID-19
A fundraiser was started to support a Crystal Lake family after a mother gave birth and had to be put into a coma while battling COVID-19. The GoFundMe was started by Kathryn Dominick Vitkus to help the Kelly family. Vitkus said that Samantha, the mother, was hospitalized with COVID-19. She went into labor and gave […]
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5 months in jail for woman who intentionally crashed into another vehicle at Crystal Lake gas station
A Cary woman who intentionally crashed her car into an occupied vehicle in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to five months in jail and will be required to undergo an anger management evaluation. Sarah C. Johnson, 33, of the 2800 block of Crystal Lake Road in Cary, was charged with aggravated battery, aggravated assault, criminal […]
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Adult seriously injured, child also injured after head-on crash involving school bus near Crystal Lake
An alleged drugged driver using his cell phone was seriously injured after he crashed head-on into a school bus near Crystal Lake Wednesday morning, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 8:15 a.m. Wednesday to Crystal Lake Avenue and Hamilton Drive in unincorporated Crystal Lake for a two-vehicle […]