An Elgin man has been denied release from McHenry County jail after officers arrested him with more than 32 grams of cocaine in his possession, authorities said. Michael Mealy, 36, of Elgin, will be held until trial on a Class X charge of Unlawful Possession with the Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance and a […]
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Round Lake Beach man identified as driver killed after freight train collided with landscaping truck in Elgin
A Round Lake Beach man has been identified as the driver killed after a freight train struck his landscaping truck in Elgin as investigators say the driver had only seconds’ notice of the incoming train. The Elgin Police Department and Elgin Fire Department responded around 6:30 a.m. on October 23 to the area of State […]
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Lake in the Hills man faces nearly 100 years in prison after jury convicts him of murdering innocent victim in Elgin
A Lake in the Hills man faces a minimum of nearly 100 years in prison after a jury convicted him of murdering an innocent man who was a passenger in a car that honked at the suspect’s vehicle in Elgin. Dru K. Jarvis, 26, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in October 2022 with […]
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Police arrest suspect armed with gun accused of stealing $8,000 cash from intellectually disabled man in Huntley
Police announced they have arrested a suspect, who was found with a gun, accused of stealing nearly $8,000 from an intellectually disabled man in Huntley as part of a romance scam. A resident in the 12200 block of Sinnet Street in Huntley reported on Monday that four car rims worth approximately $1,400 were stolen from […]
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Huntley backs out of planned Metra station for new passenger train service between Rockford and Chicago
Huntley has officially backed out of obtaining a Metra train stop on the planned Chicago-to-Rockford passenger line, village officials confirmed Friday. Huntley Village Manager David Johnson said Friday via email that village officials notified the Illinois Department of Transportation that they are no longer interested in having a stop on the planned railway project. Johnson […]
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ICE says ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ has resulted in almost 550 arrests in Chicago area, with no end date in sight
The Department of Homeland Security said that “Operation Midway Blitz” has resulted in almost 550 arrests in Chicago area, with the ICE operation ongoing with no “end date in sight.” Marcos Charles, the Acting Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), said on Friday that almost 550 […]
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Charges filed after resident chases down suspect caught breaking into home, stealing car in Algonquin
Felony charges have been filed against a suspect who was taken into custody after he broke into an occupied home in Algonquin, stole a truck and was chased down by a resident Thursday morning. The Algonquin Police Department responded around 7:50 a.m. Thursday to a residence in the 100 block of Hayes Road for a […]
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Driver was being pursued by police just before he caused high-speed crash that seriously injured victim in Crystal Lake
Prosecutors say a driver was being pursued by police just before he ran a red light and caused a four-vehicle crash, which left a victim seriously injured, leading officers to track him by his GPS monitoring device. The Cary Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a Mazda SUV, driven by Deondrae L. […]
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Driver runs red light, causes 4-vehicle crash that left victim seriously injured, flown to hospital in Crystal Lake
Police say a driver ran a red light and caused a four-vehicle crash, which left a victim seriously injured and flown to the hospital, before fleeing the scene in Crystal Lake Tuesday evening. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:14 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 31 […]