A judge has denied pre-trial release to a driver who prosecutors say was over four times the legal drinking limit when he ran a light and caused a high-speed crash that killed two teenagers in McHenry. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 12:30 a.m. Monday to the area of […]
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Driver charged with being under influence, causing crash that left 2 teens dead in McHenry
A driver has been charged with being under the influence and causing a three-vehicle crash that left a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman dead in McHenry Monday morning. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 12:30 a.m. Monday to the area of Route 31, also known as Richmond Road, […]
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Fox River Grove man charged with child pornography possession involving video of child engaging in sex act with animal
A Fox River Grove man has been ordered to be detained in McHenry County Jail after authorities found him possessing child pornography that depicts a child engaging in a sex act with an animal, court records show. Ethan Lord, 23, is charged with three Class 2 felony counts of possession of child pornography depicting child […]
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One person suffers head injury, requires medical helicopter, after falling off Fox River Grove roof
Fire officials said one person was injured and had to be airlifted to a hospital after falling off a roof in Fox River Grove Saturday. Fox River Grove Fire Protection District Lt. Nick Schaeffer said emergency personnel were called to the 700 block of Northwest Highway at 6:43 p.m. Saturday for an injured person. He […]
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Man charged after allegedly offering $2,000 to woman to have sex with her child in McHenry County
A man is facing felony charges after court documents say he left a voicemail for a woman in Crystal Lake offering to pay $2,000 to have sex with her juvenile daughter. Alexander W. Maegdlin, 29, of West Dundee, was charged with obscene message enhanced, two counts of phone harassment and transmitting an obscene message. A […]
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Convicted felon on pre-trial release for knife attack arrested for possessing loaded gun in separate McHenry County incidents
A convicted felon on pre-trial release in a knife attack that left a victim injured has been arrested again after he allegedly possessed a loaded gun in separate incidents in McHenry County. Colton M. Howell, 26, of Woodstock, was charged last month with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated battery […]
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Man sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting juvenile family member in McHenry County
A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child family member on multiple occasions in McHenry County over the span of years. David W. Flynn, 57, of Chicago, was charged in March 2022 with numerous counts of criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a child […]
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2 children among 5 injured in crash caused by alleged drunk driver in Fox River Grove
Two children were among five injured after a drunk driver, who was nearly three times over the legal limit, caused a two-vehicle crash in Fox River Grove, police said. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Fox River Grove Police Department responded around 12:40 p.m. last Monday to the area of Route 14 and […]
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‘Wonderful friends and neighbors’: Fundraiser started for Fox River Grove family that lost house after fire
The community is raising money for a family of four described as “wonderful friends and neighbors” who lost their Fox River Grove house in a fire Saturday afternoon. The GoFundMe fundraiser was started by family friend Vesela Nikay for the Dombrowski Family. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:55 p.m. Saturday to […]