Wauconda firefighters rescued a deer after a passerby spotted the distressed animal stuck in icy waters on the Fox River near Port Barrington Saturday, authorities said. The Wauconda Fire District was dispatched around 12:05 p.m. Saturday to an area south of Broken Oar Marina Bar and Grill, 614 Rawson Bridge Road, for a service call. […]
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Autopsy shows missing Algonquin woman died as a result of drowning after her body was found in Fox River
The coroner says that the 52-year-old woman who went missing in Algonquin and was found in the Fox River on Monday is believed to have died as a result of drowning. The Kane County Coroner’s Office said they were called around 8:50 a.m. Monday to the area of Bolz Road and Williams Road in Carpentersville. […]
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Coroner positively identifies body found in Fox River as woman who went missing from Jewel-Osco in Algonquin
The coroner’s office said they have positively identified the body recovered from the Fox River in Carpentersville Monday as the 52-year-old woman who went missing in Algonquin. The Kane County Coroner’s Office said they were called around 8:50 a.m. Monday to the area of Bolz Road and Williams Road in Carpentersville. The Carpentersville police and […]
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Body found in Fox River fits description of missing Algonquin woman, police say
Police officials say a body was found Monday morning in the Fox River in Carpentersville and that it fits the description of the missing Algonquin woman. The Algonquin Police Department said Sunday afternoon they were seeking assistance in locating 52-year-old Kimberly Koerner. Algonquin Police Department Detective Sergeant Robert Salazar said Koerner was last seen around […]
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Man charged with driving under influence after driving car into Fox River at bar in Port Barrington
Sheriff’s officials said a man was hospitalized and charged with driving under the influence after driving his car into the Fox River at Broken Oar in Port Barrington Thursday. The Wauconda Fire District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:15 p.m. Thursday to the Broken Oar Bar and Grill, 614 Rawson Bridge Road in […]
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Man hospitalized after boat hits jet ski, flees scene on Fox River near McHenry
Police are searching for the driver of a boat that struck a jet ski, injuring a man, and fled the scene on the Fox River near McHenry Sunday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 8:24 p.m. Sunday to the 1000 block of River Terrace Drive in Johnsburg […]
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Man who drove car into river while fleeing police in Fox River Grove sentenced to more than 3 years in prison
A man who fled from police at a high rate of speed, crashed into a gazebo and then drove into the Fox River near Fox River Grove has been sentenced to prison. Jarrail R. Ford-Gresham, 32, of the 2400 block of Creekbend Road in Schaumburg, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing or attempting […]
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No injuries reported after boat crashes into dock, lands on pontoon boat on Fox River near McHenry
No injuries were reported after a boat flew over a dock and landed partially on top of a docked boat on the Fox River near McHenry Friday morning, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened just after midnight on Friday in the 300 block of Mineral Springs Drive in unincorporated McHenry. […]
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36-year-old woman found shot and killed near Crystal Lake
Police say a death investigation was underway Thursday after a woman was found shot and killed in an unincorporated area of Crystal Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 a.m. Thursday to Riverside Drive and Lilly Court in unincorporated Crystal Lake. According to preliminary police radio traffic, […]