A judge on Wednesday handed down a 19-year prison sentence to McHenry County’s most wanted fugitive after he was captured while on the run for nearly 20 years after a brutal murder in Harvard. Roberto Valdez-Calixto, now 46, formerly of Harvard, was indicted by a grand jury in March 2005 on four counts of first-degree […]
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Coroner still working to identify driver who died after crashing into tree, engulfing car in flames near Harvard
The coroner says they are still working to positively identify a driver who died and was left unrecognizable after crashing their car into a tree, leaving the car engulfed in flames near Harvard. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:01 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 173 and […]
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Investigators believe man was driving too fast in slick conditions, causing fiery crash that left him dead near Harvard
Investigators say they believe a man in his 20s was driving too fast in slick conditions when he crashed into a tree, leaving him dead after the car became engulfed in flames near Harvard. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:01 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 173 […]
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1 dead after vehicle slams into tree, becomes fully engulfed in flames near Harvard
One person was found dead after a vehicle slammed into a tree and burst into flames, becoming fully engulfed with the driver still inside, on Route 173 near Harvard Wednesday evening. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:03 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 173 and Oak Grove […]
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Coroner releases identity of Marengo woman who was found dead after crash in Harvard
The coroner has released the identity of a Marengo woman who was found dead inside her car that crashed in Harvard amid slick conditions reported in McHenry County Monday morning. The Harvard Fire Protection District and Harvard Police Department responded around 5:55 a.m. Monday to 600 South Division Street in Harvard for a vehicle crash with […]
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Marengo woman dies after crash off roadway in Harvard during slick road conditions in McHenry County
A Marengo woman has died after she was found to have crashed her car off the roadway in Harvard amid slick conditions reported in McHenry County Monday morning. The Harvard Fire Protection District and Harvard Police Department responded around 5:55 a.m. Monday to 600 South Division Street in Harvard for a vehicle crash with injuries. […]
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Suspect arrested after allegedly shoving pistol into teen’s stomach, fleeing police and prompting search in Harvard
A wanted suspect has been arrested after prosecutors say he shoved a loaded gun into a teenager’s stomach at a restaurant, followed the victim and then crashed while fleeing from police in Harvard. Jesus J. Figueroa, 24, of Harvard, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, unlawful use of a firearm while hooded, […]
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Conservation foundation secures 55-acres of woodland in McHenry County with trees estimated to be 400 years old
The local conservation foundation announced it secured 55 acres of woodland in McHenry County that has oak trees estimated to be up to 400 years old, some of the largest remaining in the county. The McHenry County Conservation Foundation said it secured a $369,900 grant from the Prairie State Conservation Coalition’s natural areas grant program […]
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Funeral services set for mother, grandmother murdered allegedly by her husband of nearly 50 years in Harvard
Funeral services are set for a mother of two and grandmother of three who was murdered, allegedly by her husband of nearly 50 years, near Harvard as her family mourns her death. Santina Perri, 65, of Itasca, was found dead on December 13 at a home in the 4500 block of Island Road in unincorporated […]