Police say they arrested a 15-year-old student after he allegedly caused a fire after putting a firework in a garbage can at Harvard High School on Friday. The Harvard Police Department responded around 1:12 p.m. Friday to Harvard High School, 1103 North Jefferson Street. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said officers received a call […]
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13-year-old arrested for making threats towards Harvard Junior High School staff member, police say
Police say they arrested a 13-year-old boy who allegedly made threats towards a staff member at Harvard Junior High School in Harvard Thursday morning. The Harvard Police Department responded around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the Harvard Junior High School, 1301 North Garfield Road in Harvard. Harvard Deputy Police Chief Tyson Bauman said officers responded after […]
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Authorities identify passenger in medical transport van killed after crash near Harvard
Authorities have identified a 63-year-old man who was killed while riding in the passenger seat of a medical transport van that was t-boned by an SUV in unincorporated Harvard. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call around 11:45 a.m. on August 13 for a two-vehicle crash with injuries and entrapment at Alden […]
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15 years in prison for suspect who fled scene after attempted murder in Harvard
A Harvard man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on an attempted murder charge for shooting a man in the neck and fleeing to Wisconsin. Frank M. Amato, 46, of the 500 block of West McKinley Street in Harvard, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery causing […]
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No injuries after home burns to the ground near Harvard
An investigation is underway after an abandoned home burned to the ground early Monday morning in unincorporated Harvard, officials said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Harvard Fire Protection District received a 911 call around 1:45 a.m. Monday. McHenry County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Emily Matusek said the caller reported a structure on fire near Flat […]
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Passenger in medical transport van killed after t-bone crash near Harvard
A 63-year-old man riding in the passenger seat of a medical transport van was killed after the van was t-boned by an SUV in unincorporated Harvard on Friday, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call around 11:45 a.m. Friday for a two-vehicle crash with injuries and entrapment at Alden Road […]
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Murder charges filed against ex-boyfriend of missing McHenry County woman found dead in storage locker
A Marengo man has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend from McHenry County and hiding her body, which was “partially mummified,” in a storage unit for several months. Jonathan J. Van Duyn, 33, of the 400 block of Locust Street in Marengo, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of […]
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Colorado man found guilty of sexually abusing 13-year-old girl in Harvard that he met online
A Colorado man who engaged in a relationship with a 13-year-old Harvard girl he met on Snapchat was found guilty of sexually abusing the girl. Roberto Calixto-Escobar, 24, of Lochbuie, Colorado, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. Prosecutors said that Calixto-Escobar used Snapchat to communicate with a […]
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Man sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to his 7th DUI in Lake in the Hills
A Harvard man who pleaded guilty to his seventh driving under the influence case, which occurred in April in Lake in the Hills, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Mathew S. Berry, 44, of the 3700 block of Hawthorne Road in Harvard, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, […]