Police say a semi-trailer got stuck underneath a Route 14 viaduct in Harvard, causing a residential street to be shut down for hours Friday. The Harvard Police Department said around 2:40 p.m. Friday that the incident occurred on McComb Street under Route 14. The department asked the public to avoid the area because McComb Street […]
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Extra police presence at Harvard High School after fight that left student hospitalized
Authorities say there is an extra police presence at Harvard High School after a fight involving several students that left one student transported to the hospital by ambulance. A school resource officer around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday reported an altercation in the cafeteria of the high school, located at 1103 North Jefferson Street. The incident prompted […]
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Postal worker suffers life-threatening injuries after mail truck crashes into tree near Harvard
A postal worker was transported to a trauma center after suffering life-threatening injuries when she crashed her mail truck into a tree near Harvard, fire officials said. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday to the 16400 block of McGuire Road in unincorporated Harvard. Harvard Fire Protection […]
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County board honors bystanders who rescued woman trapped in burning car following rollover crash near Harvard
Five bystanders, including two Boy Scouts, were honored Tuesday for saving a woman trapped inside a rolled-over car that caught on fire in a crash on Route 14 near Harvard. Harvard resident Jay Wolf and his sons, Shane and Joseph, were driving around 11:18 a.m. on October 30 near the Big Foot Inn, 11508 Route […]
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McHenry County man dies days after being shot on Chicago’s West Side
A Harvard man died on Monday days after he was shot in the back during an altercation with an unknown person on Chicago’s West Side, police and the medical examiner’s office said. The Chicago Police Department said they responded around 3:45 p.m. last Wednesday to the 3800 block of West Fillmore Avenue in Chicago for […]
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Man accused of striking officer in the head, kicking him during attempted arrest in Harvard
A Harvard man allegedly struck a police officer in the head and kicked the officer while resisting arrest for a domestic battery incident in Harvard, court documents said. Brian G. Garcia, 43, of the 600 block of 2nd Street in Harvard, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery on a peace officer, domestic battery […]
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Farm tractor worth $300K destroyed after catching fire, sparking brush fire near Harvard
Multiple fire departments were called after a fire engulfed a tractor, destroying the $300,000 piece of equipment, and starting a large brush fire in a field near Harvard. The Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 9:13 p.m. Thursday to the area of Bunker Hill Road and Island Road in unincorporated Harvard. Harvard Fire Protection District […]
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Bystanders rescue seriously-injured woman from burning car after crash near Harvard; 1 other critically injured
Bystanders rescued a woman who was trapped in a burning car following a two-car crash near Harvard that left her seriously injured and another man critically injured. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 11:20 a.m. Sunday to the area of Big Foot Inn, 11508 Route 14 in unincorporated Harvard, […]
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Judge sentences Harvard man to 24 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting, abusing children
A Harvard man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually assaulting and sexually abusing two children as he continued to claim the victims were lying. Jose S. Nova-Rivera, 37, of the 1000 block of 9th Street in Harvard, was charged in one case with six counts of criminal sexual assault and four […]