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Man who was shot after allegedly firing rifle at McHenry County sheriff’s deputies dies in custody while awaiting trial

An inmate being held for attempted murder after allegedly shooting a rifle at sheriff’s deputies near Harvard last year has died in custody while awaiting trial. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said Randall B. Little, 59, of Harvard, died on Sunday. Little, an inmate at the McHenry County Jail, was transported to a hospital concerning […]

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State police issue alert for elderly man considered endangered who went missing in Harvard

UPDATE: Police say the man has been returned home safely. The state police have issued an alert seeking the public’s help in locating an elderly man who went missing from his residence in Harvard Tuesday morning. The Illinois State Police issued an endangered missing person advisory for 83-year-old James C. Reeves early Wednesday. The Harvard […]

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Coroner releases identity of Harvard man killed after car hits small trees, rolls over near Woodstock

The coroner’s office has identified a 32-year-old man who was killed after he lost control of his vehicle and it rolled over on Route 14 near Woodstock Sunday morning. An autopsy performed Monday showed Pedro Osorio, 32, of Harvard, died as a result of blunt force trauma, according to McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein. […]

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Harvard man killed after car hits embankment, small trees before rolling over near Woodstock

Sheriff’s officials say a 32-year-old man was killed after he lost control of his vehicle and it rolled over on Route 14 outside of Woodstock Sunday morning. The Harvard Fire Protection District, Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:35 a.m. Sunday to Route 14 and Dunham Road for a single-vehicle crash […]

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‘He had accomplished so much’: Coroner identifies 21-year-old man killed by DUI driver near Harvard

The coroner has identified a 21-year-old man, who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, who was killed by an alleged drunk and drugged driver who crashed head-on into his car near Harvard. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein told Lake and McHenry County Scanner on Friday that an autopsy performed on Dejan Kuljanin, 21, […]

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Harvard mother convicted on charges after child found severely malnourished, within days of death

A judge has found a mother guilty of several charges after her 6-year-old child was found “severely malnourished” in Harvard in 2020 and doctors said he was possibly days from death. The Harvard Police Department and the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) responded on November 17, 2020, to the 100 block of Shawnee […]