An Algonquin man has been convicted of strangling a child during an attack, which was reported after school officials detected certain keywords in messages sent via a school computer. Demond Williams, 43, of Algonquin, was charged in March 2022 with two counts of aggravated domestic battery by strangulation and two counts of domestic battery. Huntley […]
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Lifesaving awards given to those who helped save man that went into cardiac arrest in Huntley
Firefighters, paramedics and a dispatcher were honored with lifesaving awards for saving the life of an elderly man who went into cardiac arrest in Huntley. Fire officials said Barbara Stec noticed her husband, Ken Stec, struggling to breathe on December 9. Barbara, without haste, called 911 and answered the dispatcher’s questions. The two determined Ken […]
No injuries reported after car engulfed in flames, destroyed on Interstate 90 near Huntley
Authorities said no injuries were reported after a fire fully engulfed and destroyed a car on Interstate 90 near Huntley Friday evening. The Hampshire Fire Protection District received a call around 9:30 p.m. Friday for a vehicle fire on Interstate 90 at the 41.25 mile marker, which is on the border of Huntley and Hampshire. […]
Police seek help in locating 86-year-old woman considered missing, endangered from Huntley
UPDATE: The woman has been safely located in Iowa, police announced. Police are searching for an 86-year-old Huntley woman considered endangered after she went missing and was last seen driving near Marengo Sunday. The Illinois State Police activated an Endangered Missing Person Advisory for Selva Ferguson, 86, of Huntley. The Huntley Police Department is seeking […]
Probation for man who brought gun into bowling alley in Huntley, threw chair through store window
A man has been sentenced to probation after he pleaded guilty to bringing a gun into a bowling alley in Huntley and throwing a chair through a chocolate store window. Nicholas Lopez, 21, of Hampshire, was charged in February 2023 with two counts of unlawful use of a firearm and one count of consumption of […]
Huntley Police Department rallies to support officer whose 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer
Members of the Huntley Police Department are rallying to support the family of a fellow officer whose 13-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. The Huntley Police Department said Friday that Officer Brock Larkin’s 13-year-old daughter, Ky, was diagnosed with Germinoma. Germinoma is a rare form of brain cancer that also […]
Driver charged after crashing into Illinois State police squad with canine inside on I-90 near Huntley
A driver was charged after he crashed into the rear of an Illinois State Police squad car, which had a police canine inside, while it was on the scene of another crash on Interstate 90 near Huntley. The Illinois State Police (ISP) said there were five crashes involving their squad cars over the extended holiday […]
Coroner says 20-year-old utility worker died of head trauma after being struck by car in Huntley
The coroner said an autopsy showed the 20-year-old man struck by a vehicle while performing utility work along the roadway in Huntley died as a result of head trauma. Joseph Zephries, 20, who was working with USIC, was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon while completing work along the roadway in the area of Main […]
‘Devastated by this loss’: Community raising money for 20-year-old USIC worker struck and killed by car in Huntley
Over $16,000 was raised for the family of a 20-year-old USIC worker who was fatally struck by a vehicle in Huntley Monday afternoon. Joseph Zephries, 20, who was working with USIC, was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon while completing work along the roadway in the area of Main Street and Coyne Station Road in […]