A Huntley man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to causing great bodily harm to a six-week-old baby who was hospitalized with serious injuries. Shawn P. Fontaine, 30, of the 11400 block of Beacon Avenue in Huntley, was charged in January 2020 with aggravated battery to a child under the […]
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Village of Huntley hires social worker full-time to work for police department
The Village of Huntley announced they hired a full-time social worker who will work on staff with the Huntley Police Department to help provide crisis intervention and other services. The 2022 budget for Huntley authorized the creation of the new position and Meghan Mumenthal was hired as the Police Social Worker (PSW) effective January 3. […]
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‘A horrific act’: Huntley man charged with first-degree murder of 2 children, adult in Boone County
A Huntley man has been charged with the murders of two children and an adult that occurred last month at a home in Boone County, police announced. Belvidere Police Chief Shane Woody announced the charges during a press conference held Wednesday afternoon. Alize Q. Smith, 24, of Huntley, was charged with three counts of first-degree […]
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Huntley man identified as person of interest in murders of 2 kids, adult in Boone County
A Huntley man is in custody and police recovered evidence from his McHenry County residence in connection to the murders of two children and an adult in Boone County. The Belvidere Police Department said they initiated an investigation into a triple homicide in the 600 block of Union Avenue in Belvidere Sunday evening. Andrew Hintt […]
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Northwestern Medicine says they will end maternity services at McHenry hospital next week
Northwestern Medicine announced their McHenry hospital will eliminate labor and delivery services starting this coming Tuesday after a state board approved the change earlier this week. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board met on Tuesday and voted 7-1 to allow the Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry to close their obstetrics and gynecology department. […]
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State board approves request to eliminate maternity services at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry
A state board on Tuesday approved an application from Northwestern Medicine to eliminate labor and delivery services at their McHenry hospital starting next month. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board met Tuesday and voted 7-1 to allow the Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry to close their obstetrics and gynecology department. Beginning in January, […]
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Family, pets escape safely without injuries after fire damages Huntley home
Family members and pets were able to escape from a home that caught fire near Huntley and caused nearly $100,000 in damage Sunday evening, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 8:46 p.m. Sunday to the 41W100 block of Powers Road in unincorporated Huntley for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]
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LifeNet helicopter lands on tollway to transport seriously injured victim from I-90 crash near Huntley
A LifeNet medical helicopter landed on the tollway Tuesday evening to transport a seriously injured victim from a rollover crash on Interstate 90 near Huntley. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday to Interstate 90 at mile marker 48.75 for a vehicle crash with injuries. Illinois State Police […]
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Man charged after allegedly impersonating police officer, trying to arrest woman in Huntley
A man was charged after he allegedly impersonated a police officer, pulled over a vehicle and tried arresting the female driver in Huntley. Vincent M. Petryniec, 48, of the 11400 block of Russell Drive in Huntley, was charged with false impersonation of a police officer, resisting or obstructing a peace officer and disorderly conduct. A […]