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Woodstock man charged with hitting woman with his car in front of bar near Island Lake

A Woodstock man has been charged with hitting a woman with his car in front of a bar near Island Lake before later being arrested for driving under the influence. Dustin J. Hammond, 30, of Woodstock, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence, obstructing justice and theft under $500. […]

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‘Parent’s worst nightmare’: Communities rallies behind family after toddler dies following incident at Island Lake daycare center

A fundraiser was started for the family of a toddler who died after being found unresponsive at a daycare center in Island Lake, in what family friends called “a parent’s worst nightmare.” The Island Lake Police Department responded around 8:46 a.m. on April 25 to Lots of Tots ChildCare, 202 West Burnett Road in Island […]

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Canadian man who was on McHenry County’s top 10 most wanted is convicted of sexually assaulting, abusing 2 children

A Canadian man, who was on McHenry County’s top 10 most wanted list, was convicted Thursday by a jury of sexually assaulting and abusing two children over the span of 13 years. Robert J. Gould, 56, of Nova Scotia, Canada, was charged in August 2017 with 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, three counts […]