A 22-year-old man allegedly led police on a pursuit where he shut his lights off and ran a red light on Randall Road in Lake in the Hills before his car later went airborne and he was arrested. Edwin Garcia, 22, of Lake in the Hills, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing to […]
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No injuries reported in structure fire in Lake in the Hills
No one was injured in a small fire at a home in Lake in the Hills late Wednesday evening, authorities said. Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District Chief John Knebl said crews were dispatched to the 200 block of Apache Trail for a reported structure fire at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday. Fire suppression crews who […]
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Lake in the Hills man faces nearly 100 years in prison after jury convicts him of murdering innocent victim in Elgin
A Lake in the Hills man faces a minimum of nearly 100 years in prison after a jury convicted him of murdering an innocent man who was a passenger in a car that honked at the suspect’s vehicle in Elgin. Dru K. Jarvis, 26, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in October 2022 with […]
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Residents escape after overnight fire causes significant damage to house in Lake in the Hills
Residents were able to escape after a fire broke out and caused significant damage to their house in Lake in the Hills early Monday morning, fire officials said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District responded around 1:35 a.m. Monday to the 800 block of Willow Street in Lake in the Hills. Algonquin-Lake in […]
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Driver facing charges after driving into opposite lanes, crashing into pole and brick sign in Lake in the Hills
A driver is facing charges after police say he traveled into oncoming traffic where his car struck a light pole and crashed through a brick sign, causing significant damage, on Randall Road in Lake in the Hills. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 2:38 […]
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Judge rejects Lake in the Hills restaurant owner’s request to have conviction sealed for defrauding state of $3 million
A judge denied a Lake in the Hills man’s request to have his conviction sealed after he received prison for defrauding the state out of over $3 million in tax revenue while owning almost a dozen Denny’s restaurants. Kenneth Kilberger, 56, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in McHenry County Circuit Court on June […]
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6 years in prison for Wauconda man for possessing 11 pounds of marijuana, nitrous oxide, peyote in McHenry County
A Wauconda man and convicted felon has been sentenced to six years in prison after being found with 11 pounds of marijuana, as well as peyote and nitrous oxide, in Lake in the Hills. Sean E. Kalinoski, 36, of Wauconda, was charged in December with manufacturing or delivery of cannabis, manufacturing or delivery of peyote, […]
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Lake in the Hills business receives Chamber Foundation grant to help recover after break in
The Annex Restaurant & Lounge in Lake in the Hills has received the first-ever ALERT Fund grant to help cover the cost of repairs to a business after an overnight break-in left the business with more than $1,200 in damages. The Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Chamber Foundation announced the ALERT (Algonquin Lake in the Hills […]
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Lake in the Hills man accused of talking with over 100 children on Snapchat, soliciting explicit material from them
Police have arrested a Lake in the Hills man following an investigation with the FBI where he was found to have communicated with over 100 children on Snapchat and sought explicit material from them. Ryan D. Shapiro, 48, of Lake in the Hills, was charged with four counts of soliciting child pornography, a Class X […]