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Police say driver suffered medical emergency before driving car through house in Lake in the Hills

Police say a driver suffered a medical emergency before crashing his car completely into a house in Lake in the Hills Wednesday afternoon, leaving him injured. The Huntley Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 2:22 p.m. Wednesday to the 400 block of Ridge Court in Lake in the Hills […]

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Probation for driver in crash that left former McHenry County officer, current Kane County deputy critically injured

A driver has been sentenced to probation after being convicted of crashing into the squad car of a Kane County sheriff’s deputy, who is a former McHenry County police officer, leaving the deputy critically injured. Kane County Sheriff’s Detective Brian Anderson was involved in a severe crash on Route 47 just south of Plank Road […]

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Convicted sex offender charged with soliciting explicit photos, videos online from child in Lake in the Hills

A Chicago man, who is a convicted sex offender, allegedly solicited sexually explicit material from a child in Lake in the Hills while grooming the girl through Snapchat. Christopher S. Griffith, 32, of Chicago, was charged with four counts of child pornography, child sex offender communicating through internet, indecent solicitation of a child and grooming. […]

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1 seriously injured, flown to hospital after head-on crash that injured 3 others in Lake in the Hills

One person was seriously injured and flown to the hospital after a head-on crash that left three other people hospitalized in Lake in the Hills Saturday afternoon. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 2:29 p.m. Saturday to Algonquin Road and Lakewood Road in Lake in the Hills for a report of a vehicle crash. Fire […]

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Wauconda man accused of possessing 11 pounds of marijuana, nitrous oxide, peyote in McHenry County

A Wauconda man, who is a convicted felon, has been arrested after allegedly being found with 11 pounds of marijuana as well as peyote and nitrous oxide in Lake in the Hills. Sean E. Kalinoski, 35, of Wauconda, was charged with manufacturing or delivery of cannabis, manufacturing or delivery of peyote, possession of cannabis, possession […]

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8 years in prison for former ambulance driver who solicited child pornography from McHenry County children

A former ambulance driver has been sentenced to eight years in prison after prosecutors say he targeted McHenry County middle school students online and groomed them to send him explicit images. Victor Meza-Valdez, 26, of Ringwood, New Jersey, was charged in May with three counts of child pornography, two counts of grooming and two counts […]

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2 suspects arrested after fleeing from retail theft in Lake in the Hills, leading to lockdown at school

Two suspects were taken into custody after fleeing on foot from a retail theft at a store in Lake in the Hills, prompting a lockdown at a nearby high school. Administration from Jacobs High School in Algonquin sent a message to parents about the incident Monday afternoon. Jacobs High School briefly entered a shelter-in-place from […]