A doctor from Algonquin who was awaiting trial for the 2019 murder of his girlfriend has died from COVID-19 and pneumonia, the medical examiner’s office said. Anthony R. Prate, 57, of the 1400 block of Spring Hill Drive in Algonquin, was charged in November 2019 with first-degree murder. The Schaumburg Police Department said at the […]
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Child, adult both flown to the hospital after three-vehicle rollover crash in Lake in the Hills
Seven people were hospitalized, including a child and adult who were flown by helicopter, after a three-vehicle crash in Lake in the Hills Tuesday evening, police said. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 6:47 p.m. Tuesday to Route 31 and Trinity Drive in Lake […]
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‘Wonder woman’: Algonquin-Lake in the Hills firefighter-paramedic dies after battle with disease
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District is mourning the loss of a firefighter-paramedic who died following a battle with a new illness, just years after successfully beating cancer. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District announced Wednesday evening the death of firefighter-paramedic Tammie Pullin. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the unexpected […]
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Woman in custody after shooting prompts SWAT team response in Lake in the Hills
A woman has been charged after police say she fired a gun in front of her Lake in the Hills home, prompting a SWAT team to respond last weekend. The Lake in the Hills Police Department responded around 10 p.m. Sunday to a call of gunshots heard in the 500 block of Delaware Drive in […]
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24 years in prison for man convicted of sexually assaulting young child in Lake in the Hills
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young child in Lake in the Hills. Steven D. West, 38, of the 0-99 block of East Camp McDonald Road in Prospect Heights, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under […]
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10 years in prison for teacher who was found in possession of child pornography at his Lake in the Hills home
A Lake in the Hills man, who was a middle school teacher, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. Scott E. Pollack, 47, of the 5900 block of Lucerne Lane in Lake in the Hills, was charged in January 2020 with nine counts of dissemination of […]
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Former Illinois State Trooper gets supervision after pleading guilty to off-duty DUI in Crystal Lake
A now-former Illinois State Police trooper received supervision after pleading guilty to driving under the influence in his unmarked squad car while off-duty in Crystal Lake in 2019. Matthew E. Konie, 52, of the 900 block of Cherry Lane in Lombard, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class […]
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Good Samaritans, police officers honored for saving child who nearly drowned in Lake in the Hills
Several police officers and Good Samaritans were honored on Thursday for rescuing and performing CPR on a child who nearly drowned in a pond in Lake in the Hills in July. The incident happened around 12:40 p.m. on July 23 in the 1000 block of Mason Lane in Lake in the Hills. The Huntley Fire […]
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Randall Road project nears completion in Algonquin, Lake in the Hills following 3 years of construction
The intersection of Randall Road and Algonquin Road has almost fully reopened following a three-year construction project to improve the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills. The McHenry County Division of Transportation said all lanes of the busy intersection were reopened Wednesday. The furthest inside left-turn lanes on both eastbound and […]