UpRising Bakery in Lake in the Hills, which recently raised over $30,000 to remain open, announced they have permanently closed due to low sales after being the victim of a hate crime. “We stand steadily and proudly for freedom, hope, eQuality, protest, and activation in a every facet of our business. It was our honor […]
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60 days in jail for man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his mother in Lake in the Hills
A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to stabbing his mother in the back in Lake in the Hills, leaving her seriously injured. Anthony J. Bielecki, 20, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in August with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery causing great bodily […]
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Sleeping residents alerted by smoke detectors after house catches on fire in Lake in the Hills
Residents were awoken by their smoke detectors after smoke filled their Lake in the Hills home from a fire that started in the basement late Wednesday evening. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 11:49 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a structure fire in the 3800 block of Blackberry Drive in Lake in the […]
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Off-duty Huntley firefighter receives Medal of Valor for evacuating neighbor’s Lake in the Hills house that caught fire
A Huntley firefighter received a Medal of Valor award for his “heroic actions” off-duty when he spotted his neighbor’s home on fire and ran inside to evacuate them in Lake in the Hills. The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. on June 21 in the 200 block of Stickley Lane in Lake in the Hills. Huntley […]
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Funds being raised for Lake in the Hills police officer recovering after surgery on brain tumor
The community is raising money to help a Lake in the Hills police officer who underwent brain surgery for a tumor and is now undergoing rehabilitation. Lake in the Hills Police Department officer Andrew Gazda recently went to the eye doctor for a regular visit, which led to the discovery of a brain tumor. Gazda […]
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10 years in prison for man convicted in drug-induced homicide of McHenry man in Crystal Lake
A Lake in the Hills man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for buying and providing the fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed a McHenry man in Crystal Lake. Wasfi Awwad, 29, of Lake in the Hills, was charged in January 2022 with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint […]
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Man charged with striking child in the face, grabbing her by the neck in Lake in the Hills
A Lake in the Hills man has been charged with striking a child in the face, grabbing her by the neck and throwing her in Lake in the Hills, court records show. Raymond M. Sugel Jr., 42, of Lake in the Hills, was charged with domestic battery bodily harm, domestic battery physical contact and child […]
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1 victim hospitalized after fire starts in garage attached to home in Lake in the Hills
An occupant of a home was injured and transported to the hospital after a fire started in the attached garage of a house in Lake in the Hills Thursday morning. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 8:23 a.m. Thursday to 2200 block of Litchfield Lane in Lake in the Hills for a report of […]
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Man charged with punching security guard, trying to punch EMT at hospital in Woodstock
A Lake in the Hills man was charged with punching a security guard at a hospital in Woodstock and attempting to punch an EMT, court documents show. Mitchell A. Thompsen, 27, of Lake in the Hills, was charged with aggravated battery of a security officer, aggravated assault on an emergency worker and criminal trespass to […]