A jury awarded a record $9 million verdict to a Lake in the Hills man who was injured in a bicycle accident that his attorneys say was caused by ComEd damaging a bike path. The jury reached the verdict Wednesday in McHenry County Circuit Court, ordering Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) to pay $9.05 million to Andrew […]
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15 years in prison for man who committed burglaries at Algonquin, Lake in the Hills residences while armed with gun
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing two burglaries in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills and illegally possessing multiple guns, including a rifle. Chrisitian M. Corson, 25, of Cortland, was charged in September with multiple counts of armed violence, residential burglary, possession of a controlled substance, possession of […]
35 years in prison for man convicted of sexually assaulting young child in Lake in the Hills, DeKalb County
A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to a combined 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a young child in Lake in the Hills and DeKalb County. Steven D. West, 40, of Prospect Heights, was charged in McHenry County with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the […]
Lake in the Hills man charged with grooming young child, soliciting sexually explicit material from her
A 33-year-old man was arrested in Lake in the Hills after authorities say he groomed and solicited a child younger than 13 to send him sexually explicit images and videos. Anthony Jacquez, 33, of Lake in the Hills, was charged with 11 counts of child pornography, one count of indecent solicitation of a child and […]
After fundraising over $30K to remain open, UpRising Bakery in Lake in the Hills announces permanent closure
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]