Approximately 20 acres of land burned during a brush fire fueled by strong winds that took approximately an hour to extinguish in Lakemoor Thursday afternoon. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 4:08 p.m. Thursday to the 600 block of Arbor Circle in Lakemoor for a report of a field fire. McHenry Township Fire […]
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12 years in prison for 21-time convicted felon who took plea deal for burglarizing 6 homes in Crystal Lake, Woodstock
A man, who has been previously sent to prison in 18 different residential burglaries, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for committing six home burglaries in Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Scott A. Weissert, 61, of Lakemoor, was charged in March with four counts of residential burglary, one count of resisting a peace officer […]
Judge grants request to hold man in jail pending trial after being charged in DUI crash that killed college student near Harvard
A judge ordered a Lakemoor man held in jail pending trial after he was charged with crashing into another car while intoxicated, killing a 21-year-old man who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, near Harvard. Max P. McNamara, 31, of Lakemoor, was charged on Thursday with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence […]
Felony charges filed against alleged intoxicated driver who killed 21-year-old man near Harvard
A Lakemoor man has been charged with driving under the influence and crashing head-on into another car, killing a 21-year-old man who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, near Harvard. Max P. McNamara, 31, of Lakemoor, was charged on Thursday with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing a fatal crash, a […]
Good Samaritans rescue ducks that were found injured, abandoned along Route 120 in Lakemoor
Three citizens came to the rescue of two ducks, who were possibly injured, after they were found sitting abandoned on the side of Route 120 in Lakemoor Friday morning. The Lakemoor Police Department said they received a call about an injured duck on Route 120. Officers responded and located two ducks near Sweet Melissa’s Pizza […]
Police seek public’s help in locating owners of injured ducks found along Route 120 in Lakemoor
Police say they are seeking the public’s help in locating the owners of two ducks, who are possibly injured, found along Route 120 in Lakemoor Friday morning. The Lakemoor Police Department said they received a call about an injured duck on Route 120. Officers responded and located two ducks near Sweet Melissa’s Pizza and Pub, […]
Island Lake man found with guns after allegedly pointing gun at victim and strangling him in Wauconda
A convicted felon was arrested and found with guns after authorities say he strangled another man before holding a gun to the victim’s head in Wauconda. The Wauconda Police Department responded around 1 a.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of South Maple Avenue in Wauconda for a report of a battery. The victim identified the […]
‘He had accomplished so much’: Coroner identifies 21-year-old man killed by DUI driver near Harvard
The coroner has identified a 21-year-old man, who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, who was killed by an alleged drunk and drugged driver who crashed head-on into his car near Harvard. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein told Lake and McHenry County Scanner on Friday that an autopsy performed on Dejan Kuljanin, 21, […]
21-year-old man killed by alleged drugged, drunk driver who drove into oncoming traffic on Route 173 near Harvard
A drunk and drugged driver was flown to the hospital after he crashed into two vehicles, one of them head-on, killing a 21-year-old man on Route 173 near Harvard Sunday morning. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:52 a.m. Sunday to Route 173 west of Flat Iron Road in […]