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, […]
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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 […]
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Driver transported to hospital, cited after slamming into police squad on traffic stop in Lakemoor
A driver was transported to the hospital and cited after he slammed into the rear of a police squad car that was on a traffic stop in Lakemoor Thursday afternoon. Lakemoor Deputy Police Chief George Manis said the incident happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Route 120 and Kreuger Road. A Lakemoor police officer conducted […]
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Lake County’s first defendant detained under cashless bail is man out on $350K bond accused of burglarizing home
The first defendant in Lake County to be ordered held detained under the new SAFE-T Act is a man who was out on a $350,000 bond when he was arrested for residential burglary. Richard A. Sasin, 45, of Chicago, was charged with residential burglary, violation of order of protection and nine counts of phone harassment. […]
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Semi-truck hauling mobile home collides with SUV, rolls over and blocks Route 12 in Lakemoor
A semi-truck hauling a mobile home rolled over and blocked Route 12 in Lakemoor for hours Thursday after it collided with an SUV, leaving one person injured. The Lakemoor Police Department and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 8:28 a.m. Thursday to Route 12 and North Fox Lake Road in Lakemoor for a report […]
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Driver flown to the hospital after being trapped, seriously injured when van strikes tree in Lakemoor
A driver was transported to the hospital by a medical helicopter with serious injuries after a van drove off the roadway into a tree in Lakemoor Saturday morning, police said. The Lakemoor Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 10:51 a.m. Saturday to the area of Bay Road and Weingart Road in […]
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7 years in prison for Chicago man who was found selling large quantities of drugs out of motels in Woodstock
A Chicago man was sentenced to seven years in prison following a bust where officers found large quantities of drugs, including fentanyl, being sold out of motels in Woodstock. Matt Jones, 45, of Lakemoor, and David Stodolny, 52, of Chicago, were both charged in March with manufacture or delivery of 15-100 grams of cocaine, manufacture […]
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‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders 21-time convict held without bond for burglarizing 6 homes in Crystal Lake, Woodstock
A man, who has been sent to prison 18 times for residential burglary, was ordered held without bond after being arrested for committing six home burglaries in Crystal Lake and Woodstock. Scott A. Weissert, 60, of Lakemoor, was charged last month with four counts of residential burglary, one count of resisting a peace officer causing […]
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‘Lucky Day Lotto’ ticket worth $550,000 sold at grocery store in Lakemoor
The Illinois Lottery announced that a winning ticket worth $550,000 was sold in Sunday’s “Lucky Day Lotto” drawing at a grocery store in Lakemoor. Two lottery players hit all five numbers in the midday Lucky Day Lotto draw on Sunday and will split the $1.1 million prize. The winning numbers in the Sunday midday Lucky […]