The weather service released snowfall totals for Wednesday and said Lake and McHenry counties saw the highest amount, as emergency crews continued responding to weather-related crashes Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) released snowfall data on Thursday morning showing McHenry County and Boone County had the highest snowfall in the Chicagoland area. 5 inches of […]
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Man remains in critical condition, alcohol not factor after crashing into several trees near Marengo
The sheriff says a man remains in critical condition and alcohol is not believed to be a factor after he crashed his car into several trees on Route 176 near Marengo Saturday morning. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts, Union Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:23 a.m. Saturday to the […]
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4 injured after two-vehicle crash results in heavy damage on Interstate 90 near Marengo
Four people were injured, two of which were hospitalized, after a two-vehicle crash left one car rolled over on Interstate 90 near Marengo Saturday afternoon. The Hampshire Fire Protection District and Illinois State Police responded around 3:40 p.m. Saturday to westbound Interstate 90 at milepost 37.5 near Marengo for a report of a vehicle crash […]
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Man left in critical condition after crash into tree shuts down Route 176 near Marengo
A man was left in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash into a tree that shut down Route 176 near Marengo for several hours Saturday morning. The Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts, Union Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:23 a.m. Saturday to the area of Route 176 and Millstream Road […]
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Man accused of printing sexually explicit image of McHenry County woman onto t-shirt without permission
A 28-year-old man allegedly had a custom t-shirt produced with a sexually explicit image of a McHenry County woman on it without her permission and then shared it on social media. Michael D. Whitsey Jr. 28, of Elgin, was charged with four counts of nonconsensual dissemination of a sexual image, a Class 4 felony. A […]
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Teenager injured after car crashes into home under construction in Marengo
A teenager suffered minor injuries after a car crashed into the garage of a home under construction, leaving it with structural damage, in Marengo Tuesday afternoon. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and Marengo Police Department responded around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday to the 900 block of Partridge Circle in Marengo for a report of a crash. […]
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Judge releases Marengo man accused of sexually abusing, assaulting 3 children when he was teenager
A Marengo man has been charged with sexually assaulting and abusing three children, some as young as five years old, when he was a teenager in McHenry County. Randall L. Cartwright, 21, of Marengo, was charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault and five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. A criminal complaint […]
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Convicted felon on pre-trial release for knife attack arrested for possessing loaded gun in separate McHenry County incidents
A convicted felon on pre-trial release in a knife attack that left a victim injured has been arrested again after he allegedly possessed a loaded gun in separate incidents in McHenry County. Colton M. Howell, 26, of Woodstock, was charged last month with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated battery […]
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Illinois disbursing grant money for school districts in Lake, McHenry counties to purchase electric buses
Several school districts in Lake and McHenry counties are purchasing electric school buses after the state announced it is distributing grant funds to replace gas-fueled buses. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced it was awarded a $19.9 million grant from the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiative […]