A 61-year-old woman is facing arson charges after prosecutors say she intentionally started two houses on fire across the street from each other, endangering first responders and residents while causing significant damage. Kristin Nice, 61, of Marengo, was charged with two counts of residential arson, a Class 1 felony. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts […]
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‘Much is unknown’: 15-year-old boy in coma after severe brain injury in e-bike crash with car near Crystal Lake school
A 15-year-old boy, who is the son of the owner of a Crystal Lake tattoo shop, suffered a severe brain injury and was in a coma after an electric bike crash with a car near Crystal Lake, as a fundraiser has been created for his family. Jack Beatty, 15, of Crystal Lake, was riding his […]
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Johnsburg man dies after being found ejected from motorcycle into wooded area during crash in Bull Valley
A Johnsburg man died after the sheriff says he was found ejected into a wooded area following a high-speed motorcycle crash into a rock in Bull Valley Friday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 10 p.m. Friday to the 800 block of Cherry Valley Road in Bull […]
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Sheriff says teen remains alive in hospital, was at fault in e-bike crash with car outside high school near Crystal Lake
The sheriff said in an update Thursday that a 15-year-old boy is alive but in serious condition and was the at-fault driver in an electric bicycle crash with a car outside a school near Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1 p.m. […]
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Officials say child was flown in critical condition after e-bike crash with car in front of high school near Crystal Lake
Officials said in an update that a teenage boy was flown to the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries after he was involved in an electric bicycle crash with a car outside a school near Crystal Lake Wednesday. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1 […]
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Lawsuit filed against former exec accused of causing high-speed, drunken boat crash near McHenry that killed U.S. Marine veteran
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday accusing a former company exec of causing a drunken, high-speed boat crash that resulted in a man watching his U.S. Marine veteran fiancée being decapitated on the Fox River near McHenry. The lawsuit was filed in McHenry County Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon by Chicago-based law firm GWC Injury Lawyers. […]
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‘Horrifying accident’: Teen boy flown to hospital after crash involving e-bike, car outside school near Crystal Lake
A teenage boy was flown to the hospital with apparent critical injuries after his electric bicycle was involved in a crash with a car outside of a school near Crystal Lake Wednesday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department, McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Wednesday to the […]
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Sheriff says car failed to yield, causing crash with semi that left 2 teens seriously injured, 3rd person critically injured near Woodstock
The sheriff said in an update that a car failed to yield at a stop sign to a semi-truck, causing a crash that left two teens seriously injured and a 21-year-old man in critical condition on Route 14 near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:55 p.m. Monday […]
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Funeral services set for U.S. Marine veteran who died in boat crash on Fox River near McHenry as homicide suspect appears in court
Funeral services have been announced for a U.S. Marine veteran, who “left this world far too soon,” after she died in a boat crash on the Fox River near McHenry as the alleged speeding, drunk driver in the case appeared in court on Tuesday. A visitation for family and friends is set to be held […]