A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to three months in jail after taking a plea deal for firing a BB gun at a McHenry County sheriff’s deputy’s home and patrol car in Woodstock. Maurice Q. Gill-McNeil, 19, of the 14200 block of Westwood Court in Woodstock, was indicted on three counts of threatening a public […]
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Charge dismissed against Woodstock attorney accused of vandalizing political campaign signs in Crystal Lake
Prosecutors have dismissed a charge against a Woodstock attorney who was accused of vandalizing multiple campaign signs that belonged to Tony Colatorti, who is running for McHenry County sheriff. Robert T. Hanlon, 56, of the 3700 block of Beresford Drive in Woodstock, was charged in February with one count of criminal damage to property, a […]
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Judge sentences McHenry man to 5 years in prison for throwing urine on corrections officers
A McHenry man has been sentenced to five years in prison for throwing urine onto corrections officers on two different occasions while being held in the McHenry County Jail. Nicholas B. Hitztaler, 23, of the 800 block of North Melrose Court in McHenry, has been held in the McHenry County Jail since November 24, jail […]
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Coroner identifies 25-year-old man killed after wrong way, high-speed crash near Harvard
The coroner’s office has identified a 25-year-old man who was killed last week when he drove at a high rate of speed in the wrong lane of traffic, causing a head-on crash near Harvard. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Ivan Avina, 25, of Harvard, died as a result of blunt trauma, according to McHenry […]
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56-year-old woman dies after being flown to the hospital following t-bone crash near Marengo
A 56-year-old Bartlett woman died after she was flown to the hospital following a crash involving two pickup trucks near Marengo Sunday afternoon. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:55 p.m. Sunday to Maple Street and West Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo for a report of a […]
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16-year-old flown to the hospital after mini bike crash near McHenry
A 16-year-old boy was transported to the hospital by a medical helicopter after he crashed a mini bike in a residential neighborhood near McHenry Saturday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, McHenry Township Fire Protection District and Johnsburg Police Department responded around 9:46 p.m. Saturday to the 800 block of Finch Trail in unincorporated McHenry. […]
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Woman airlifted to hospital, two others seriously injured after two-vehicle crash near Marengo
A crash involving two pickup trucks near Marengo left a woman critically injured and both drivers seriously injured Sunday afternoon. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded at 2:56 p.m. Sunday to Maple Street and West Coral Road in unincorporated Marengo for a report of a vehicle crash with […]
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Harvard man arrested after cops find half-pound of cocaine in his car during traffic stop
Police arrested a Harvard man after they found him in possession of a half-pound of cocaine during a traffic stop in McHenry County earlier this week. Julio C. Rojas, 32, of the 1300 block of 9th Street in Harvard, was charged with manufacture or delivery of 100-400 grams of cocaine, a Class X felony, and […]
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6 years in prison for Marengo man who sold cocaine while child was present
A Marengo man was sentenced on Thursday to six years in prison after pleading guilty in a case where he sold cocaine from a residence while a child was present. Isaac Velasquez, 32, of the 600 block of East Grant Highway in Marengo, was indicted on three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, […]