A Holiday Hills man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was caught with 75 bags of heroin and fentanyl following the drug-induced homicide of a man near McHenry. Joel W. Tynis, 39, of Holiday Hills, was charged in March 2022 with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A […]
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Sheriff says speed a factor as coroner continues to work to identify driver killed in fiery crash near Woodstock
The coroner says they are still working to identify a driver killed in a fiery crash with a tree near Woodstock Monday and the sheriff’s office said speed appears to be a factor in the crash. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:50 p.m. Monday to the 8200 block of […]
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1 killed after car crashes into tree, flames fully engulf vehicle near Woodstock
One person was killed after they crashed into a tree and their vehicle became fully engulfed in flames, leaving them trapped inside, near Woodstock Monday afternoon. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:52 p.m. Monday to the 8200 block of Mason Hill Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of […]
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Crystal Lake man found with large quantity of meth taped to himself, inside his vehicle in McHenry County
A Crystal Lake man has been charged after he was reportedly found with a large quantity of meth taped to his body and found in his vehicle in McHenry County. Sean Schipper, 61, of Crystal Lake, was charged with methamphetamine delivery, possession of methamphetamien over 100 grams, manufacturing or delivery of fentanyl, manufacturing or delivery […]
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8 years in prison for kidnapping of woman who was attacked, locked in shed in McHenry County
A McHenry man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the kidnapping of a woman who was attacked and locked in a shed for hours in McHenry County. Douglas M. Enders Jr., 44, of McHenry, was charged in March 2024 with two counts of domestic battery with multiple prior convictions, two counts of […]
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5 years in prison for Marengo man who caused DUI crash that killed his wife, 2 dogs near Woodstock
A Marengo man has been sentenced to five years in prison for driving drunk and causing a crash that killed his wife and two dogs and also left a 4-year-old child seriously injured near Woodstock. Sergio Esquivel, 48, of Marengo, was charged in October 2021 with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing […]
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6 years in prison for woman who drove drunk, killing own sister in rollover crash near Woodstock
A woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for driving drunk and causing a rollover crash that killed her 29-year-old sister, who was a mother of two, near Woodstock. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 10:45 a.m. May 15 to the area of Dean Street and Gayle Drive […]
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‘Senseless loss of life’: 8 years in prison for DUI driver who caused crash that killed student near Harvard
A Lakemoor man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for driving drunk and drugged, killing a 21-year-old man, who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, in a head-on crash near Harvard. Max P. McNamara, 33, of Lakemoor, was charged in December 2023 with seven counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing […]
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3 transported to hospital after 2-vehicle crash shuts down Route 14 near Woodstock
Three people were transported to the hospital after they were injured in a two-vehicle crash that shut down Route 14 near Woodstock Thursday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:12 a.m. Thursday to Route 14 and Hartland Road in unincorporated Woodstock for a vehicle crash. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public […]