Health officials announced that a person who attended a Black Lives Matter protest in McHenry on Saturday has tested positive for coronavirus. The McHenry County Department of Health said that the person was asymptomatic while in attendance at the protest which occurred on June 27 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It began at Knox […]
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Juvenile, 2 women charged after several injured during fight near McHenry
Two women and a juvenile were charged after they allegedly battered multiple people during a fight early Thursday morning near McHenry, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:10 a.m. Thursday to the 1100 block of South Crystal Lake Road in unincorporated McHenry for a call of a disturbance. The sheriff’s office said […]
Woman clinging to tree rescued from Fox River near McHenry
A woman whose boat overturned was rescued after she was found clinging to a downed tree in the middle of the Fox River near McHenry on Saturday. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 8:36 p.m. to the McHenry Dam State Park in unincorporated McHenry for a reported water rescue. McHenry Township Fire Protection […]
Man charged after hit-and-run involving pedestrian, grocery store in McHenry
A 48-year-old man has been charged after police say he struck a pedestrian and the Meijer store with his vehicle in McHenry before fleeing the scene Tuesday. John K. Petko, 48, of McHenry, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injury and failure to report an accident. The McHenry Township Fire Protection […]
1 dead, 2 seriously injured after sedan crashes head-on into two motorcycles in Holiday Hills
A woman is dead and two others, including a child, were seriously injured after a car drove into the opposite lane of traffic and struck two motorcycles in Holiday Hills. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and McHenry Township Fire District responded around 7:26 p.m. Wednesday to South River Road north of Sunset Drive in Holiday […]
Authorities identify McHenry man killed in Hebron crash
The coroner’s office has identified a 41-year-old McHenry man killed when a vehicle drove into the opposite lanes and struck his van last week in Hebron. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 2:29 p.m. May 18 to the 11500 block of Vanderkarr Road in unincorporated Hebron for a […]
McHenry man charged with drug-induced homicide
A McHenry man has been charged with drug-induced homicide for selling a fatal combination of fentanyl-laced heroin to a 27-year-old man. Steven C. Glennon, 59, of the 3700 block of Millstream Street in McHenry, was charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, and three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled […]
Lawn mower bursts into flames, catches Ringwood home on fire
A lawn mower caught on fire and spread to a Ringwood home, leaving the residence uninhabitable Tuesday evening, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 4900 block of Patty Lane in Ringwood for a report of a lawn mower on fire. Battalion Chief Kevin Sears said […]
Fire causes ‘substantial damage,’ leaves home uninhabitable in Lakemoor
A home in Lakemoor suffered substantial damage and was left uninhabitable following a fire Thursday evening, McHenry fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 6:54 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of North Boulevard in Lakemoor for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived within three minutes and found a […]