Four people were transported to the hospital after police say a car crashed into a village public works tractor and then crashed head-on into a truck on Route 31 in Prairie Grove, outside of Crystal Lake. The Prairie Grove Police Department and Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 10:14 a.m. Tuesday to the area […]
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Driver charged with DUI after causing head-on crash that shut down Route 31 in Prairie Grove
A driver has been charged with DUI after claiming he fell asleep when he caused a head-on crash that heavily damaged the vehicles and shut down Route 31 in Prairie Grove. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:44 a.m. Sunday to the area of Route 31 and Gracy […]
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Drivers escape without injury after head-on crash causes heavy damage, shuts down Route 31 in Prairie Grove
Two drivers surprisingly escaped without injury after a head-on crash left both cars heavily damaged and Route 31 shut down in Prairie Grove early Sunday morning. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:44 a.m. Sunday to the area of Route 31 and Gracy Road for a report of […]
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3 years in prison for Prairie Grove man convicted in kidnapping of woman while armed with gun in McHenry County
A Prairie Grove man charged with kidnapping and battering a woman in a truck while armed with a gun has been sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections after pleading guilty, authorities said. Nicholas Cammarata, 46, of Prairie Grove, pleaded guilty to the felony offense of Unlawful Restraint and violating an Order […]
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Driver injured in two-vehicle crash that caused significant traffic backup on Route 176 in Prairie Grove
A driver was transported to the hospital after a crash that shut down part of a busy stretch of Route 176 in Prairie Grove and caused significant traffic delays Thursday afternoon. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District and Prairie Grove Police Department responded around 1:35 p.m. Thursday to the area of Route 176 west of […]
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Fire department responding to multiple reports of gas odor in Crystal Lake, Prairie Grove area
Firefighters in McHenry County responded to multiple calls for natural gas odors Thursday morning after Nicor performed work at a transmission station near Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 8:22 a.m. Thursday to Crystal Lake Bank and Trust, 5100 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, for a report of a natural gas […]
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McHenry man arrested after being wanted for allegedly fleeing police at 132 mph near McHenry
A 26-year-old man was taken into custody after he was wanted for allegedly fleeing from the police at 132 mph during an attempted traffic stop near McHenry. Quade D. Wilfinger, 26, of McHenry, was charged with one count of aggravated fleeing to elude police at more than 21 mph, a Class 4 felony. A criminal […]
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13 years in prison for Prairie Grove man found with 32 pounds of cannabis, child sexual abuse material
A judge sentenced a Prairie Grove man to 13 years in prison for possessing 32 pounds of cannabis and child sexual abuse material in Wonder Lake, prosecutors said. Christopher J. Marks, 31, of Prairie Grove, pleaded guilty last week to one count of manufacture or delivery of cannabis over 5,000 grams, a Class X felony, […]
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Prairie Grove man charged with kidnapping woman while armed with gun in McHenry County
A Prairie Grove man has been charged with kidnapping a woman in a truck while armed with a gun and battering her in McHenry County, court records show. Nicholas B. Cammarata, 46, of Prairie Grove, was charged with aggravated kidnapping with a firearm, kidnapping by force or threat, aggravated unlawful restraint, unlawful restraint and three […]