A woman was critically injured and had to be flown to the hospital after she drove into oncoming lanes and crashed head-on into a semi-truck on Route 176 near Marengo Friday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Marengo Fire and Rescue Districts and Union Fire Protection District responded around 7:18 a.m. Friday to Route 176 […]
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Off-duty Wauconda police officer is ‘alert and aware’ after being taken out of coma following serious crash
A Wauconda and Holiday Hills police officer who was in critical condition following an off-duty crash has been taken out of a coma and is alert and communicating, officials said. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. April 25 on Interstate 39 in Ogle County south of Rockford. The Illinois State Police said the crash involved […]
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Off-duty Wauconda and Holiday Hills police officer put in coma after being critically injured in head-on crash
An off-duty Wauconda and Holiday Hills police officer and his wife were seriously injured after they were struck by a wrong-way driver on the interstate, their family said. The crash happened around 2:30 a.m. last Tuesday on Interstate 39 in Ogle County south of Rockford. The Illinois State Police said the crash involved three vehicles. […]
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5 years in prison for Rockford man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting person in Crystal Lake
A Rockford man who took a plea deal for sexually assaulting a victim in Crystal Lake has been sentenced to five years in prison, court records show. Matthew Oppenhagen, 35, of Rockford, was charged in September 2020 with one count of criminal sexual assault, a Class 1 felony. Court records show the assault occurred on […]
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Teenager charged with firing shots during robbery that left woman shot in Woodstock
A 17-year-old boy has been charged as an adult for allegedly firing shots during an attempted home invasion and robbery where a woman was shot at a residence in Woodstock. Quran Broomfield, 17, of Rockford, was charged with armed robbery, attempted home invasion, aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of […]
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Officer successfully revive unresponsive driver who struck light pole, tree in Libertyville
Police officers successfully performed lifesaving measures on a 24-year-old man who was found unresponsive after crashing into a light pole and a tree in Libertyville. The Libertyville Fire Department and Libertyville Police Department responded around 6:07 a.m. Friday to Garfield Avenue and Ames Street in Libertyville for a single-vehicle crash. Officers arrived and discovered the […]
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Car burglar charged with attempted murder after allegedly opening fire on resident who confronted him near Woodstock
Sheriff’s officials say an armed Rockford man tried burglarizing a car at a residence near Woodstock and then opened fire on a resident who confronted him. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded in the early morning hours on January 21 to the 5100 block of Timber Lane in unincorporated Woodstock for a report of shots […]
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‘Will always be a hero’: Law enforcement remembers McHenry County sheriff’s deputy murdered in line of duty
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said they are remembering sheriff’s deputy Jacob Keltner, who was shot and killed in the line of duty four years ago today. “Deputy Keltner will always be a hero to his family, his brothers and sisters in blue, and his community. He is very much missed, but never forgotten,” the […]
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State’s attorney says local charges have been dismissed against man convicted of killing McHenry County sheriff’s deputy
The state’s attorney announced his office has dismissed local charges against a man convicted in federal court for shooting and killing McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Jacob Keltner in 2019 in Rockford. Floyd E. Brown, 43, of Springfield, went on trial in March after he was federally charged with multiple felonies for shooting Keltner, 35. Brown […]