Fire officials say a man was killed after his car drove off into a field and rolled over near Harvard Saturday afternoon, shutting down Route 173 for hours. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:03 p.m. Saturday to the 24700 block of Route 173 in unincorporated Harvard for a […]
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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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4 years in prison for ‘dangerous fugitive’ injured after crashing stolen car head-on into another car in Antioch
A “dangerous fugitive,” who had been traveling up to 100 mph and erratically in a stolen vehicle before causing a head-on crash in Antioch, has been sentenced to four years in prison. Then-Village of Antioch Communication Specialist Jim Moran said a 2017 silver Chevy Malibu was reported stolen on December 3, 2022. The Antioch Police […]
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Sheriff seeking public’s help in locating owner of horse that escaped near Harvard
UPDATE: The horse’s owner has been located. The sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating the owner of a horse that was found wandering around on Route 173 near Harvard. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:10 a.m. Saturday to the area of Route 173 and Reese Road in unincorporated Harvard […]
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Dump truck rolls over, spilling dirt onto Route 41 and causing heavy delays near Wadsworth
A semi dump truck rolled over and spilled dirt onto Route 41, resulting in heavy traffic delays for hours at a busy intersection in Wadsworth Thursday afternoon. The Newport Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:20 p.m. Thursday to Route 41 and Route 173 in Wadsworth for a vehicle rollover crash. […]
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Woman flown to hospital in critical condition after 5-vehicle crash that left several injured near Antioch
A woman suffered critical, life-threatening injuries and was flown to the hospital after a five-vehicle crash near Antioch that sent several others to the hospital Thursday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 6:05 p.m. Thursday to the area of Route 173 east of Route 45 in unincorporated Antioch […]
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Woman in critical condition after driving off roadway, striking tree near Antioch
A woman is in critical condition after she drove off the roadway and struck a tree while suffering a possible medical event near Antioch Sunday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Antioch Fire Protection District responded around 3:10 p.m. Sunday to the area of Route 173 west of Wells Lane for a vehicle crash. […]
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Coroner identifies man who died after crashing into ditch, being found unresponsive near Harvard
The coroner’s office has identified a 58-year-old man who died after he was believed to have suffered a medical emergency and crashed his pickup truck near Harvard Wednesday. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 173 and Reese Road in unincorporated Harvard […]
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Man in his 50s dies after crashing into ditch, being found unresponsive near Harvard
A man in his 50s died after he was believed to have suffered a medical emergency and crashed his pickup truck into a ditch along Route 173 near Harvard Wednesday morning. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:50 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 173 and Reese Road […]