Two drivers were transported to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash involving a ComEd truck left the pickup truck heavily damaged on Route 176 in Prairie Grove Tuesday. The Prairie Grove Police Department and Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 12:11 p.m. Tuesday to Route 176 and Buhl Road in Prairie Grove for a […]
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Lake in the Hills man seriously injured, charged with DUI after motorcycle hits car in Crystal Lake
A Lake in the Hills man was seriously injured and charged with driving under the influence after police say he drove into oncoming traffic and struck a car in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 7:52 p.m. Sunday to Route 176 east of Briarwood Road for […]
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Motorcyclist flown to hospital with serious injuries after crashing into car, being run over in Crystal Lake
A 20-year-old man was seriously injured and flown to the hospital after he crashed his motorcycle into a car and was then run over by a second vehicle in Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 10 a.m. Thursday to Route 176 east of Haligus Road for […]
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‘Suspicious’ fire engulfs, destroys abandoned home along Route 176 near Crystal Lake
Fire officials say a suspicious fire left an abandoned home burned to the ground near Crystal Lake Saturday morning. The home is on the same property where a barn burned down two years ago. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District responded around 9:35 a.m. Saturday to the 2000 block of Route 176 in unincorporated Crystal […]
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Construction crews hit natural gas line, causing major gas leak in unincorporated Crystal Lake
Construction crews damaged a large gas line and caused a major gas leak Wednesday evening near Crystal Lake, prompting road closures that remain in place this evening. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:01 p.m. Wednesday to Route 176 and Nish Road in unincorporated Crystal Lake. Nunda Rural […]
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Fundraiser started for mother, 4-year-old son seriously injured in Woodstock crash
A fundraiser was started for a single mother and her 4-year-old son who was seriously injured after they were hit by a drunk driver near Woodstock. The crash also killed a woman and two dogs. Jeff Prien, who is the mother’s stepfather, organized the GoFundMe. Prien’s 27-year-old daughter, Taylor, was driving eastbound on Route 176 […]
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Drunk driving charges filed against man who caused crash that killed woman, dog near Woodstock
A Marengo man has been charged with driving under the influence after causing a crash that killed a woman and a dog and also left a 4-year-old child seriously injured near Woodstock. Sergio Esquivel, 44 of Marengo, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, […]
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Woman and dog killed, 4-year-old seriously injured in crash caused by drunk driver near Woodstock
A woman and a dog were both killed in a crash that left a man and a 4-year-old child seriously injured near Woodstock Wednesday evening, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Marengo Fire Protection District, Huntley Fire Protection District and Union Fire Protection District responded around 8:16 p.m. Wednesday to Route 176 west of […]
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Wanted suspect in custody after leading police on pursuit through Wauconda, Mundelein
A wanted man led police on a nearly hour-long chase through Wauconda that ended in a Mundelein neighborhood when the non-compliant suspect was bitten by a police canine. The Wauconda Police Department received calls of a traffic complaint around 1:35 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Van Buren Street in Wauconda. Wauconda Police Department […]