A multi-agency investigation is underway after a home sustained significant damage in a fire near Marengo and a second house fire started across the street around the same time. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 9:52 p.m. Monday to the 18000 block of Millstream Road in unincorporated […]
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‘Extraordinary risk’: Prosecutors say man tampered with gas line, caused Fox River Grove house fire while high on cocaine
A judge refused to release a McHenry man charged with arson after prosecutors say he tampered with a gas line, causing a fire that damaged a house in Fox River Grove, while high on cocaine and fled the scene. Dennis G. Carol, 48, of McHenry, was charged with one count of arson causing to damage […]
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McHenry man charged with arson for starting house fire that occurred across from 2nd house fire in Fox River Grove
A McHenry man has been arrested and charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire that damaged a house in Fox River Grove in April, which was across the street from another house that was destroyed by a fire in February. Dennis G. Carol, 48, of McHenry, was charged with one count of arson causing […]
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Person flees scene after ‘suspicious’ house fire that occurred across from 2nd house recently destroyed in fire in Fox River Grove
A person fled the scene after a suspicious fire that damaged a house in Fox River Grove Tuesday, which was across the street from another house that was completely destroyed by a fire in February. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Fox River Grove Police Department responded around 6:25 p.m. Tuesday to the […]
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Investigators deem death of two men and early morning fire in Highland Park as ‘suspicious’
Investigators have deemed the death of two males found dead outside a home on fire in Highland Park as suspicious and under investigation. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said the two adult male victims who are believed to be related were discovered deceased from suspicious injuries outside of a home on […]
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‘Highly suspicious’: 2 houses fully engulfed in flames, destroyed just an hour apart in Lake Villa
Police and fire officials are investigating “highly suspicious” fires that engulfed two different abandoned houses in Lake Villa just an hour apart Friday evening. The Lake Villa Police Department and Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 9:45 p.m. Friday to the area of Monaville Road and Cedar Lake Road. Multiple 911 callers reported the […]
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Police searching for two persons of interest in arson fire that destroyed former roller rink in McHenry
Police are asking for tips from the public in the search for two possible suspects in an arson fire that destroyed the former Just For Fun Roller Rink in McHenry. The McHenry Fire Protection District and McHenry Police Department responded around 10:27 p.m. Thursday to 914 North Front Street for a report of a structure […]