A 17-year-old Island Lake boy who was last seen in Wauconda has been missing for almost three days now despite extensive law enforcement searches using search dogs and drones, police said. Abe Gonzalez, 17, of Island Lake, was seen by his father walking out the front door of their home around 10 p.m. Friday, according […]
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Cary man pleads not guilty in crash that killed 16-year-old McHenry girl
The 18-year-old Cary man facing DUI and other charges in connection with the crash that killed a 16-year-old McHenry girl in March has pleaded not guilty. Caleb R. Rohrbach, 18, of the 300 block of Wooded Knoll Drive in Cary, was charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of cannabis causing bodily […]
Cary man held on $1 million bond after turning himself in on warrant for crash that killed 16-year-old McHenry teen
An 18-year-old Cary man has turned himself in Tuesday on an arrest warrant in connection with the crash that killed a 16-year-old McHenry girl and injured three other teens in Wauconda in March, prosecutors said. Caleb R. Rohrbach, 18, of the 300 block of Wooded Knoll Drive in Cary, was charged with three counts of […]
Man charged in connection with Wauconda crash that killed McHenry West High School student
An 18-year-old man is facing several charges, including DUI, in connection with the Route 12 crash in Wauconda that killed a 16-year-old McHenry West High School student in March. Caleb R. Rohrbach, 18, of the 300 block of Wooded Knoll Drive in Cary, was charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of […]
Wauconda man sentenced to 5 years in prison for breaking into home near McHenry
A Wauconda man has been sentenced to five years in prison for burglarizing a home in unincorporated McHenry in 2016, prosecutors said. Christopher S. Keeton, 51, of Wauconda, was charged with one count of residential burglary, a Class 1 felony. McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick D. Kenneally said that Keeton was sentenced to five years […]
Boy hospitalized after police officers, bystander rescue him from Bangs Lake in Wauconda
A 16-year-old boy is in the ICU and his condition is improving after police officers and a bystander rescued him from Bangs Lake in Wauconda early Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire District and the Wauconda Police Department responded around 12:35 a.m. to the area of Madison Avenue and Edgewater Parkway for a report of a […]
Teen boy killed after crashing vehicle into utility pole, tree in Wauconda
A 17-year-old boy was killed after a high-speed crash in which his truck struck a parked car and then hit a utility pole and a tree in Wauconda Saturday morning. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 6:51 a.m. Saturday to the 200 block of North Main Street for a single-vehicle crash […]
Coroner identifies 18-year-old Volo woman killed in crash
Funeral arrangements have been set for 18-year-old Maggie Bonefas, a recent Wauconda High School graduate, who was killed in a rollover crash on Route 12 in Volo. Magdalene “Maggie” Bonefas, 18, of Volo, was identified by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as the driver killed Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Route 12 […]
18-year-old woman killed in Volo crash was working for Wauconda High School at time of crash
The 18-year-old Volo woman killed and the 18-year-old Wauconda woman injured in a crash in Volo Wednesday morning had just recently graduated from Wauconda High School and were working for the school, authorities said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Wauconda Fire Protection District responded around 7:15 a.m. to Route 12 north of Case […]