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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Woman critically injured after running from police, getting hit by car near Wauconda
An intoxicated woman who ran from the police was critically injured after being struck by a car on Fairfield Road near Wauconda Wednesday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call at 10:35 p.m. Wednesday of an intoxicated person near Fairfield Road and Schwerman Road in unincorporated Wauconda. Sheriff’s deputies arrived and found an […]
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Divers recover body of 9-year-old boy who went missing in Bangs Lake in Wauconda
The body of a 9-year-old boy who fell off a boat Friday evening on Bangs Lake in Wauconda has been located by divers Saturday morning. The Wauconda Fire District was called around 7:25 p.m. Friday to the area of Edgewater Parkway and Monroe Avenue in Wauconda for a report of a water rescue. Wauconda police […]
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Water rescue underway after 2 kids fall off boat on Bangs Lake in Wauconda
One child was rescued and another is still missing after they fell off a paddle boat on Bangs Lake in Wauconda Friday evening. The Wauconda Fire District was called around 7:25 p.m. Friday to the area of Edgewater Parkway and Monroe Avenue in Wauconda for a report of a water rescue. Wauconda police said that […]
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16-year-old girl killed in Wauconda crash ID’d as McHenry West High School student
16-year-old McHenry West High School student Danielle E. Thomas was identified as the girl killed after a car drove into the wrong lanes of traffic, striking her vehicle head-on in Wauconda Friday evening. The Wauconda Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded to the northbound lanes of Route 12 just south of Case Road at […]