The body of missing Island Lake teen Abe Gonzalez was located by search teams Friday morning submerged in a swamp, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Abe Gonzalez, 17, of the 3200 block of Poplar Drive in Island Lake, was last seen attending a party at a home in the 26000 block of Morey Street […]
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No foul play suggested, detectives gathering video surveillance in case of missing Island Lake boy
Police said that there is no evidence to suggest foul play in the disappearance of Abe Gonzalez and they are asking Island Lake and Wauconda Township residents to check their yards, sheds and outbuildings for the teen. Abe Gonzalez, 17, of the 3200 block of Poplar Drive in Island Lake, was seen by his father […]
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Sonar divers search Slocum Lake in Wauconda Township for missing Island Lake boy
Sonar divers began searching Slocum Lake in Wauconda Township Wednesday morning as the search for the missing 17-year-old Island Lake boy continues, 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 to the Island Lake Police Department. The […]
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17-year-old Island Lake boy remains missing despite extensive police search, authorities say
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]