Police say a McHenry man accused of physically assaulting two children at a baseball game at a church in Wonder Lake fought a responding police officer and injured him while resisting arrest. The Wonder Lake Police Department responded around 4:23 p.m. on April 23 to the Christ of King Catholic Church, 5006 East Wonder Lake Road […]
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Man ejected from motorcycle onto roadway, hospitalized after crashing into truck in Spring Grove
A 35-year-old man was hospitalized after he was ejected from his motorcycle when he crashed into the back of a pickup truck in Spring Grove, police said. The Spring Grove Police Department and Spring Grove Fire Department responded around 7:45 p.m. on April 12 to the area of Wilmot Road and Main Street in Spring […]
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Worker rushed to hospital after being seriously injured at large nursery near Wonder Lake
A worker was seriously injured at a large nursery near Wonder Lake and a medical helicopter was requested but unavailable Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:05 p.m. Monday to Goodmark Nurseries, 8920 Howe Road in unincorporated Wonder Lake, for a traumatic injury […]
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Illinois Department of Transportation worker transported to hospital after car hits truck on Route 120 near McHenry
An Illinois Department of Transportation worker was hospitalized after a car crashed into the worker’s truck that was stationary in a work zone on Route 120 near McHenry. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4:41 a.m. Friday to the area of Route 120 and East Wonder Lake Road […]
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Conservation district nurses back to health state-endangered hawk found injured and sick in McHenry County
A rare hawk, which is on the state-endangered species list, was nursed back to health by the conservation district after he was found injured and sick in McHenry County. The McHenry County Conservation District said it found a male Northern Harrier hawk near a district site in the county last month. The hawk was found […]
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6 years in prison for man caught trying to leave country after being charged in Woodstock North HS student’s overdose death
A judge sentenced a man, who reportedly tried fleeing the country before his arrest, to six years in prison for the drug homicide of a 17-year-old boy, who was a Woodstock North High School student. Carlos M. Paiz, 20, of Wonder Lake, was charged in April 2025 with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class […]
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Newlyweds with baby on way who just bought dream home left homeless after house fire in Wonder Lake
Newlyweds who have a baby on the way were left homeless just months after purchasing their dream home when their house caught on fire, leaving their cat seriously injured, in Wonder Lake. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 4:25 p.m. Saturday to the 2000 block of Winterberry Trail in Wonder Lake for a report […]
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‘Will be sorely missed’: Coroner identifies man found dead under ice on Wonder Lake after he went missing
The coroner has released the identity of a 50-year-old man whose body was found under the ice on Wonder Lake after he was reported missing on Saturday, with a friend saying he will be “sorely missed.” The Wonder Lake Police Department was requested around 2:55 p.m. Saturday by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office to assist […]
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Police say body found in Wonder Lake is likely man who was reported missing from Wonder Lake home
Police said Monday they believe that the body found under the ice on Wonder Lake on Saturday was the same man who was reported missing from his home in Wonder Lake. The Wonder Lake Police Department was requested around 2:55 p.m. Saturday by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office to assist in the search for a […]