The sheriff’s office is working to identify a man who robbed a store at gunpoint and pointed the gun at the clerk while demanding money in Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Police Department responded around 7:42 p.m. Thursday to the Creekside Country Store, 6014 Mill Drive in Wonder Lake, for […]
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Man who killed 21-year-old woman in drunken boating crash pleads guilty in new DUI crash in McHenry County
A 68-year-old man who killed a 21-year-old woman in 2008 in a drunken boating crash in Wonder Lake faces up to seven years in prison for a new drunken driving crash in McHenry County. Ricky L. McGuire, 68, of Wonder Lake, was charged in December 2022 with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence […]
14 years in prison for Cook County man convicted of drug-induced homicide in Wonder Lake
A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the drug-induced homicide of a man who was found dead in Wonder Lake by his mother after a fentanyl overdose. Dion S. Luster, 48, of Bellwood, was charged in October 2020 with one count of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. McHenry County Assistant […]
Judge reverses decision, detains convicted murderer initially released in domestic battery attack in Crystal Lake
A judge has reversed another judge’s decision and ordered a convicted murderer, who was released after allegedly attacking his wife in Crystal Lake, detained pending trial. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. last Wednesday in regard to a domestic battery incident that […]
Firefighters rescue puppy after resident spots animal stranded on icy Wonder Lake
Firefighters worked to rescue a puppy that was stranded on Wonder Lake after a bystander spotted it walking around the icy lake Tuesday afternoon. The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 12:17 p.m. Tuesday to a distress call reporting a dog stranded in the middle of Wonder Lake. A resident had posted a photo in […]
Convicted murderer released after being accused of attacking woman, leading to standoff in Wonder Lake
A judge released a man, who was previously convicted of murdering his wife, after he was arrested for attacking his current wife in Crystal Lake, leading to a brief standoff. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday. The alert was in regard […]
Domestic battery suspect in custody after officers force entry to Wonder Lake home following brief standoff
Officers forced entry, rescued a woman and arrested a Crystal Lake domestic battery suspect following a brief standoff at a residence in Wonder Lake Wednesday. The Crystal Lake Police Department issued an alert to law enforcement agencies in the Chicago area around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday. The alert was in regard to a domestic battery incident […]
Judge orders former Wonder Lake grocery store owner held in jail on sexual abuse of child charge
A judge ordered the former owner of a Wonder Lake grocery store held in jail pending trial after he was charged with sexually abusing a child and prosecutors say he also victimized 10 other children decades ago. The Lee County, Florida Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:58 p.m. on December 4 to a residence in the […]
15 years in prison for man who lured 2 victims, robbed them at gunpoint and fired shots in Wonder Lake
A McHenry man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for luring two victims before robbing them at gunpoint and shooting at one of them in Wonder Lake. Dominic Z. Trujillo, 20, of McHenry, was charged in September 2020 with two counts of armed robbery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated […]