The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a 43-year-old Harvard man killed after crashing his motorcycle in Wonder Lake Wednesday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 7:39 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Hancock Drive and East Lake Shore Drive in Wonder Lake for […]
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Police, coroner investigating death of 12-month-old infant in Wonder Lake
Police and the coroner’s office are investigating the death, which is not believed to be suspicious, of a 12-month-old Crystal Lake girl after she was found unresponsive at a Wonder Lake home. The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Wonder Lake Police Department responded around 3 a.m. to the home in Wonder Lake and an […]
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43-year-old Harvard man killed after crashing motorcycle in Wonder Lake
A 43-year-old Harvard man was killed after he crashed his motorcycle and was then thrown from it in Wonder Lake Wednesday evening, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 7:39 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Hancock Drive and East Lake Shore Drive in Wonder Lake for […]
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McHenry man sentenced to 6 years in prison for DUI crash that killed passenger
A 22-year-old McHenry man, who was under the influence of cocaine and alcohol, has been sentenced to six years in prison after a crash that left a Wonder Lake man dead in 2017. Eduardo J. Figueroa-Martinez, 22, of McHenry, was initially charged with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence following a vehicle crash […]
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School officials: Woman tried luring children to car in Wonder Lake
Johnsburg School District 12 officials said that a woman tried luring kids to her car while they were playing outside a Wonder Lake home on Monday. Johnsburg School District 12 Superintendent Dan Johnson said in an email to parents on Tuesday that the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Johnson said that a heavy-set […]
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Two in custody after numerous car burglaries in Wonder Lake
A car burglary suspect escaped after being detained by a citizen, leading police to find him and his accomplice after a search in Wonder Lake early Wednesday morning. Donald Simon, 18, of Wonder Lake, and Michelle Buhrke-Conway, 19, of Wonder Lake, were arrested Wednesday morning around 4:30 a.m. and each charged with three counts of […]
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Wonder Lake fire chief arrested on battery charge
Wonder Lake Fire Chief Theodore Sorensen was charged with one count of battery after chest bumping a battalion chief at the department’s fire station 1, 4300 East Wonder Lake Road, the Northwest Herald reported. Theodore Sorensen, 63, of the 7400 block of Wooded Shore Drive, was arrested on July 9 and charged with one misdemeanor […]
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Pilot survives plane crash near Wonder Lake
A 42-year-old Fox Lake man was flown to the hospital after a small plane crashed in McHenry County Saturday morning. Emergency crews were called to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated Greenwood, at 10:36 a.m. Saturday for a report of a small plane that crashed. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said that the pilot, […]
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Woman seriously injured following crash involving taxi, two other cars
A woman was flown to a trauma center by a medical helicopter following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday in Wonder Lake. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office was called at 4:24 p.m. to a report of a vehicle crash with injuries on Route 120 west of East Wonder Lake Road in […]