The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District said they are adding a new member to their department, a German Shepherd, which will be McHenry County’s first fire department search and rescue canine. The fire district said the 5-month-old puppy is named Jäger and he is from Diehl’s Training Center in Greenwood, Indiana. His handler is Wonder […]
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4 years in prison for Wonder Lake man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk for 5th time, causing crash
A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he drove under the influence for the fifth time and caused a crash in Wonder Lake, court records show. Timothy P. Ritchie, 49, of the 7400 block of Harbor Road in Wonder Lake, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under […]
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‘It’s a windy one’: Sheriff’s office responds after couch gets stuck in tree in Wonder Lake
The sheriff’s office reminded residents to “strap down anything you don’t wanna lose” after a couch somehow got stuck in a tree in Wonder Lake Friday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:15 a.m. Friday to the area of West Wonder Lake Road and White Oak Road in Wonder Lake. Two people called […]
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Residents awoken to fire that engulfed house, leaving it uninhabitable in Wonder Lake
Residents escaped without injury after they were awoken to a fire that engulfed part of their home in Wonder Lake, leaving it uninhabitable Monday evening, fire officials said. The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 10:40 p.m. Monday to the 5200 block of Patton Drive for a call of a structure fire. Wonder Lake […]
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Wonder Lake man charged with reproducing, possessing child pornography
A Wonder Lake man was released on bond after being charged with reproducing and possessing child pornography following a police investigation. James N. Nicholas, 62, of the 6700 block of Giant Oaks Road in Wonder Lake, was charged with 10 counts of child pornography, ranging from Class X to Class 3 felonies. A criminal complaint […]
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Driver suffers critical injuries, charged with DUI after crashing into parked cars and tree in Wonder Lake
A LifeNet helicopter flew a critically-injured man to the hospital after he crashed his car into multiple parked cars and hit a tree in Wonder Lake Saturday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 9:55 p.m. Saturday to the 4500 block of East Lake Shore Drive in Wonder […]
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Sheriff investigating after church in Wonder Lake vandalized with racial slurs, hate speech
The sheriff’s office is investigating after a vandal or vandals spray-painted a swastika, racial slurs and other messages on the Nativity Lutheran Church in Wonder Lake. The incident was reported to the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Communication Specialist Emily Matusek said deputies responded to a vandalism report […]
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Construction worker flown to hospital with ‘potentially’ life-threatening injuries after fall from roof near Woodstock
A construction worker suffered potentially life-threatening injuries and was flown to the hospital after falling from a roof at a home near Woodstock, authorities said. The Woodstock Fire Rescue District responded around 4:21 p.m. Wednesday to the 10400 block of Saddlebred Trail in unincorporated Woodstock. Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Communication Specialist Alex Vucha said paramedics responded […]
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Fire at pole barn in Wonder Lake causes $125,000 in damage, fire officials say
No one was injured after a fire at a pole barn in Wonder Lake Tuesday morning caused around $125,000 in damages, fire officials said. The Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 11:56 a.m. Tuesday to the 5400 block of East Wonder Lake Road in Wonder Lake for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters […]