A Wonder Lake man has been charged with strangling a woman and sexually assaulting her after prosecutors say the two met at a bar in Fox Lake. Thomas E. Brown, 35, of Wonder Lake, was charged with three counts of criminal sexual assault and one count of criminal sexual abuse. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]
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NTSB releases preliminary report on plane crash that left owner of Galt Airport dead near Wonder Lake
The NTSB has released a preliminary report on the airplane crash that killed a 75-year-old man, who owned Galt Airport, last month near Wonder Lake. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said Claude Sonday, 75, of Bull Valley, was the pilot who died on November 25. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection […]
Man who was charged with murdering elderly man in Fox Lake now charged with threatening woman with gun
A Round Lake man who was charged with fatally shooting a 77-year-old man in the head at a Fox Lake apartment has now been charged with threatening a woman with a rifle on the night of the murder. Azmi Ibrahim Jr., 37, of the 300 block of Lunar Drive in Round Lake, was charged in McHenry […]
6 months in jail for Wonder Lake man who pleaded guilty to selling drugs to man before his overdose death
A Wonder Lake man who pleaded guilty to delivering heroin to a man shortly before his overdose death in Wonder Lake has been sentenced to six months in jail. Branden A. Dean, 28, of the 6900 block of Seminole Drive in Wonder Lake, was charged in December 2020 with drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony, […]
Man who hit woman with car in McHenry County gets jail time for violating probation
A Wonder Lake man who got probation for intentionally hitting a woman with his car in McHenry County has been sentenced to jail for violating his probation, court records show. Cameron J. Dreyer, 35, of the 5300 block of Patton Drive in Wonder Lake, was charged in early 2020 with two counts of aggravated battery […]
‘Will be missed greatly’: Pilot killed in plane crash near Wonder Lake identified as owner of Galt Airport
Authorities say that 75-year-old Claude Sonday, the owner of Galt Airport, has been identified as the pilot killed in a plane crash near Wonder Lake Friday. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said that an autopsy was performed Tuesday on Sonday, who was a Bull Valley resident. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire […]
NTSB investigators leading investigation into plane crash that killed 1 near airport in Wonder Lake
The National Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation into a plane crash that left a pilot dead near Galt Airport in unincorporated Wonder Lake Friday. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated […]
Pilot killed after two-seater plane crashes at Galt Airport near Wonder Lake
A pilot was killed after a two-seater monoplane crashed at Galt Airport near Wonder Lake Friday evening, authorities said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District and Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to Galt Airport, 5112 Greenwood Road in unincorporated Wonder Lake. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said […]
German Shepherd puppy training to be first fire department search and rescue dog in McHenry County
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 […]