RECKLESS HOMICIDE CHARGE IS DROPPED
A reckless homicide charge has been dropped against a McHenry man in connection with an accident last week that killed a 33-year-old McHenry woman, authorities said Tuesday. Michael Mermel, chief...
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ACCIDENT SURVIVOR IS HELD ON CHARGES
The lone survivor of a two-car crash on Gilmer Road near Wauconda has been charged with reckless homicide for driving while allegedly drunk, authorities said Monday. The 39-year-old McHenry man,...
SIMPLE THANKS FOR MOM TO HELP WOMEN IN NEED
For the mom who has most everything, a county substance abuse awareness and education agency is suggesting a gift from the heart this Mother's Day: A certificate, suitable for framing,...
2 DOZEN ARREST WARRANTS DELIVERED IN DRUG PROBE
Police were typically quiet about it on Thursday but chances are the mood was anything, but calm in some of the drug-infested neighborhoods of North Chicago and Waukegan. That's because...
MCHENRY WOMAN KILLED IN COLLISION
Police said Wednesday they were investigating a two-car crash on Gilmer Road that killed a McHenry woman and injured a man. The woman, Cheryl Martin, 33, was driving east on...
2 MEN ARE FOUND SHOT TO DEATH IN APARTMENT
Two men were found shot to death in a Park Ridge apartment on Sunday afternoon by a Niles police officer investigating a missing person report. The men, ages 23 and...
SUSPECTS GET SEPARATE TRIALS IN ARSON-FOR-INSURANCE CASE
Two men who allegedly set fire in 1987 to a Prairie View stable, killing 26 horses, will have separate trials, a Lake County judge has decided. Assistant State's Atty. George...
2 TEENS CHARGED IN SERIES OF MARCH ARMED ROBBERIES
Police have charged two teenagers and are searching for a third suspect in connection with a string of March armed robberies, authorities said Thursday. Terrance Perry, 18, and Andre Johnson,...
ILLINOIS 137 CRASH KILLS ELDERLY DRIVER
An elderly Vernon Hills man was killed over the weekend when he apparently pulled out in front of a car while trying to merge onto Illinois Highway 137 near U.S....
CLOUDS VAPORIZE HYAKUTAKE COMET SIGHTING
A comet so bright that it has been seen for days from back yards and parking lots across the area was nowhere to be seen Saturday and Sunday nights. A...