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Intersection Northwest Highway and Algonquin Road in Fox River Grove (Imagery ©2025 Vexcel Imaging US, Inc., Imagery ©2025 AIrbus, Maxar Technologies, Vexcel Imaging US, Inc., Map data ©2025)

Metra Train Crash with Lexus SUV, Injured SUV Driver, Causes Metra Delays into Evening Rush Hour Monday

Tue Oct 14, 2025 07:06 am Cardinal News

An adult female driver was involved in a crash of her Lexus crossover SUV with an inbound Metra train in Fox River Grove Monday morning, and was transported to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Monday morning, […]

Stray horse found in Marengo on Thursday, October 9, 2025 (SOURCE: McHenry County Health Department).

Two Stray Horse Incidents Totaling 3 Horses Occurs in McHenry County

Mon Oct 13, 2025 11:35 am Cardinal News

Two stray horse incidents involving a total of three horses occurred overnight in the past few days. Both the McHenry County Health Department and the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office posted notices about stray horse in […]

Attached garage fire in the block of 21000 west Coral Road extinguished by Marengo firefighters on Friday, August 22, 2025 (SOURCE: Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts)

Dog Dies in Attached Garage Fire that Marengo Firefighters Stopped from Extending to the House

Sat Aug 23, 2025 10:44 am Cardinal News

Firefighters from Marengo Fire District responded about 2:28 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2025 to a report of an attached garage fire connected to a single-family home in the block of 21000 West Coral Road in […]

Phone Outage Causes Issues with 911 Centers in Lake County, Illinois

Mon Aug 4, 2025 01:22 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Sheriff’s announced early Monday afternoon, August 4, 2025 that a phone outage is impacting numerous 911 centers in Lake County, Illinois. UPDATE: Issue resolved, according to a report from the Lake County […]

Police Responding to a Death Investigation Found the Vehicle Involved in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash with Teen Bicyclist, ID’d Suspect

Mon Jul 7, 2025 07:54 pm Cardinal News

The suspect in a hit-and-run crash last week that killed 15-year-old Nicholas Laureys of Crystal Lake on July 2, 2025, was found dead in a Woodstock home July 4, 2025. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office […]

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Believes They’ve Located Vehicle Involved in Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash with Teen Bicyclist

Sat Jul 5, 2025 01:57 pm Cardinal News

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced at 8:26 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2025 that law enforcement has located a vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run vehicle vs bicycle crash that occurred on Terra […]

Konrad Skora, charged with Possession of Child Pornography (SOURCE: Palatine Police Department)

Palatine Police Arrest Lake in the Hills Resident on Child Pornography Charges

Thu Jul 3, 2025 11:06 am Cardinal News

The Palatine Police Department, in cooperation with federal law enforcement authorities, has arrested a Lake in the Hills man on charges related to the possession of child pornography following a joint investigation. In March 2025, […]

Speed Factor: Motorcyclist Dies in Crash with a Honda Civic at Johnsburg Rd and Miller Rd in McHenry County

Wed May 28, 2025 12:49 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics responded about 3:03 p.m. Sunday afternoon, May 25, 2025 to a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and a Honda Civic at the intersection of Johnsburg Road and Miller Road […]

Man Dies After Electric Scooter Crash on Wildwood Drive in McHenry County

Wed May 28, 2025 12:28 pm Cardinal News

A 53-year-old McHenry man has died following a single-vehicle electric scooter crash that occurred Saturday morning, May 24, 2025 in the block of 5000 Wildwood Drive, located in a residential neighborhood near Port Barrington in […]

United States Tornado Watch, activated 5:15 PM, Thursday, May 15, 2025 (SOURCE: National Weather Service/weather.gov)

Tornado Watch Activated for Cook and Lake of Illinois, and a Larger Area of Illinois

Thu May 15, 2025 05:46 pm Cardinal News

Tornado Watch A Tornado Watch, effective until 10:00 p.m., was activated at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025 for Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, Lake County and several other counties in eastern and north […]

Tornado Probability map from the Storm Prediction Center (SOURCE: National Weather Service)

Tornado Watch Activated for Northern Tier Counties of Illinois, Except Lake; Also Tornado Watch Most of Wisconsin

Thu May 15, 2025 03:49 pm Cardinal News

Tornado Watch A Tornado Watch was activated at 3:05 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2025 for the northern state line counties in Illinois, excluding Lake County; and almost the entire state of Wisconsin, and eastern Minnesota. […]

McHenry County Sheriff’s Office Investigating a Serious Injury Crash at Route 176 and North Union Rd Near Union

Thu Apr 3, 2025 06:01 pm Cardinal News

A 57-year-old Woodstock man was seriously injured, and a 69-year-old Huntley man was injured following a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Illinois Route 176 and North Union Road in unincorporated McHenry County, near Union. […]

Jordan K. Hein, charged with Child Pornography Possession of Visual Reproduction on Computer /Video - Victim Under 13 (Huntley Police Department)

Huntley Police Arrest Male, Age 25, Charge with Possession of Child Pornography Under — Victims Under Age 13

Thu Mar 13, 2025 09:27 pm Cardinal News

In February 2025, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) provided the Huntley Police Department with information that was obtained from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children data system indicating the possible […]

Woodstock Male Convicted of Public Indecency After Exposing Himself to Woman at Planet Fitness

Thu Mar 13, 2025 09:08 pm Cardinal News

The McHenry County State’s Attorney Office announced Tuesday, March 11, 2025 that Edel Castaneda-Carreno, 23, of Woodstock, was convicted of public indecency on March 10, 2025, at the conclusion of a jury trial. On October […]

High-Speed Crash into a Tree Kills Driver of Black Chrysler 300 in Bull Valley East of Woodstock

Thu Mar 6, 2025 01:50 pm Cardinal News

One person was killed Monday evening in a fiery crash near Woodstock, Illinois (CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ An unidentified individual is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Bull Valley between Woodstock and McHenry in […]

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