Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Traffic Detail Gets Underway In Crystal Lake
From December 12 through January 5, law enforcement agencies across Illinois will show zero tolerance for impaired driving, police said.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
- Crystal Lake-Cary, IL
Amie is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of professional writing and editing experience. She has been an editor with Patch since the company launched in 2010, and she started Lake in the Hills Patch. Currently, she manages several news websites in the Chicago area, including Crystal Lake-Cary Patch, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch, Grayslake Patch and Libertyville Patch and works for the national breaking news team.
Before her time with Patch.com, she worked for daily newspapers, specializing in crime and court coverage as well as politics and local government.
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Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
Worker Sustains Serious Burn Injuries In Fire At McHenry County Plant
The blaze broke out Monday morning at the plant, fire officials said.
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
More Snow Photos: Readers Share Their Favorite Winter Pictures
Snow has blanketed northern Illinois, and Patch.com readers have taken some time out from their busy schedules to get out and enjoy it.
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Grayslake, IL|News|
Coroner IDs Woman Whose Body Was Dumped In Lake County
Santino Ortiz, 22, faces murder charges for killing Claudia Mojarrieta-Matos, 21, and dumping her body in Lake County, police said.
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Elmhurst, IL|News|
Death Probe Underway After Body Of Woman Killed In Elmhurst Found: Police
An investigation by police in Elmhurst led them to Lake County, where the woman's body was found, police said.
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Grayslake, IL|News|
Death Probe Underway After Woman's Body Found In Lake County: Police
An investigation by police in Elmhurst led them to Wadsworth, where the woman's body was found, police said.
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St. Charles, IL|News|
American Bison Make Return To Kane County Prairie
The bison were first unloaded into a small corral at Burlington Prairie on Dec. 5.
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Firefighters Rescue Deer After Fall Through Ice: Photos
Two deer fell through the ice in McHenry County last week.
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Elgin, IL|News|
'Chemical Irritants' Used By Federal Agents, 7 Receive Medical Care: Police
The Elgin Police Department responded to several reports regarding federal agents in Elgin Saturday.
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Gas Station Canopy Collapses Following Snowstorm
The Marathon gas station canopy fell on Sunday morning, police said.
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St. Charles, IL|News|
Latest Snowfall Totals Released: Which Town Saw The Most Snow?
More than 17 inches of snow has fallen in total so far this season at O'Hare Airport in Chicago.
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Family Offers $30,000 Reward In Daughter's Drowning Death
Anna Schneider, 19, of Sleepy Hollow, was found dead at about 5 a.m. on July 4, 2009, in her family's pool.
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Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
No Arrests, Charges After Boy Shot Over The Weekend: Police
Police interviewed several juveniles who were in the area at the time of the shooting Saturday evening, police said.
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Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, IL|News|
1 Injured When Ice Chunk, Snow Falls From Semi, Hits Truck: Authorities
The collision happened on Friday afternoon near Marengo, authorities said.
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Controversial Nativity Damaged | Building Collapse | Where To Sled, Skate, Go For A Winter Night Hike
A roundup of news from the past couple days in the Northern Illinois suburbs.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
Libertyville, IL|News|
Rom-Com Filming In Lake County To Get Underway This Weekend
"The Exes of Christmas Past," which was filmed this past spring, is now streaming. And "The Exes Of Christmas Past" filming will start soon.
Amie Schaenzer, Patch Staff
St. Charles, IL|News|
Electric Christmas Parade Cancellation: Why Can't It Be Rescheduled?
City officials sound of on why the beloved parade will not be rescheduled and how St. Charles will be celebrating without it.
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
After Amazon Warehouse Plans Nixed For Crystal Lake, 178 Homes To Take Its Place
Pulte Homes is proposing the addition of single-family homes for a 63-acre parcel at 275 S. Main Street in Crystal Lake.
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
D1 Training To Open Crystal Lake Gym In December
The gym will open at 6107 Northwest Hwy, Suite D, on December 15. T
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Crystal Lake-Cary|News|
Readers Share Winter Wonderland Pictures
You can submit your favorite photos to Patch.com editor Amie by emailing them to amie.schaenzer@patch.com
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