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Laurentino Marcos-Guzman, 72, died in the crash last week after crashing his car into a guard rail, according to the coroner's office.
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The man was fatally shot following a standoff at his home in the 300 block of South Briarwood Road near Crystal Lake.
The village of Fox Lake agreed to a joint settlement agreement with the Fox Lake Pension Board.
The incident happened in the 300 block of Briarwood Road in unincorporated Crystal Lake Thursday.
Residents are urged to avoid the area of Briarwood Road and North Avenue Thursday night.
The collision happened Wednesday afternoon on Route 60 near Taylor Lake Court.
Westbound Berkshire Drive at Virginia Road will be closed for about four hours due to the gas leak.
No one was injured after a minor fire broke out in the teacher's lounge at a Woodstock middle school.
The 14-year-old St. Charles boy died in a collision in Indiana while on his way home from a spring break trip with his family.
The egg hunt will be held at the park, 700 Lake Plumleigh Way in Algonquin, on Saturday morning.
The collision happened at Algonquin and Lakewood roads Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The Wienermobile will be parked outside the Jewel-Osco at 625 North Kirk Road in St. Charles from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office responded to the 5000 block of Terra Cotta Road in unincorporated Crystal Lake Tuesday night.
The McHenry County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a rollover crash over the weekend as Douglas Fowler, 57, of Capron.
The spring market will run every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until May 31.
Firefighters were called to the blaze in the 4800 block of West Bonner Drive in McHenry at about 3:10 a.m. Tuesday.
Manhole covers have been reported missing around town and police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the thieves.
The egg hunt will be held at the park, 700 Lake Plumleigh Way in Algonquin, on Saturday morning.
