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Top Algonquin, LITH Stories of 2012

The year is winding down. Find out which stories were some of the most-read on Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Patch over the past year.

The Algonquin and Lake in the Hills communities saw their share of riveting, exciting, controversial and heartbreaking stories in 2012.

The following articles made headlines here on Patch, statewide — and some — on a national level.

  1. Algonquin Woman's Life Saved by Crystal Lake Man During Movie Shooting 
  2. Algonquin Mother Leaves Disabled Daughter in Tenn. Bar
  3. Two Men Killed in Plane Crash Near LITH Airport
  4. Algonquin Police Report Third Attempted Child Abduction in January
  5. Algonquin Man Dead After Police Standoff
  6. Algonquin Man Killed in Hit-and-Run in Cary 
  7. CL South Graduate Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Urbana
  8. LITH Man Found Dead in Vehicle Near Belvidere
  9. District 300 Teachers Go On Strike
  10. Cash Stolen in Algonquin Bank Robbery
  11. Drought Forces Area Communities Cancel Fireworks
  12. SUV Crashes Into Carter's Over Busy Holiday Shopping Weekend
  13. Randall Road CVS Robbed

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