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Police arrest child who made bomb threat on TikTok toward Wauconda High School, prompting emergency response
Police say they have arrested a child who made a bomb threat on TikTok that prompted a heavy police response and full…
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Delivery driver found dead after driving van off roadway, striking tree at forest preserve near Zion
A delivery driver was found dead after he drove off the roadway and crashed into a small tree following a possible medical…
Plan to raise lake association dues from $44 to nearly $1,000 per lot in Wonder Lake falters after residents push back
The association that manages the private lake in Wonder Lake proposed an $89 million reserve for dam replacement and dredging that could…
Bomb threat made on TikTok toward Wauconda High School prompts heavy police activity, search of building
A bomb threat made on TikTok by a fake account impersonating a recently arrested District 118 teacher prompted a heavy police response…
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Grass clippings self-ignite, sparking fire that heavily engulfed detached garage near Round Lake
A detached garage was engulfed in flames and power lines were down after grass clippings self-ignited, spreading to the building near Round Lake Sunday evening, fire officials said. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 6:30 p.m. Sunday…
‘It astonishes me’: Man arrested in Waukegan for driving drunk for 9th time just after being paroled from 9-year sentence
A judge called it “astonishing” after an Ingleside man was arrested in Waukegan for driving drunk for the ninth time just months after he was released from a nine-year prison sentence for DUI. Jose A. Torres-Campos, 36, of Ingleside, was…
‘Had a magnetic energy’: Family mourns 23-year-old Woodstock man who died after crashing truck into trees near Crystal Lake
A 23-year-old Woodstock man who died when his truck crashed into several trees near Crystal Lake was laid to rest Monday as his family remembered him for his “magnetic energy that lit up every room he entered.” Daniel H. King,…
Prosecutors say felon flashed gun around 10-year-old son while intoxicated, made threats before SWAT search of McHenry home
Prosecutors say a convicted felon broke his 10-year-old son’s tablet when the child tried to call his mother, then loaded a gun as the boy waited by the door before a SWAT team later helped search his home in McHenry…
2 seriously injured after car slams into 2 stopped cars on shoulder of Interstate 94 near Gurnee, leaving 1 trapped
A man and a woman were seriously injured after a car slammed into two vehicles stopped on the shoulder along Interstate 94 near Gurnee, causing one victim to get pinned against the wall. The Gurnee Fire Department, Libertyville Fire Department…
Lake Zurich woman accused of buying guns for people barred from having them, including convicted felon
Two guns recovered during separate arrests were traced back to a Lake Zurich woman who state police say bought the firearms as personal purchases and then sold them to people barred from having guns, including a felon. The Illinois State…
McHenry County Sheriff’s Office to be featured in new season of reality TV series ‘Jail’ filmed in Woodstock
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office says its officers will be featured in the new season of “Jail,” a reality television series that will provide viewers with an inside look at the county jail in Woodstock. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office…
$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Spring Grove as 2 other Illinois players win 6-figure prizes online
Lottery officials announced that a grocery store in Spring Grove sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million in Monday night’s drawing and two online lottery players won six-figure prizes. The Illinois Lottery said Tuesday the ticket was sold at…
Wisconsin man met boy on social media, traveled to his house and sexually abused him at park in Harvard, prosecutors say
A Wisconsin man was arrested after authorities say he arranged to meet a child through social media, picked the boy up at home and sexually abused him at a park in Harvard where an officer found them early Tuesday. Rene…
Father of 2 who coached youth soccer dies after his car was struck by freight train in Lake Forest
A 55-year-old father of two who was a medical device salesman and coached youth soccer has died after being critically injured when his car was struck by a freight train in Lake Forest. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said Tuesday…
SWAT team called to search convicted felon’s McHenry home, guns found after he allegedly made threats to harm officers
A SWAT team helped search the home of a convicted felon, where a handgun, rifle and ammunition were found, resulting in his arrest in McHenry Tuesday morning after officials say he had talked about harming officers. Jacob M. Pierce, 41,…
Parent sues Crystal Lake-based District 47 alleging boundary committee met in secrecy 14 times, broke state law
A judge temporarily barred Crystal Lake Elementary District 47’s boundary committee from meeting Tuesday after a parent sued, alleging the committee shaping plans to overhaul the district’s schools met in secrecy 14 times. Crystal Lake resident Joe Keegan, who is…
‘Will be profoundly missed’: Family mourns death of teen boy, Cary-Grove HS soccer player fatally shot in Cary
Funeral services are set for a 14-year-old Cary-Grove High School soccer player who died after being shot in Cary, as his family says he touched the lives of many and will be “profoundly missed.” The Cary Police Department and Cary…
‘Acts of hate have no place’: Deerfield Village Hall defaced with antisemitic vandalism days after swastika incident in Highland Park
Deerfield Village Hall was defaced with antisemitic vandalism, village officials said, less than a week after a swastika was found on a playground slide at a park in nearby Highland Park. The Village of Deerfield said in a statement Monday…
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