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Massive 3-alarm fire in Crystal Lake caused by welding torch, fire chief says

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on March 19, 2019

The massive 3-alarm fire at a warehouse in Crystal Lake on Monday was reportedly caused by a welding torch, the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Chief…

16-year-old girl killed in Wauconda crash ID’d as McHenry West High School student

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on March 19, 2019

16-year-old McHenry West High School student Danielle E. Thomas was identified as the girl killed after a car drove into the wrong lanes of traffic,…

Fire crews responding to massive 3rd alarm fire in Crystal Lake

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on March 18, 2019

Fire crews from McHenry County and Lake County are responding to a massive 3rd alarm building fire in Crystal Lake Monday afternoon. The Crystal Lake…

VIDEO: Good Samaritans, firefighters rescue children, woman from van in pond in Huntley

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on March 18, 2019

A 10-year-old boy died after the van he was in rolled over into a retention pond along Interstate 90 in Huntley Sunday evening, police said.…

Boy dies after van rolls over into pond off I-90 in Huntley

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on March 18, 2019

A 10-year-old boy died after the van he was in rolled over into a retention pond along Interstate 90 in Huntley Sunday evening, police said.…

16-year-old girl killed, four other teens injured after head-on crash in Wauconda

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on March 17, 2019

A 16-year-old girl was killed after another car drove into the wrong lanes of traffic, striking her vehicle head-on in Wauconda Friday evening, police said.…

Woodstock North High School student charged after threatening to bring gun to school

By Lake & McHenry County Scanner Staff on March 16, 2019

A 16-year-old student from Woodstock North High School was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to bring a gun to the school ‘to cause…

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Massive 3-alarm fire in Crystal Lake caused by welding torch, fire chief says

16-year-old girl killed in Wauconda crash ID’d as McHenry West High School student

Fire crews responding to massive 3rd alarm fire in Crystal Lake

VIDEO: Good Samaritans, firefighters rescue children, woman from van in pond in Huntley

Boy dies after van rolls over into pond off I-90 in Huntley

16-year-old girl killed, four other teens injured after head-on crash in Wauconda

Woodstock North High School student charged after threatening to bring gun to school