Firefighters from a dozen departments battled a house fire in Johnsburg in frigid sub-zero temperatures and rescued a cat from the residence, which was left uninhabitable Tuesday morning. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 3 a.m. Tuesday to the 3700 block of Richmond Road in Johnsburg for a report of a structure fire. […]
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President Trump pardons multiple defendants from Lake, McHenry counties convicted in January 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
President Donald Trump has pardoned all defendants, including multiple defendants from Lake and McHenry Counties, involved in the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building. Trump, on his first day back in office, issued a full and unconditional pardon to all individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred near or at the […]
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24-year-old dead after crashing car head-on into semi-truck on Route 45 in Mundelein
Police say a 24-year-old woman has died after she lost control of her car and crashed head-on into a semi-tractor trailer truck on Route 45 in Mundelein Tuesday morning. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 1:05 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 45 south of University Drive for calls of […]
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2 Advocate Health Care nurses at hospitals in Libertyville, Barrington receive nurse of year awards
Two Advocate Health Care nurses at hospitals in Libertyville and Barrington, one of which specializes in working with newborns and the other who works with diabetes patients, have been awarded nurse of the year, officials said. Advocate Health Care said Victoria Lozano, who is a registered nurse specializing in diabetes care and education at Advocate […]
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Man arrested for cocaine possession allegedly threatens officer, makes vulgar comment about officer’s wife in Woodstock
A man who was arrested for possessing a large amount of cocaine in Woodstock allegedly threatened an officer and made a vulgar statement referring to the officer’s wife. Brandon M. Walsh, 30, of Woodstock, was charged with manufacturing or delivering cocaine between 15-100 grams, possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and threatening a public official. […]
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Driver was nearly 3 times over drinking limit in UTV crash that killed himself, 2nd man near Hebron
A man was driving at nearly three times the legal drinking limit when he caused a fiery high-speed UTV crash near Hebron that left himself and a second man dead, a report said. The incident happened around 10:50 p.m. on August 17 in the 13300 block of Thayer Road in unincorporated Hebron. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire […]
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Numerous fire departments called to extra-alarm fire at mobile home park in Beach Park
Numerous fire departments are responding to a second-alarm fire at a mobile home park in Beach Park where multiple homes caught on fire Monday afternoon. The Beach Park Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 1:35 p.m. Monday to the Beach Park Mobile Homes, 38703 North Sheridan Road in Beach Park, for a […]
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Man dies after being found unresponsive following head-on crash on Route 83 in Grayslake
Authorities say a 30-year-old man died after he suffered critical injuries following a head-on crash that shut down Route 83 in Grayslake Monday morning. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 8:33 a.m. Monday to the area of Taco Bell, 115 South Route 83 in Grayslake, for a report of a […]
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Caregiver accused of attacking partially paralyzed elderly woman, leaving her injured in Zion
A caregiver has been charged with attacking a partially paralyzed elderly woman and spitting on her before the victim was found by police with numerous injuries in Zion. Latonya R. Cochran, 47, of Zion, was charged with abuse or neglect of an elderly person by a caregiver, aggravated battery to a victim over 60 and […]