Two 18-year-old men have been charged after one of them was stabbed with a knife and left seriously injured, requiring him to be flown to the hospital after being found outside Johnsburg High School. Coltyn S. Crawford, 18, of Wonder Lake, and Benjamin J. Ramirez, 18, of Johnsburg, were each charged with one count of […]
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Sam Borcia is the CEO and Publisher of Lake and McHenry County Scanner based in Gurnee, Illinois. His focus is reporting on local news covering crime, government, traffic and more around Lake County, Illinois and McHenry County, Illinois. Sam founded Lake and McHenry County Scanner in January 2012 and has extensive experience covering news. His reporting has garnered coverage by major national and international outlets. He graduated from DePaul University in Chicago. You can get in touch with Sam by emailing [email protected].
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‘It’s almost paranormal’: Volo Museum’s Titanic exhibit floods on exact anniversary of ship’s 1912 sinking
The Titanic exhibit at the Volo Museum flooded on the exact anniversary of the historic ship’s sinking in what staff say is a bizarre and “almost paranormal” coincidence. Intense thunderstorms moved through the Chicagoland area on Tuesday evening and the Volo Museum’s Titanic exhibit took on water, according to Volo Museum Marketing Director Jim Wojdyla. […]
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The Salvation Army unveils new emergency response canteen in McHenry County to serve first responders, survivors in crisis
The Salvation Army has unveiled a new emergency response canteen in McHenry County that will respond to emergency scenes, supporting first responders and survivors in crises. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held earlier this month at The Salvation Army location in Crystal Lake. Leaders, board members and volunteers from The Salvation Army of McHenry County, as […]
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Authorities say woman fired gun in direction of 2 cars outside of home occupied by children near Mundelein
Authorities say a woman fired a gun in the direction of two vehicles, striking one of them, outside of a house occupied by her children near Mundelein Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:10 a.m. Monday to the 19400 block of West Krueger Court in unincorporated Mundelein for a domestic disturbance and […]
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Numerous fire departments called after multi-acre wildland fire breaks out at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion
Numerous fire departments responded to help extinguish a wind-driven wildland fire that burned five acres of land at the Illinois Beach State Park near Zion, fire officials said. The Beach Park Fire Department responded around 3:18 p.m. Sunday to Adeline Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park, 1 Lake Front Drive in unincorporated Zion, for a report […]
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Man, woman arrested after vehicle smashes through front of smoke shop during burglary in Crystal Lake
A man and a woman in their 20s are in custody after police say they used a vehicle to smash through the front of a smoke shop in Crystal Lake, causing extensive damage before burglarizing the store. The Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 6:56 a.m. on February 20 to the 400 block of Angela Lane […]
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‘Horrific allegations’: Crystal Lake felon accused of sexually assaulting young girl for years, illegally possessing shotgun
A Crystal Lake man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested after prosecutors say he sexually assaulted a young girl repeatedly over the span of three years while telling her he was “preparing her for when she got older.” Juan Miramontes, 41, of Crystal Lake, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, […]
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Family severely injured files lawsuit against WI Dells resort who served DUI driver that caused fatal Woodstock crash
A family whose lives were “changed forever” after a driver, who was over four times the legal drinking limit, crashed head-on into them, leaving them with severe injuries near Woodstock, has filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin Dells resort that served him. The lawsuit was filed in McHenry County Circuit Court by the Murphy family, […]
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Lindenhurst police officer arrested, accused of threatening to drown his children in bathtub and shoot his wife in face
A Lindenhurst police officer was arrested on charges alleging he physically attacked his wife and one of his children while also threatening to drown the children in a bathtub and shoot his wife in the face. Robert J. Holbach, 48, of Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, was charged in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, with one count of battery […]