Investigators are seeking the public’s help after a suspected arson fire left a shed heavily engulfed in flames behind a church in McHenry, fire officials said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:49 a.m. on July 28 to a report of a structure fire at Faith Presbyterian Church, 2107 West Lincoln Road in […]
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27-year-old man from Lake County dies after multiple gunmen open fire at bus stop in Chicago
A Lake County man died after multiple gunmen opened fire on him at a bus stop in Chicago, leaving him shot multiple times and a woman also wounded, police officials said. The Chicago Police Department said the incident happened around 12:38 p.m. on July 31 in the 3400 block of West 16th Street in Chicago. […]
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Gunman charged with firing numerous shots and falsely reporting mother’s murder, leading to SWAT standoff in McHenry
A gunman has been charged with firing multiple shots — endangering nearby residents — and falsely reporting he killed his mother, which led to a two-hour standoff with a SWAT team response in McHenry Friday. Michael T. Cartier, 40, of McHenry, was charged with possession of a firearm while being ineligible, reckless discharge of a […]
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5 years in prison for suspect who committed arson, tried extorting billionaire family in Highland Park by threat of kidnapping
A suspect has been sentenced to five years in prison after he committed arson at a billionaire family’s home in Highland Park and then threatened to kidnap their daughter if they did not provide him $80,000 in cash. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino Katris said a garbage can was set on fire in the driveway […]
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1 dead, 2nd person hospitalized after leaping from 2nd floor during house fire in Lake Forest
One person was found dead after being trapped inside a house fire in Lake Forest and a second person was hospitalized after jumping from the second floor to safety at midnight on Sunday. The Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Forest Police Department responded around 12:02 a.m. Sunday to the 1200 block of Griffith Road […]
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Active police search underway after man and toddler reported missing from McHenry
Police are actively searching for a missing 2-year-old boy and an adult after the two were last seen together in McHenry Saturday and traveled to Wisconsin. The McHenry Police Department issued a missing child alert around 7 p.m. Saturday seeking help locating Theo, who is almost two years old, and Todd Sabatini. The pair was […]
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1 injured after school bus with over dozen children causes crash with car on Route 120 in Lakemoor
Police say one driver was hospitalized after a school bus carrying almost 20 children caused a crash with a car that partially shut down Route 120 in Lakemoor. The Lakemoor Police Department and Wauconda Fire District responded around 2:12 p.m. July 31 to the area of Route 120 and Volo Village Road in Lakemoor for […]
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‘Project of unprecedented scale’: Lake County residents file lawsuit to block 472-acre data center campus in Grayslake
A group of Lake County residents has filed a lawsuit to block a 472-acre data center campus in Grayslake, which they call a project of “unprecedented scale” that was given approval without adequate public disclosure. The Preservation of Community Well-being Collective LLC and nine residents of Lake County filed the suit on July 31 in […]
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Man taken into custody after report of shooting, unfounded murder prompts SWAT response in McHenry
A man was taken into custody after he reported he fired shots and killed his mother, which prompted a major police and SWAT team response in McHenry Friday afternoon. The McHenry Police Department responded around 4:15 p.m. Friday to the 3200 block of Hunter Path in McHenry for a report of a disturbance and possible […]