A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized and six other deputies were treated after a man armed with a hatchet sprayed them with bear spray as they served a court order in Libertyville Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Outreach and Support Team (COaST) and sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve a mental health […]
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Couple arrested after fentanyl-laced drugs sold in Zion, leading cops to find variety of drugs and ‘ghost gun’
A couple was arrested after authorities say one of them sold fentanyl-laced drugs, which led to additional drugs and a ghost gun being found at their home in Zion, which was the “headquarters” for their operation. Timmie D. Taylor, 43, of Zion, and Yolanda Taylor, 52, of Zion, were both charged with manufacturing or delivery […]
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City of Woodstock Aquatics Coordinator becomes 3rd person to file lawsuit after separate accidents at Algonquin adventure park
The City of Woodstock Aquatics Coordinator is the third person to file a lawsuit against an adventure park in Algonquin, with the plaintiffs all alleging they suffered injuries in separate foam pit accidents. McHenry-based law firm Hans Mast Law Group filed a lawsuit last month in McHenry County Circuit Court against Fun City Adventure Park. […]
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Approximately 700 people line Route 31 in McHenry during protest calling for end to immigration enforcement
Approximately 700 people lined Route 31 in McHenry on Sunday afternoon for a protest calling for “ICE out for good” in the wake of an ICE agent fatally shooting a woman in Minnesota. Sue Rose of Indivisible McHenry County said her organization hosted an “ICE Out For Good” peaceful roadside protest rally on Sunday. The […]
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Waukegan teen accused of possessing machine gun, running from officers during traffic stop in North Chicago
A Waukegan teenager was arrested after prosecutors say he was armed with a machine gun with an extended magazine and ran from officers during a traffic stop in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a blue 2001 Nissan sedan on December 16 after the car was spotted with a […]
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Police investigation underway after Grayslake man found dead in alley on Chicago’s West Side
A police investigation is underway after authorities say a Grayslake man in his late 30s was found dead in an alley on Chicago’s West Side early Friday morning. The Chicago Police Department and Chicago Fire Department responded around 12:47 a.m. Friday to the 3500 block of West Adams Street for a report of a person […]
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Suspect charged after shooting, burglary leads to major hours-long SWAT standoff in Lake Zurich
Charges have been filed against a suspect who allegedly fired a gun and burglarized a gas station in Lake Zurich, leading to an hours-long standoff that prompted a major SWAT response in Lake Zurich. The Lake Zurich Police Department received a burglary alarm around 2:17 a.m. Saturday at the Casey’s convenience store, 650 South Rand […]
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Former McHenry man charged with sexually assaulting, kidnapping child and threatening her with shotgun in Arkansas
A former McHenry man has been arrested and charged in Arkansas after the sheriff said he sexually assaulted a child and also kidnapped her while threatening her and a woman with a shotgun. Marion County, Arkansas, Sheriff Gregg Alexander said his office arrested Steven M. Manson, 35, of Yellville, Arkansas. Manson is a former McHenry […]
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Shooting, burglary suspect arrested following hours-long standoff that prompted major SWAT response in Lake Zurich
A suspect who fired a gun and burglarized a gas station in Lake Zurich was taken into custody following an hours-long standoff that prompted a major SWAT response in Lake Zurich Saturday. The Lake Zurich Police Department received a burglary alarm around 2:17 a.m. Saturday at the Casey’s convenience store, 650 South Rand Road in […]