A Crystal Lake woman in her 20s died after she crashed her car near a hospital in Hoffman Estates, leaving her car split into multiple pieces and nearly unrecognizable Friday evening. The Hoffman Estates Fire Department and Hoffman Estates Police Department responded around 6:51 p.m. Friday to the area of Barrington Road and Higgins Road […]
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‘Could not stop himself’: Crystal Lake man tried luring, seducing child by sending sexual messages and saying he loved her
Authorities say a Crystal Lake man was arrested after investigators found he was trying to lure and seduce a child by sending explicit sexual messages while telling her he loved her. A resident, along with her juvenile child, went to the Crystal Lake Police Department on the evening of February 5, according to Crystal Lake […]
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‘Lit up every room he walked in’: 50-year-old man remembered after being found dead following crash near Richmond
A celebration of life was held for a 50-year-old man who is being remembered as a “very outgoing” person who “lit up every room he walked in” after he was found dead following a crash near Richmond. The Richmond Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:52 a.m. Tuesday to 374th […]
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Girl found after going missing, prompting large emergency response to search Fox River in Fox River Grove
A teen girl was transported to the hospital after she was reported to have possibly jumped into the Fox River, prompting a large emergency response in Fox River Grove Saturday evening. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Cary Fire Protection District responded around 7:04 p.m. Saturday to the area of Lions Park, 102 […]
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Suspect in custody after fleeing police in Zion, leading to police pursuit in Wisconsin that ended back in Lake County
A suspect was taken into custody after he fled from police in Zion and led officers on a pursuit in Wisconsin where he crashed into squad cars before returning to Illinois and fleeing on foot near Wadsworth. The Pleasant Prairie Police Department became involved in a vehicle pursuit around 9 a.m. on February 4 after […]
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Prosecutors say gunman shot victim twice after accusing him of going through his bag at Grayslake home
Prosecutors say a gunman, who was captured by police and the FBI last week, shot another man twice during a “minor argument” after believing the victim went through his bag in Grayslake. Elo Owolide, 28, of Evanston, was charged with one count of aggravated battery by discharge of a firearm, a Class X felony. The […]
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Waukegan man dies after school bus converted to RV slams into overpass during multi-vehicle crash in Indiana
A Waukegan man is dead and his passenger was critically injured after a three-vehicle crash involving a school bus converted into an RV on Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana Saturday evening. The Indiana State Police, Merrillville Fire Department and Superior Ambulance Service responded around 5:15 p.m. Saturday to Interstate 65 at the 253.6-mile marker near […]
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9 years in prison for drunk driver who caused crash that killed elderly father of 3 in Lake in the Hills
A Huntley man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for driving with alcohol and cocaine in his system and causing a crash that left a 76-year-old man, who was a father of three, dead in Lake in the Hills. Jakub Kakietek, 42, of Huntley, was charged in July 2024 with two counts of […]
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Suspect tries forcing entry to burglarize house in Highland Park in broad daylight while resident was home
Police are investigating after a suspect tried to force entry to burglarize a house in Highland Park in broad daylight while a resident was home, officials said. The Highland Park Police Department responded around 3:52 p.m. on February 2 to the 1900 block of Keats Lane in Highland Park for a residential burglary call. A […]