A woman was injured and transported to the hospital after she crashed into a parked car, causing her vehicle to roll over and leave her trapped inside, in Woodstock Saturday morning. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock Police Department responded around 10:37 a.m. Saturday to the 1000 block of St. Johns Road in Woodstock for […]
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SWAT team responds, armed man taken into custody after making threats to harm himself and others near Cary
A man who made threats to harm himself and others while armed with guns was safely taken into custody after a SWAT team responded near Cary Saturday morning, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received information around 5:30 a.m. Saturday about a 30-year-old man who had sent an alarming video of himself. […]
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Second canopy at gas station in Cary collapses months after another canopy collapsed at same location
A gas station canopy at a Marathon gas station in Cary collapsed early Saturday morning, the second canopy to collapse in months at the same location, fire officials said. The Cary Fire Protection District and Cary Police Department responded just after 1 a.m. Saturday to the Marathon gas station, 8 East Main Street in Cary, […]
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Mother left in serious condition with brain bleed after vicious attack allegedly by teenage son in Harvard
Authorities say a mother was left in serious condition with a brain bleed after her teenage son, who was taken into custody, attacked her and others at their home in Harvard. Edwin Vargas, 18, of Harvard, was charged with aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery to a peace officer, domestic battery causing bodily harm and consumption […]
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Popular ice cream store in Cary shuts down as owner blames ‘harassment’ by village following years-long ordinance battle
Cary Dairy has permanently closed with the owner blaming “harassment” by the Village of Cary, which sued the ice cream shop in a dispute ongoing since 2021 over a sign ordinance violation. Cary Dairy Ice Cream Cafe officially closed its location at 395 Cary Algonquin Road in Cary late last month following a several year-long […]
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‘I’m going to cut your head off’: Owner of smoke shop accused of brandishing machete to multiple customers in Zion
The owner of a smoke shop in Zion was arrested and accused of selling drugs out of his store and also randomly brandishing a machete at different customers, telling one that he was going to “cut your head off.” The Zion Police Department responded on April 16 to a call of an aggravated assault at […]
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‘Time here was far too short’: Funeral services set for father with baby on the way who died in head-on crash near Huntley
Funeral services are set for a young father, who had a second son on the way, after he died in a head-on crash near Huntley that also killed a woman, with his family saying his time here was “far too short.” Nathan King, 28, of Hampshire, was identified by the Kane County Coroner’s Office as […]
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Driver charged after running red light, causing crash with Lake Villa ambulance that sent 6 to hospital in Libertyville
Three citations were issued to a single driver for a crash between a Lake Villa Fire Protection District ambulance and two SUVs on Route 45 in Libertyville. A Libertyville police department spokesman said citations of Fail to Yield to Emergency Vehicle, Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident and Disobeying a Traffic Control Device […]
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Driver left injured, trapped after forklift falls off back of semi-trailer and strikes his SUV in Barrington Hills
A driver was hospitalized and had to be extricated after a forklift fell off a semi-tractor-trailer and struck his vehicle while driving in Barrington Hills Tuesday afternoon. The Barrington Hills Police Department, East Dundee Fire Protection District and Carpentersville Fire Department responded around 4:14 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 68 and Bateman Road […]