A 16-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy have been charged after they allegedly carjacked two separate victims at gunpoint in Waukegan which led to a police chase Thursday evening. The first carjacking occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Berwick Boulevard and the second occurred around 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the 2000 block […]

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Man charged with attempted murder after 2 stabbed, 3rd slashed in Crystal Lake
A 38-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after two men were critically injured after being stabbed and a third man was slashed inside a Crystal Lake home Thursday evening, police said. Charles A. Hightower, 38, of Rockton, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, a Class X felony, and one count of […]
Man in custody after 2 stabbed at Crystal Lake home
Charges are pending against a 42-year-old Rockton man after two men were stabbed inside a Crystal Lake home Thursday evening, police said. The Crystal Lake Fire/Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 7:29 p.m. Thursday to the 100 block of Edgewood Avenue for a report of three people stabbed. Police officers found two […]
Woodstock home uninhabitable after fire starts in garage
No one was injured after a fire erupted in an attached garage Wednesday evening in Woodstock which left the home uninhabitable, fire officials said. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 5:41 p.m. to the 800 block of West Avenue for a report of a structure fire. One person escaped the fire without injury prior to […]
Crystal Lake man convicted of sexually assaulting young female relative for over a decade
A Crystal Lake man has been found guilty of over a dozen sex crimes against a young female relative, who reported that she was sexually assaulted for over 13 years straight. Arturo Hernandez-Pedraza, 42, of Crystal Lake, was found guilty by a jury of three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, three counts of predatory […]
Man charged with killing his younger brother in Park City, police say
A Wisconsin man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of his younger brother in Park City Sunday evening. Jeffrey D. Quigley, 31, of the 5100 block of 10th Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is being held on a $1 million bond. […]
Coroner identifies man who died after being shot in Park City
The Lake County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a 22-year-old man who died after being found shot in Park City early Monday morning. Noah Quigley, 22, of Park City, died of injuries received from a gunshot wound, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. The Park City Police Department and Gurnee Fire […]
Police, coroner identify victims of police chase that ended in a fatal fiery crash in Fox Lake
The two people killed and another who was seriously injured following a police chase that ended in a fiery crash near Fox Lake have been identified by police and the coroner. Theopolis Owens, 28, of Chicago and Kayla Crews, 18, of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, both died of blunt force injuries caused by a vehicle crash, […]
31-year-old man fatally struck by car in Crystal Lake
A 31-year-old Crystal Lake man walking in the roadway on Route 31 in Crystal Lake was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday morning. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire-Rescue responded around 5:55 a.m. Wednesday to Route 31 near Daniel Drive in unincorporated Crystal Lake. A preliminary investigation […]