123 children died within a year of having contact with the Department of Children and Family Services, and AJ Freund’s death is ’emblematic’ of DCFS failures, a startling new report by the DCFS Inspector General says. The annual report shows that in the fiscal year which ended in June, of the 123 deaths, 24 were […]
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Sam Borcia is the CEO and Publisher of Lake and McHenry County Scanner based in Libertyville, Illinois. His focus is reporting on local news covering crime, government, traffic and more around Lake County, Illinois and McHenry County, Illinois. Sam founded Lake and McHenry County Scanner in January 2012 and has extensive experience covering news. His reporting has garnered coverage by major national and international outlets. He graduated from DePaul University in Chicago. You can get in touch with Sam by emailing [email protected].
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5 years in prison for Uber driver who sexually abused McHenry County woman during ride
A 29-year-old Uber driver found guilty of attempted sexual assault of a Prairie Grove woman during an Uber ride and trying to promote her into prostitution was sentenced to five years in prison. Ahmed R. Tawfeeq, 29, of the 1100 block of Braeburn Drive in Elgin, was found guilty in November by Judge Robert Wilbrandt […]
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Funeral services set for 24-year-old Harvard woman killed in high-speed crash in Woodstock
The coroner’s office has identified a 24-year-old woman killed after she crashed her car into a tree, causing it to split in half early New Year’s Day in Woodstock. McHenry County Interim Coroner John Miller told Lake and McHenry County Scanner on Monday that Chiquita D. Gates, 24, of Harvard, died in a single-vehicle crash […]
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Lake County Sheriff K-9 Dax will appear on national TV series ‘America’s Top Dog’
Lake County Sheriff K-9 Dax and Deputy John Forlenza will appear Wednesday evening on the season premiere of ‘America’s Top Dog,’ a new national TV series. The A&E Network series brings together top police and civilian dogs alongside their handlers as they compete nose-to-nose on the ultimate canine obstacle course. In each episode, four police […]
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9 residents displaced after house fire in Harvard
Nine residents were displaced after a fire left a multi-family residence uninhabitable in Harvard Saturday morning, fire officials said. The Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 7:35 a.m. Saturday to the 1100 block of North Hart Street for a report of a structure fire. Harvard Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Bryan Pierce said that crews […]
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3 suspects arrested after $20K in jewelry stolen during burglary at Costco in Mettawa
Three men who allegedly burglarized the Costco in Mettawa of $20,000 in jewelry were taken into custody after an IDOT truck driver spotted them running across Interstate 94 early Saturday morning. Joseph D. Page, 24, of Waukegan, Cortez R. Morrow, 37, of Chicago, and Clarence D. Blanchard, 26, of Chicago, were all charged with burglary, […]
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Bodycam released from in-custody death of Waukegan man; officers cleared of wrongdoing
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. The state’s attorney has cleared Waukegan police of any wrongdoing and released bodycam video in the death of Avion Cotton, the man who died after swallowing drugs while he was running from officers in June. Avion Cotton, […]
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McHenry man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash near Wauconda
A 54-year-old McHenry man was killed after his vehicle struck a tree and rolled over near Wauconda Friday morning, police said. The Wauconda Fire District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 11 a.m. Friday to Neville Road west of Darrell Road in unincorporated Wauconda for a single-vehicle crash with injuries. Lake County Sheriff Spokesman […]
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Coroner IDs Buffalo Grove man killed in two-vehicle crash in Mundelein
A 56-year-old Buffalo Grove man was killed after a pickup truck that fled from police at a high rate of speed crashed into the man’s car on New Year’s Day in Mundelein. Richard R. Skloot, 56, of Buffalo Grove, died of multiple injuries due to blunt force trauma, according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard […]