A grandmother said her grandson’s face “is almost gone” after a fireworks accident in Waukegan that required him to be flown to the hospital due to the severity of his injuries. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 10:10 p.m. Saturday to the 400 block of North County Street for a report […]
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Woodstock man arrested for spitting blood at nurse, security guards and kicking guard in the groin
A Woodstock man allegedly spit blood at a nurse and security guards and kicked one of the guards in the groin during an attack at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Woodstock, court documents said. Julio C. Enriquez, 34, of the 600 block of Quinlan Lane in Woodstock, was charged with three Class 2 felony counts of […]
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Man expected to be deported after being arrested for sexually assaulting his sister in Crystal Lake
A deportation order has been entered against a man arrested by U.S. Marshals in May on a warrant for sexually assaulting his adult sister in Crystal Lake. Yazmani Diaz-Montero, 38, of the 300 block of West Terra Cotta Avenue in Crystal Lake, was charged with criminal sexual assault, sexual relations within families and criminal sexual […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy buy new football for boy after bullies stole his football
Two Lake County sheriff’s deputies used their own money to buy a boy a new football after “older bullies” stole his football in unincorporated Gurnee, the sheriff’s office said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Ed Donahoe and Deputy Mike Nudi were investigating a suspicious person call at a park in unincorporated Gurnee Friday […]
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Appellate court says confession not sufficient for conviction, overturns Round Lake woman’s DUI case
An Illinois appeals court overturned the DUI conviction of a Round Lake woman, ruling that the woman’s confession alone cannot lead to her conviction. Belinda Delatorre, 29, of Round Lake, was found guilty on January 18, 2019, of driving under the influence of alcohol following a bench trial. Round Lake Police Officer Robert Robinson testified […]
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Prosecutors in Kyle Rittenhouse case seek to admit evidence of past violence, association with Proud Boys
Prosecutors in the Kyle Rittenhouse case are asking a judge to allow them to admit evidence showing the former Antioch resident has a violent past and is associated with the Proud Boys. Rittenhouse, 18, was arrested for shooting and killing two people and injuring a third person during civil unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August […]
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Nine employees hospitalized after ammonia leak sickens them at food plant in Lake Villa
Nine employees were hospitalized after an ammonia leak at a food plant in Lake Villa that sent ten fire departments to the scene Friday morning. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 11:20 a.m. Friday to C and F Packing Company, 515 Park Avenue in Lake Villa, for a report of an odor investigation. […]
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Driver flees scene after crash that left them and one other injured in Libertyville
Police say a driver was taken into custody after fleeing the scene of an injury crash in Libertyville Thursday morning that caused Route 21 to be shut down for several hours. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 4:08 a.m. Thursday to Milwaukee Avenue and Winchester Road for a report of a […]
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Woodstock man pleads guilty to attempted murder for beating women during hammer attack in Crystal Lake
A Woodstock man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in connection with a random hammer attack on two women on a Crystal Lake trail in 2019. Angel R. Cardoza, 50, of Woodstock, was indicted on attempted murder, armed violence and four counts of aggravated battery. The McHenry County Conservation District Police Department and Crystal Lake […]