The Wauconda Fire District responded late Sunday night to a garage fire that left one firefighter injured. At around 11:58 p.m. firefighters were called to the 400 block of Grand Blvd for a report of a structure fire. Crews arrived and found smoke and fire from a detached garage. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire in […]
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Man ejected and killed after motorcycle crash in unincorporated Woodstock
A 26-year-old man died after he crashed his motorcycle in unincorporated Woodstock late Sunday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Woodstock Fire Protection District were called to the 2200 block of Lamb Road in unincorporated Woodstock, Hartland Township, at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday for a crash involving a 2016 Harley-Davidson motorcycle. It was initially reported […]
U.S. Marshals arrest man in connection with armed robbery in Woodstock
A Hanover Park man was charged after committing an armed robbery and leading police on a high-speed chase in Woodstock last Wednesday. Brian Odell, 39, of the 4700 block of Zeppelin Drive in Hanover Park was charged with three felonies which included armed robbery, unlawful restraint, and mob action after being arrested at his home […]
Woman injured after Metra train hits her car in Round Lake Park
A woman was in critical condition but is now stable after her vehicle was struck by a Metra train Sunday in Round Lake Park. The crash happened at around 11:00 a.m. after a vehicle traveling westbound on Route 134 near Porter Drive was struck by a Metra commuter train bound for Chicago, according to Chief […]
UPDATE: Missing man from Antioch found safe
The 28-year-old man who was reported missing Saturday from unincorporated Antioch has been found safely. When Dylan P. Yates went missing he was last seen by his family riding his bike on Monday in the 22700 block of West Loon Lake Boulevard, according to the Lake County sheriff’s office. Yates had not been seen by […]
Two bicyclists injured after being hit by a car in Crystal Lake
Two bicyclists were airlifted to area hospitals after being struck by a car in Crystal Lake Friday night. First responders were called to the scene around 6:00 p.m. to the intersection of Lake Avenue and Riverside Drive in Crystal Lake after they received a report that a car hit two people riding on bicycles. It […]
North Chicago Police officer and K-9 hit by vehicle on traffic stop
A North Chicago police officer and a police K-9 were injured after being hit by a suspect that sped off from a traffic stop. According to North Chicago Police Deputy Chief Lazaro Perez, police officers were on a traffic stop with a dark blue Audi four-door car at around 9:00 p.m. Thursday night near 20th […]
Good Samaritans rescue woman and 3 kids trapped in car in a retention pond
Two Good Samaritans helped save four people including a woman and her three kids from a car that drove into a retention pond during a storm Wednesday. First responders were called to the parking lot of Tacos El Norte near 906 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach at around 9:30 p.m. for a report […]
Lawsuit filed by family of man fatally dragged in Round Lake Beach phone robbery
A lawsuit has been filed against a trio of teenagers who police say are to blame for a Round Lake Beach cell phone robbery that turned deadly this past spring. 43-year-old North Chicago man Trinidad Javier Bueno Sanchez was killed on April 24 when he was dragged by a car driven by a then 17-year-old […]