A Waukegan man has been charged with threatening a Lake County judge on a voicemail on Tuesday. The threatening message was left on the voicemail extension of a Waukegan city employee. In the message, the caller said he was planning on physically harming a specific Lake County judge. Police did not release the name of […]
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House explodes, collapses in Libertyville
Fire departments from around Lake County are on scene after a house exploded and collapsed in Libertyville. Firefighters were called to the scene in the 1700 block of Sunnyview Road in Libertyville near Route 137 at around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. The house was completely leveled by the explosion however there was no active fire. Several […]
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PHOTOS: Flood emergency in parts of Lake County; high water halts Metra trains
The National Weather Service Wednesday morning issued an flash flood emergency warning in Lake County, urging people to immediately move to higher ground, after storms overwhelmed the area with water. It was only the latest development in the widespread flooding in north suburban Lake County that has closed roads and halted Metra trains after a […]
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Man pleads not guilty after intentionally driving into pedestrians, killing 1 in Waukegan
A North Chicago man pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide along with other charges after a fatal hit and run crash involving pedestrians on April 29 in Waukegan. Tony Salcedo, 25, pleaded not guilty to a Lake County Circuit Court Judge on Monday to charges of reckless homicide, failure to report an accident involving death, […]
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Mother and toddler identified as victims in fatal North Chicago crash
Photo posted on Lake & McHenry County Scanner Facebook page by Nicholas Boyer The two people killed after an SUV struck a semi truck in North Chicago Friday have been identified. Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper announced that the victims were identified as Christina Mier, 25, of Lake Forest and her 20-month-old son. Emergency […]
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Coroner IDs man and woman killed in Algonquin motorcycle crash
The coroner has identified the two people who were killed Sunday evening when the motorcycle they were on crashed into a light pole in Algonquin. According to McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski, the driver of the motorcycle was David A. Erickson, 59, of Crystal Lake, and the passenger on the motorcycle was Tiffany G. […]
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Two people killed after motorcycle crash in Algonquin
Two people were killed Sunday evening when the motorcycle they were on crashed into a light pole in Algonquin. Police said the crash happened at around 5:07 p.m. on the Route 31 western bypass north of Route 62. A BMW motorcycle was heading north on Route 31 when it hit a raised median and went […]
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Man in critical condition after being struck by car in hit and run crash in McHenry
A 22-year-old Wonder Lake man was arrested Sunday and charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident which seriously injured a pedestrian in unincorporated McHenry. According the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, a preliminary investigation indicated that at 2:23 a.m. Sunday a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu sedan headed south in the 3000 block of Lincoln Road near Emily […]
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Three firefighters injured after floor collapses during house fire in Cary
One firefighter was injured after falling through the floor at a house fire in Cary and two others were injured trying to rescue the first firefighter. The Cary Fire Protection District was called for a house fire at 206 Hickory Nut Grove Lane in unincorporated Cary at 8:27 p.m. Friday, officials said. According to a […]