A Texas man has been arrested and charged with child abduction in connection with a teen girl from Harvard who went missing. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing juvenile at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday in the 11000 block of Route 14 in unincorporated Harvard. Sheriff’s deputies were told that a […]
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Charges pending after hit-and-run crash leaves woman dead in Antioch
Charges are pending against an Antioch man after he fled the scene of a fatal crash in Antioch, sheriff’s officials said. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Antioch Police Department, and Antioch Fire Department responded at 1:37 a.m. on Sunday to a vehicle crash with injuries near Route 59 and Grass Lake Road in Antioch Township. When […]
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Family member: Death of Cary man found unresponsive at McHenry County Jail was a suicide
The partner of a Cary man who was found unresponsive at the McHenry County Jail told the Northwest Herald that the man killed himself because he couldn’t keep up with the $20,000 a month child support payments. Thomas M. Doheny, 51, of Cary, was found unresponsive in a single occupant jail cell at the McHenry […]
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Kitchen fire leaves Vernon Hills home uninhabitable
No one was injured after a kitchen fire left a home uninhabitable in Vernon Hills on Wednesday, fire officials said. The Countryside Fire Protection District responded at 8 a.m. on Wednesday to a report of a structure fire in the 0-100 block of Monterey Drive in Vernon Hills. When firefighters arrived there was no smoke […]
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Man critically injured after rollover crash in Ingleside
A 33-year-old Round Lake man was critically injured after he rolled his vehicle over after losing control of it in Ingleside, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies and Fox Lake Fire Protection District firefighters/paramedics responded at 10:23 a.m. on Thursday to Route 134 and West Venetian Drive in Ingleside for a […]
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Barrington woman charged after setting her car on fire with flamethrower
Police have charged a Barrington woman with arson after they say she intentionally set her car on fire using a flamethrower. Julie Gagne, 47, of 540 South Summit Street in Barrington, has been charged by the Barrington Police Department with one count of arson, which is a class 2 felony. She has also been charged […]
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13-year-old Huntley juvenile arrested for making racist Xbox Live threats and school threats
The Huntley Police Department has charged a 13-year-old Huntley juvenile for making threats towards a middle school and for making racist threats on Xbox Live. The 13-year-old juvenile, who is a Huntley resident, was charged with disorderly conduct for making threats towards Marlowe Middle School (class 4 felony), obstructing a peace officer (class A misdemeanor), […]
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63-year-old man arrested after allegedly stabbing neighbor in the chest near Gurnee
A 63-year-old man has been arrested and charged after allegedly stabbing his neighbor in the chest during an argument, sheriff’s officials said. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the 34400 block of North Almond Road in Warren Township just after 4 p.m. Monday for a report of a stabbing. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they […]
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Crystal Lake physical therapist charged with battery after being accused of touching woman’s breasts
A Crystal Lake physical therapist has been charged with battery after allegedly touching his client’s breasts during a massage, police said. The Crystal Lake Police Department said that an investigation was started on September 27 after a woman reported that she was inappropriately touched while undergoing treatment at a local pain rehabilitation center. The victim […]