Two people were killed after an SUV struck a semi truck that was stopped at traffic light in North Chicago on Friday, according to police. Emergency crews were called to the scene at around 2:00 p.m. Friday to a report of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Waukegan Road and Buckley Road in North […]
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Man arrested on weapons and trespassing charges after trying to break-in to apartment
An Antioch man is facing weapons and trespassing charges after police were called to a disturbance early Thursday morning. Kevin J. Herl, 24, of the 700 block of Cunningham Drive, was arrested after police were called to the Joanna Court Apartments on Main Street near North Ave in Antioch at around 4:00 a.m. Thursday for […]
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Waukegan woman charged with murder after stabbing man to death
A Waukegan woman has been charged with second-degree murder after stabbing a man to death in a domestic dispute on the Fourth of July, police said. Waukegan Police Commander Joe Florip said that officers responded to a call of a stabbing at around 9:00 p.m. Tuesday at a house in the 2200 block of Western […]
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Man charged with murder for fatal shooting in Woodstock
Police announced Wednesday that a man has now been charged with the fatal shooting from last month in Woodstock. Victor Romero-Palos, 36, of Woodstock, was charged with the murder of Cesar Rangel, 41, of Woodstock, according to the Woodstock Police Department. Rangel was shot in a parking lot near East Calhoun Street and South Jefferson […]
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Coroner IDs motorcyclist who was ejected, killed in crash near Woodstock
The 26-year-old man that died after he crashed his motorcycle in unincorporated Woodstock late Sunday evening has been identified. The driver of the motorcycle was 26-year-old Anthony R. Para of Hebron, according to McHenry County Coroner Anne L. Majewski. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and the Woodstock Fire Protection District were called to 2211 Lamb Road […]
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Man charged with attempted murder in home invasion, nail gun attack in Cary
A man has been charged with home invasion and attempted murder in an incident that happened near Cary early Sunday police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Cary Police Department, and Cary Fire Protection District responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at a house in the 7300 block of Swan Way in unincorporated Cary […]
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Coroner IDs man killed while driving motorized wheelchair near McHenry
The man in a motorized wheelchair that was fatally struck by a vehicle last Saturday in unincorporated McHenry has been ID’d by the coroner. The man who was wheelchair bound has been identified to be William Roy Schmidt, 62, of unincorporated McHenry, McHenry County Coroner Anne L. Majewski said in a statement. A 2016 Subaru […]
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6 injured after rollover crash near Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills
Six people were injured Monday after two SUVs crashed in Vernon Hills near Hawthorn Mall. First responders were called at around 2:45 p.m. to a report of a crash with injuries on Route 21 north of Route 60, according to a statement from Countryside Fire Protection District Lt. Russ Bach. Crews arrived to find two […]
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Firefighter injured while battling garage fire caused by fireworks in Wauconda
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 […]