Two people, including a man that had second and third-degree burns, were injured after an “explosive” garage fire in Harvard that caused $250,000 in damage. On Sunday, at around 7:30 p.m., sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were called to 20205 State Line Road in Harvard near Route 14 for a report of a structure fire with […]
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Grayslake teen boy dies in hospital week after being shot before house fire
The teenage boy who was shot in the head before a fire at his home in Grayslake has died, police said on Monday. Grayslake police said that at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday they were notified that the 17-year-old boy had died at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. The body was transported to the Cook […]
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Teens not injured after drag racing causes car to rollover into a utility pole, sparking brush fire in Ingleside
Two 16-year-olds were uninjured after the car they were in rolled over into a utility pole and caused a brush fire while they were drag racing another car in Ingleside. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and the Fox Lake Fire Protection District were called at around 5:00 p.m. on Friday to the area of the […]
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Two more suspects arrested in Zion shooting, robbery
Two more men have been arrested in connection with the August 16 shooting, robbery that sparked a large police manhunt search in Zion. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that the shooting was the result of a planned drug robbery in which four suspects had planned to steal a half-ounce of marijuana from the two […]
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Grayslake teen rescued from house fire also had gunshot wound; grandmother committed suicide on Thursday
The teenage boy who was rescued from a house fire in Grayslake on Tuesday suffered a gunshot wound to the head prior to the fire, police said. Police also said that the boy’s 65-year-old grandmother, Deborah St. Antione-Browne, who also lived in the house, killed herself on Thursday after being being interviewed by police. Firefighters […]
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Teen in critical condition after shooting in Round Lake
A teenager was shot and is in critical condition following a shooting in Round Lake, sheriff’s officials said. On Wednesday at around 11:20 p.m. Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Norelius Avenue and North Thompson Street in unincorporated Round Lake for reports of shots fired. According to first responder radio traffic from […]
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Man wanted in Waukegan house party murder arrested at a motel in Wisconsin
A Waukegan man who has been on the run for months on murder charges has been arrested at a motel in Wisconsin, police said. On June 5 at around 4:30 a.m. officers from the Waukegan Police Department responded to the 1600 block of 11th Street for a call of a shooting. Officers arrived and located […]
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Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed after driving in opposite lanes of traffic, hitting a car in Fox Lake
The coroner has identified the 27-year-old man who was killed after a motorcycle crash in Fox Lake on Tuesday. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne L. Majewski identified the man as Samual J. Wiesbrock, 26, of Spring Grove. Fox Lake police and firefighters responded to a report of a car that hit a motorcycle at around 4:30 […]
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Man in hospital gown who fled hospital arrested after stealing sweater, pants in Libertyville
A Round Lake Beach man who was wanted on a warrant ran from a hospital but was arrested after he stole a pair of pants and a sweater from a vehicle nearby, police said. Police said that last week Matthew D. Brechel, 36, of Round Lake Beach, had been transported to Advocate Condell Hospital in […]