A Libertyville man is facing multiple charges after police raided his apartment and found a large amount of drugs and cash. Patrick Stuart Skinner, 23, of 350 Brainerd Avenue Apartment #6A in Libertyville, was found in possession of 1,000 grams of psilocybin mushrooms, 1,600 grams of codeine, 700 grams of marijuana, and 3.5 “hits” of […]
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Sam Borcia is the CEO and Publisher of Lake and McHenry County Scanner based in Libertyville, Illinois. His focus is reporting on local news covering crime, government, traffic and more around Lake County, Illinois and McHenry County, Illinois. Sam founded Lake and McHenry County Scanner in January 2012 and has extensive experience covering news. His reporting has garnered coverage by major national and international outlets. He graduated from DePaul University in Chicago. You can get in touch with Sam by emailing [email protected].
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18-year-old drowns in Lake Michigan near Illinois Beach State Park in Winthrop Harbor
An 18-year-old man swimming in Lake Michigan near Illinois Beach State Park in Winthrop Harbor died after going under the water and not resurfacing. Winthrop Harbor Fire Chief Justin Stried said that the fire department was called to a report of a swimmer under the water in Lake Michigan near Camp Logan at the Illinois […]
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Elderly man on bicycle seriously injured after reported hit-and-run in Crystal Lake
An elderly man who was riding on his bicycle was seriously injured in what appears to be a hit-and-run in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake Police and Fire Departments were called at around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday to the intersection near Main Street and Congress Parkway by Walkup Extension in Crystal Lake for a possible hit-and-run of […]
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McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicles involved in two separate crashes minutes apart in Woodstock
Two McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicles were involved in separate crashes Wednesday morning just minutes apart in Woodstock. At around 6:26 a.m., the Woodstock Fire Rescue District was called to the scene of a crash involving a McHenry County Sheriff’s Office vehicle and another vehicle at Route 14 and Lake Avenue in Woodstock. The sheriff’s vehicle […]
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14-year-old boy arrested after bringing gun to Zion-Benton High School
A 14-year-old boy has been charged after he brought a gun to Zion-Benton High School, police said. On Monday, school administrators were notified that a student may have brought a gun into the Zion-Benton High School at 3901 West 21st Street in Zion, District 126 Superintendent Chris Clark said in a letter to parents. Police […]
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Motorcyclist who was clocked speeding at 121 mph strikes sheriff’s deputy after being cornered in parking lot
A motorcyclist who was clocked speeding at 121 mph in Libertyville struck a sheriff’s deputy after being cornered in a parking lot. On Tuesday at around 2:35 p.m., a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy was on patrol in the area of Milwaukee Avenue just north of Route 137 in unincorporated Libertyville. Authorities said that the sheriff’s […]
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Medical examiner identifies teen boy who died after being shot in head and rescued from Grayslake house fire
The teenage boy who was shot in the head before a fire at his home in Grayslake and died on Saturday has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Grayslake police said that at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday they were notified that the 17-year-old boy, identified as Zackary Bollam, had died at Loyola […]
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2 injured, including man with 3rd-degree burns after Harvard garage fire; investigation underway
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 […]