A 31-year-old Marengo man was killed after being hit by a car after he tried crossing the street in Marengo Sunday night. Jaime L. Campuzano, 31, of Marengo, was crossing Telegraph Street at Prospect Street in Marengo when he was struck by a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer travelling eastbound on Telegraph Street, the McHenry County Coroner said. […]
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Waukegan man wanted in unincorporated Grayslake murder arrested
A Waukegan man is in custody after a 30-year-old man died after being shot in unincorporated Grayslake early Saturday morning, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Lake County Sheriff’s detectives and Major Crime Task Force investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Jasperin F. Melendez, 19, of the 1100 block of West Grove Avenue in […]
Hebron man who allegedly raped child captured following 10-day manhunt
The 26-year-old Hebron man who fled on foot after allegedly raping a child on October 13 has been captured in Iowa following a 10-day manhunt. Following the 10-day manhunt, Esau Ancheyta Hernandez, 26, of Hebron, was apprehended Monday morning after police found him hiding under a bed in an apartment in Ames, Iowa after investigators […]
VIDEO: 9 injured, including 3 critically, after car smashes through restaurant in Waukegan
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Nine people were injured, including four children, after a car crashed through a restaurant in Waukegan on Saturday. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded to Toluca’s Mexican Restaurant at 1419 Washington Street in Waukegan […]
Employee assaulted during jewelry store robbery in Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake police are investigating a jewelry store robbery where an employee was hit in the face by the suspect on Saturday. At around 3:05 p.m. on Saturday, the Crystal Lake Police Department responded to Dalzell Jewelers at 41 North Williams Street in Crystal Lake for a report of a robbery. Authorities said that a […]
2 people struck by car, 1 killed, in hit and run in Zion
The Zion Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding the vehicle and driver involved in a fatal hit and run crash early Saturday morning. At around 12:50 a.m. Saturday morning, the Zion Police Department and Zion Fire Department responded to a report of a car that struck two pedestrians near Green Bay […]
Man with cocaine, sawed-off shotgun charged with fleeing police during traffic stop
A Rockford man who drove off from a traffic stop with cocaine and a sawed-off shotgun has been arrested and charged, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies tried to conduct a traffic stop on October 3 on a vehicle driven by 23-year-old Jordan P. Carmody. Carmody fled from police and drove […]
No injuries after shooting in Woodstock
No one was injured after a shooting left a house struck by a bullet in Woodstock early Friday morning, the Woodstock Police Department said. On Friday at around 3:25 a.m., the Woodstock Police Department responded to the 700 block of Barbary Lane in Woodstock for a report of someone hearing gunshots. Police officers arrived and found a […]
Three teens charged with McHenry area burglaries
Three teens have been arrested and charged after committing multiple burglaries in the unincorporated McHenry area, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said. Teghan Appleberg, 18, of Wonder Lake, and two other teens, ages 13 and 17, were arrested Thursday morning in connection with burglaries in unincorporated McHenry. At 2:15 a.m. Thursday morning, the McHenry County […]