A man was arrested after police found him trying to hide his handgun during a traffic stop in Zion early Monday morning. The Zion Police Department said that a Zion police officer stopped a vehicle for speeding in the 2500 block of Sheridan Road in Zion at 2:13 a.m.. Officials said that as the officer approached […]
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Man charged with battery and kidnapping after attack in Highland Park
A Highland Park man has been arrested after he tried to make sexual advances to a woman and then dragged her from behind towards the street in an attack on Sunday, police said. The Highland Park Police Department said in a statement that Damian Toledo-Comacho, 45, of the 2400 block of Trillium Avenue in Highland Park, […]
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Man arrested after punching, kicking woman during altercation in Woodstock
A man has been arrested after he punched and kicked a woman who was in an altercation with his girlfriend in Woodstock on August 6. On Sunday August 6 at 4:30 p.m. the Woodstock Police Department responded to the 1700 block of Walnut Drive in Woodstock for a report of an aggravated assault complaint, police […]
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Coroner IDs two women killed in Algonquin crash
Two women who were killed after a head-on vehicle crash in Algonquin Sunday afternoon have been identified by the coroner. McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski said that the two women killed were identified as Elizabeth A. Jay, 58, of Algonquin, and Louise J. Schreiner, 78, of Algonquin. Jay died of blunt trauma to the […]
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Man shot to death in Waukegan
A man was killed after being shot multiple times in Waukegan early Saturday morning, police said. At about 12:15 a.m. officers from the Waukegan Police Department responded to the upstairs apartment of a home in the 500 block of Cummings Avenue in Waukegan for multiple 911 calls of a shooting. Police said that when upon […]
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Man found dead outside of apartment building in Buffalo Grove
Buffalo Grove police are investigating the death of a man who they say was found dead outside of an apartment complex on Sunday. Police and firefighters/paramedics were called at around 9:05 a.m. after a 911 caller reported that a man was lying on the ground outside of the Buffalo Ridge Apartments in the 600 block […]
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California man arrested after sheriff’s deputies find over $150K worth of marijuana in vehicle in Fox Lake
A California man has been arrested after he was found with nearly 50 pounds of marijuana in his car after a traffic stop in Fox Lake. On Friday two Lake County Sheriff’s deputies seized nearly 50 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop near Route 59 and Devlin Road in Fox Lake. Sheriff’s deputies conducted the […]
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3 people arrested after two stolen cars recovered in Lake County
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office recovered two stolen vehicles this past week and arrested three suspects. Lake County Sheriff’s detectives and members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Gang Task Force were conducting an auto theft/car burglary saturation patrol when a Lake County Sheriff’s Sergeant conducted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle on Saturday. The […]
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Two women killed in head-on crash in Algonquin
Two women were killed after a head-on vehicle crash in Algonquin Sunday afternoon, according to the coroner. At around 3:12 p.m. firefighters and police were called to a report of a three-vehicle crash with injuries at 902 East Algonquin Road in Algonquin between Longwood Drive and Sandbloom Road. According to McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski, the […]