Harvard police have released additional information on a man who robbed a McDonald’s last week. The Harvard Police Department was called to the the McDonald’s at 352 South Division Street in Harvard on August 1 for an armed robbery. Police said that the suspect entered the McDonald’s armed with a hammer and demanded money from […]
Sam Borcia
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].
Posted inLocal News
Person found dead in Round Lake 3-alarm building fire
One person was found dead inside the Campos Income Tax building in Round Lake after a fire tore through it Friday, authorities said. The body was found on the second floor of the building at 247 Cedar Lake Road. The person has not yet been publicly identified according to Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper. […]
Posted inLocal News
Man wanted for burglary caught hiding in closet of home in Spring Grove
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team and the U.S. Marshals apprehended a man wanted for burglary who tried to hide from them on Thursday. Sheriff’s officials said that Devyn D. Cedzidlo, 19, of the 9700 block of Bonner Lane in Spring Grove, was wanted on a felony warrant for residential burglary in Round Lake […]
Posted inLocal News
Suspect arrested for fatal DUI crash in North Chicago
On Tuesday the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Warrants Team and the U.S. Marshals apprehended a man in connection with a fatal crash in North Chicago in April. Sheriff’s officials said that Sherrod E. Abraham, 28, of the 2600 block of Cornelia Ave in Waukegan, a documented street gang member, was wanted on a felony arrest […]
Posted inLocal News
Teen arrested after being found with loaded gun in Waukegan
Waukegan police have arrested a 17-year-old from Chicago early Wednesday morning after officers found him in possession of a loaded gun. At 2:00 a.m. officers from the Waukegan Police Department were at the Woodland Village Apartment Complex in the 2400 block of Dugdale Road conducting pro-active police patrols, Waukegan Chief of Police Wayne Walles said. […]
Posted inLocal News
Police chase stolen vehicle near Libertyville; suspect still on the loose
Libertyville police searched for the driver of a stolen vehicle who escaped from a police pursuit on Thursday night but were unsuccessful in locating the suspect. At around 8:00 p.m. a Libertyville Police Department patrol officer observed a vehicle travelling eastbound on Route 176 near Route 21 in Libertyville at a high rate of speed. […]
Posted inLocal News
Coroner IDs one of two victims murdered in Crystal Lake slaying
A 31-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl are dead and a Crystal Lake man is in custody for murder following a shooting at a Crystal Lake home Thursday night. Police were first called to the residence in the 100 block of Marian Parkway at about 8:02 p.m. for a report of a female armed with […]
Posted inLocal News
Firefighters battling 3-alarm commercial structure fire in Round Lake
Firefighters are at the scene of a blaze in a building that houses both a business and apartments in Round Lake. Emergency crews arrived at the scene at 247 North Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake shortly before 5:00 p.m. The building on fire houses a tax service called Campos’ Tax on the first floor […]
Posted inLocal News
Lake County jail officers save second inmate from committing suicide by hanging in less than a month
Two Lake County Jail corrections officers helped stop an attempted suicide in the jail, sheriff’s officials said. On July 31 at around 3:15 p.m. Lake County Corrections Officers George Gotsis and John Venetsanakos saved the life of an inmate attempting suicide in his jail cell. Officers Gotsis and Venetsanakos were conducting rounds in the Administrative […]