Nearly a year after authorities found a man deceased in a conservation area in Harvard, the coroner’s office has been unable to identify him and is asking for the public’s help. The McHenry County Conservation Police and McHenry County Coroner’s Office responded on May 4, 2019 to a remote area of Rush Creek Conservation Area […]
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Illinois sees second highest daily death toll from COVID-19
Illinois reported 141 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours — the second highest since the pandemic began — as the state’s newest stay-at-home order goes into effect tomorrow. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced 2,563 new coronavirus cases and 141 additional deaths on Thursday. The state’s total is now 52,918 positive cases […]
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Marengo man gets 4 years in prison for attacking girlfriend
A Marengo was sentenced to four years in prison for pinning down his girlfriend, grabbing her by the neck — which caused her to pass out, and then striking her in the face, prosecutors said. Patrick C. Prendergast, 27, of Marengo, was found guilty on Friday of domestic battery causing bodily harm, a Class 4 […]
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Illinois surpasses 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,200 deaths
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that more than 20 million pieces of personal protection equipment has been distributed in the state as officials announced more than 2,200 new COVID-19 cases. Pritzker said that 10.1 million surgical masks, 1.8 million N95 masks, 173,000 gowns, 7.7 million gloves and 440,000 face shields have been sent to hospitals, health […]
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21-year-old woman dies after being shot in Zion
A 21-year-old woman who was gunned down in a Zion alley during a ‘targeted attack’ early Sunday morning has died in the hospital, police said. The Zion Police Department responded shortly before 4:30 a.m. Sunday to the emergency room at Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan. Officers met with the ER staff and learned that […]
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Second Illinois lawmaker files lawsuit against Gov. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order
A state representative from Winnebago County has filed a lawsuit on behalf of all Illinois residents challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order extension. The class-action lawsuit was filed Wednesday morning by State Rep. John M. Cabello in Winnebago County Circuit Court, court records show. Cabello, a Republican from Machesney Park, says that this lawsuit differs […]
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Crystal Lake church held services during stay-at-home order, police say
A church in Crystal Lake held services on at least two Sundays with several people in attendance and ignored police orders to comply with the state’s stay-at-home order, authorities said. The Crystal Lake Police Department received six anonymous complaints and responded on April 5 and April 12 to The Arising Church, 211 North Virginia Street. […]
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Illinois sees highest number of COVID-19 deaths in single day
Gov. J.B. Pritzker called a state representative’s lawsuit against the state’s stay-at-home order a ‘cheap political stunt’ as Illinois has surpassed 2,000 COVID-19 related deaths. “This was a cheap political stunt. Designed so that the representative could see his name in headlines, and unfortunately he has briefly been successful in that most callous of feats,” […]
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1 dead, 1 injured after two-vehicle crash in Mundelein
An 82-year-old man died and another person was injured after a crash involving a Hummer and a work truck in Mundelein Tuesday morning. The Mundelein Fire Department and Mundelein Police Department responded around 8:35 a.m. Tuesday to Route 176 and Route 60-83 near the Walgreens for a vehicle crash with injuries. Mundelein Police Department Commander […]