A North Chicago police officer and a police K-9 were injured after being hit by a suspect that sped off from a traffic stop. According to North Chicago Police Deputy Chief Lazaro Perez, police officers were on a traffic stop with a dark blue Audi four-door car at around 9:00 p.m. Thursday night near 20th […]
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Good Samaritans rescue woman and 3 kids trapped in car in a retention pond
Two Good Samaritans helped save four people including a woman and her three kids from a car that drove into a retention pond during a storm Wednesday. First responders were called to the parking lot of Tacos El Norte near 906 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach at around 9:30 p.m. for a report […]
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Lawsuit filed by family of man fatally dragged in Round Lake Beach phone robbery
A lawsuit has been filed against a trio of teenagers who police say are to blame for a Round Lake Beach cell phone robbery that turned deadly this past spring. 43-year-old North Chicago man Trinidad Javier Bueno Sanchez was killed on April 24 when he was dragged by a car driven by a then 17-year-old […]
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Police investigating armed robbery, high-speed chase in Woodstock
The Woodstock Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at a house that lead to a high-speed police chase. Police were called to the 200 block of Throop Street in Woodstock initially for a report of a disturbance in progress at around 2:50 a.m. Wednesday. It was learned that there was a fight at the […]
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Child hospitalized after being rescued from pool in Antioch
A 9-year-old boy is in stable condition after being rescued when he almost drowned in a pool in Antioch Sunday. First responders were called to the scene at Skipper Bud’s Marina, 1000 West Route 173 in Antioch, Sunday evening for a report of a child that went under the water in a pool for 30 […]
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2 injured after drunk driver hits police car, house in Lake Villa
A suspected drunk driver and a police officer were injured after the suspect struck a Lake Villa police car and then hit a house. The crash occurred on Route 83 near Bretons Drive in Lake Villa early Sunday at around 12:50 a.m.. Police said that Thomas J. Weber, 26, of the 100 block of Milwaukee […]
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Coroner IDs body found in retention pond in Crystal Lake
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has identified the body that was found in a retention pond in front of the Crystal Lake OfficeMax last week. Police were called June 19 after a dead body was spotted in the retention pond across from the OfficeMax at 4417 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake. McHenry County Coroner Anne […]
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Flight For Life called after minivan hits utility pole and rolls over in Woodstock
One person was injured after a minivan struck a utility pole and rolled over on Route 47 in Woodstock Monday morning. The Woodstock Fire Rescue District responded at around 8:20 a.m. Monday morning to a report of a one vehicle car accident near the 3000 block of South Route 47 (3/4 mile south of Route […]
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Police continue to search for suspects after man shot in Woodstock
Woodstock Police are still searching for suspects of a shooting from Saturday morning that left one person shot in what police say was a targeted attack. The Woodstock Police Department responded to the 1200 block of Mitchell Street for a report of shots fired at 2:18 a.m. Saturday morning after receiving multiple 911 calls. Patrol […]