The Zion Police Department and the Lake County Major Crime Task Force have made an arrest in the murder of Nathaniel Lang at a gas station in Zion Monday evening. The murder took place at the Mobil Gas Station, 2500 Sheridan Road, at 6:17 pm on Monday. Bernardino Giustino, 21 years old from Zion, has been […]
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SUV crashes into semi truck, leaves 4 injured, including critical injured teenager in Richmond
A 16-year-old teenager remains in critical condition after being airlifted to the hospital following a semi truck and SUV collision that injured three others in Richmond on Saturday. The car accident occurred around 12:30 PM on Saturday at Route 173 and Keystone Rd in unincorporated Richmond. McHenry County Sheriff’s office said that the SUV failed to […]
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Teens robbed at gunpoint while playing Pokemon Go in Lake Villa
(SUN TIMES MEDIA WIRE) — A pair of teenage brothers were robbed at gunpoint while playing the Pokemon Go online game Thursday night in north suburban Lake Villa. The boys were playing the mobile game shortly after 10 p.m. in a residential area near Morton Drive and Carol Lane in unincorporated Lake Villa when a car […]
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Update: Port Barrington man dead after boating crash near Cary
A 67-year-old Port Barrington man was pronounced dead at the hospital after crashing his boat Friday evening on the Fox River. The crash occurred at 3:01 pm in the 200 block of River Dr. in Trout Valley, when the single vessel boat crashed bow first into a concrete pier and concrete post. The man, who […]
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30-year-old McHenry man charged in murder of wife on Monday
30-year-old McHenry man Anthony Harrison was charged with killing Laura K. Harrison, also 30-years-old, on Monday in McHenry. McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski said Laura Harrison died from sharp and blunt force injuries to her neck. McHenry Police say he stabbed her in the neck with a knife. McHenry Police and Fire Department responded to […]
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One dead in suspected murder attempted suicide in McHenry
A man reportedly killed his wife and then attempted to take his own life in what appears to be a murder – suicide attempt Monday morning in McHenry. Officers with the McHenry Police Department responded to the 4300 block of Parkway Ave. at about 8:53am after receiving a call from a man who said he […]
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Armed suicidal person barricades herself inside Riverwoods home
The Riverwoods Police Department responded to a suicidal female who was barricaded inside a home on Thursday. The incident occurred in the 1500 block of Saunders Road in Riverwoods. NIPAS EST (Northern Illinois Police Alarm System / Emergency Services Team) responded to the residence along with police from other neighboring agencies and Riverwoods Police Department. The […]
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Huntley teen charged with 7-Eleven robbery
On April 30, 2016 at approximately 3:09 A.M. Huntley Police Officers responded to a reported armed robbery at 7-Eleven, located at 12400 Princeton Drive. The offender had fled prior to the Officers arrival and the clerk reported the offender to be a male, African American, 5’06” – 5’08” dressed in dark clothing with his hands […]
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Four suspects charged in Wadsworth shooting
(LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF) — On April 28, 2016 at approximately 10:38 PM, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to an apartment in the 15200 block of West Wadsworth Road, Wadsworth, for a report of shots fired. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they located three individuals who were injured. A 22 year-old woman had been shot with […]