A family is mourning the death of a 45-year-old Waukegan father, remembered for leaving an “indelible mark on everyone,” after he drowned while swimming in Lake Michigan at Illinois Beach State Park near Zion. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 4:35 p.m. on September 6 to Illinois Beach State […]
Sam Borcia
Sam Borcia is the CEO and Publisher of Lake and McHenry County Scanner based in Gurnee, 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 sborcia@lakemchenryscanner.com.
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‘No regard for safety’: Honduran national accused of firing almost 20 shots into home occupied by family in Gurnee
A Waukegan teen from Honduras has been arrested after prosecutors say he opened fire — unleashing nearly 20 shots — into a Gurnee home that was occupied by a family, an “extremely dangerous” incident. Rony G. Sabillon-Canales, 19, of Waukegan, was charged with one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building, […]
Posted inMcHenry County
Sheriff says officer was responding with lights, sirens through red light when crash occurred that left 1 dead, 7 injured in Spring Grove
The sheriff says a police squad had its lights and sirens activated when it went through a red light, resulting in a four-vehicle crash that left a woman dead, a man seriously injured and an engine ripped from a car in Spring Grove Sunday. The Spring Grove Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office […]
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Feds say heavy police, SWAT team activity at auto repair shop in Woodstock was part of drug trafficking investigation
Federal authorities announced Monday that the heavy police and SWAT activity in Woodstock Friday morning at an automotive shop was part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Illinois State Police carried out a federal arrest warrant at Woodstock Automotive Service, 725 Lake Avenue in Woodstock, around 10:30 a.m. Friday, […]
Posted inMcHenry County
Officers arrest convicted felon who was allegedly walking around carrying gun during crowded festival on Woodstock Square
Officers arrested a convicted felon after they spotted him walking around carrying a handgun during the crowded Mexican Independence Day Celebration on the Woodstock Square Sunday. Officers with the Woodstock Police Department observed Alejandro Rodriguez, 27, of Woodstock, walking around on the historic Woodstock Square around 12:11 p.m. Sunday. The 10th annual Mexican Independence Day […]
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Woman dies after being among 8 injured in multiple-vehicle crash involving police squad in Spring Grove
A woman has died after being among eight injured, prompting the response of two medical helicopters, in a multiple-vehicle crash involving a police squad car in Spring Grove Sunday afternoon. The Spring Grove Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:05 p.m. Sunday to Route 12 and Spring Grove Road in Spring […]
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ComEd sues Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan after hospital defaults on settlement, owes over $2.2M in electric bills
ComEd has filed another lawsuit against Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan seeking over $1.4 million for unpaid electric bills, a month after a judge ordered the hospital to pay more than $822,000 when it never showed up in court. The lawsuit was filed on August 28 in Lake County Circuit Court against American Healthcare […]
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2 medical helicopters called, 8 injured after serious multiple-vehicle crash involving police squad in Spring Grove
Two medical helicopters were called and eight people were injured after a serious multiple-vehicle crash involving a police squad car Sunday afternoon that has shut down Route 12 in Spring Grove. The Spring Grove Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 2:05 p.m. Sunday to Route 12 and Spring Grove Road in […]
Posted inLake County
Motorcyclist allegedly leads police on 100+ mph pursuit through construction zone before assaulting officer in Wauconda
A Wonder Lake man allegedly led officers on a 100+ mph pursuit in Wauconda and then attacked a police officer during the chase, later admitting he fled because he was “broke” and did not want to pay the tickets. A Wauconda Police Department officer was on patrol in the area of Route 12 and Case […]