Officials are mourning the death of a Huntley Fire Protection District lieutenant who died on Wednesday after recently retiring due to an advanced-stage cancer diagnosis. Huntley Fire Chief Scott Ravagnie on Friday announced the death of Lieutenant Ken Larsen. Larsen was a 21.5-year veteran of the Huntley Fire Protection District. He began his service in […]
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Sheriff releases no details 24 hours after 2 shot, flown to hospital at home near Wonder Lake
The sheriff’s office has released no details 24 hours after two people were shot at a home near Wonder Lake and flown to the hospital. It is unclear whether a suspect is being sought. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 11:05 a.m. Thursday to the […]
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Judge denies pre-trial release to suspect accused of leading police on high-speed pursuit in Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods
A judge denied pre-trial release to a Waukegan man accused of leading police on a high-speed pursuit in Lake Zurich and Hawthorn Woods, recklessly passing school buses, before fleeing on foot. The Hawthorn Woods Police Department received a report of a reckless driver on southbound Fairfield Road around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday. Lake County Assistant State’s […]
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Report of person armed with rifle at Waukegan High School prompts major police response
A major police response was sent to one of the Waukegan High School campuses after officials say they received a report of a person armed with a rifle Thursday morning. The Waukegan Police Department received a report around 10:12 a.m. Thursday for a threat at Waukegan High School Brookside Campus, 2325 Brookside Avenue. Waukegan Deputy […]
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Zion man arrested after leading police officers on 115 mph pursuit in Wisconsin
A man from Zion is in custody after he led officers on a high-speed chase reaching speeds of more than 115 mph over the border in Wisconsin Thursday morning. The Kenosha Police Department began a pursuit around 2 a.m. Thursday of a reckless vehicle. The pursuit was terminated as the vehicle entered into Pleasant Prairie, […]
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2 suspects accused of stealing hundreds of vases from cemeteries in Lake, McHenry counties
The sheriff has announced they have identified two suspects accused of stealing hundreds of vases from gravestones at cemeteries in Lake and McHenry counties and selling them. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded in August to a theft report at Highland Memorial Park, 33100 Hunt Club Road in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy […]
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Schools on lockdown as sheriff’s office responds to shooting at residence near Wonder Lake
Schools were placed on lockdown as the sheriff’s office responds to a shooting at a residence near Wonder Lake where two victims were flown to the hospital. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection and Wonder Lake Fire Protection District responded around 11:05 a.m. Thursday to the 8900 block of Tryon Grove Road for […]
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Cat dies, family displaced from home after fire breaks out in townhome in Vernon Hills
Fire officials say a cat died and a family was left displaced from their home after a fire broke out in a townhome in Vernon Hills Wednesday morning. The Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to the 200 block of East Court of Shorewood in Vernon Hills for a fire alarm activation. […]
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Officers nearly forced to shoot man after he disarms officer during arrest, tasers officer in Zion
Prosecutors say a man fought with officers before disarming an officer and tasering him with his own taser, leading to the officer nearly being forced to shoot the man. Donovan J. McLeod, 29, of Rolling Meadows, was charged with aggravated battery of a peace officer, attempting to disarm a peace officer, two counts of resisting […]