Fire officials say several chickens died after a fire fully engulfed a large chicken coop behind a home in Beach Park late Thursday evening. The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 11:41 p.m. Thursday to the 40500 block of North Green Bay Road in Beach Park for a report of a fire called in by […]
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Ex-boyfriend pleads not guilty to fatally shooting doctor in Barrington while young child was present
A man has pleaded not guilty to attacking his ex-girlfriend, who was a mother and a doctor, with a bat and then fatally shooting her in Barrington while their young child was present. A Cook County grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging William R. Zientek, 46, of Barrington, with eight counts of first-degree murder […]
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1 hospitalized after car crashes into rear of stopped school bus in Waukegan
An adult was transported to the hospital after a car crashed into the rear of a stopped school bus in Waukegan Thursday morning, officials said. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 8:49 a.m. Thursday to the area of Golf Road and Pine Street for a report of a vehicle crash with […]
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Woodstock woman charged with DUI after rollover crash that left 4-year-old child, teen injured near Harvard
A Woodstock woman has been charged with DUI after a rollover crash that left a 4-year-old child and a teenager both hospitalized with injuries near Harvard Thursday afternoon. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 23 and Streit Road in unincorporated Harvard […]
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Dog missing for 6 days, found by drone in Crystal Lake back home after undergoing surgery
A Bernese Mountain dog missing for nearly seven days before being located by a drone in Crystal Lake is back home recovering from surgery after being hit by a car. Crystal Lake resident Kate Belmonte said her Bernese Mountain dog named Charlie, who is two years old, went missing on December 30. The dog was […]
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‘Tragic incident’: Huntley woman dies after multiple-vehicle crash in Carpentersville
A Huntley woman died after she suffered critical injuries in a three-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The Carpentersville Police Department and Carpentersville Fire Department responded around 4:48 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Randall Road and Binnie Road for a report of a multiple-vehicle crash with injuries. Fire crews arrived and found […]
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Alleged drug traffickers arrested during traffic stop that netted over half kilo of cocaine near Lincolnshire
Two alleged drug traffickers were arrested after the county’s special investigations group found them with over half a kilogram of cocaine on Interstate 94 near Lincolnshire. Members of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Group (SIG) conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 94 near Route 22 in Lincolnshire around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, according to […]
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Child, teenager both hospitalized with injuries following rollover crash near Harvard
A child and a teenager were both hospitalized with moderate injuries after a two-vehicle crash left one car rolled over near Harvard Thursday afternoon. The Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 4 p.m. Thursday to the intersection of Route 23 and Streit Road in unincorporated Harvard for a report of a vehicle crash with entrapment. […]
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Firefighters rescue dog after residents awoken to fire that left home uninhabitable in Ingleside
Firefighters saved a dog after residents were awoken to a fire that left their home uninhabitable in Ingleside early Thursday morning, fire officials said. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 5:01 a.m. Thursday to the 36400 block of North Tamarack Lane in Ingleside for a report of a structure fire. Fox Lake Fire […]