One person was injured and residents were left homeless after a house fire broke out, prompting the response of numerous fire departments, in Crystal Lake Thursday afternoon. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department and Crystal Lake Police Department responded around 1:14 p.m. Thursday to the 1400 block of Candlewood Drive in Crystal Lake for a […]
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2 months in jail for man who stabbed victim in chest, critically injuring him during road rage in Mundelein
A man has been sentenced to two months in jail after prosecutors say he stabbed another motorist twice in the chest, leaving him in critical condition, during a motorist dispute in Mundelein. Edward Nieves Jr., 59, of Mundelein, was charged in October with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and aggravated battery with a deadly […]
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Crystal Lake-based Prairie Grove School District 46 superintendent abruptly quits, leaving district scrambling
The superintendent for Crystal Lake-based Prairie Grove School District #46 has suddenly resigned and the school board said the district is now at a “pivotal moment” that demands “clarity, transparency and trust.” The Board of Education for the Prairie Grove Consolidated School District #46 sent a community letter on Tuesday informing parents and students that […]
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Crystal Lake police officer given warning after losing rifle, leading to felon retrieving gun near school in Crystal Lake
A Crystal Lake police officer has been given a written warning after he lost his rifle and a convicted felon found the firearm and ditched it at a library next to a school in Crystal Lake in September. Crystal Lake Police Chief James Black said that an off-duty employee of the Crystal Lake Police Department […]
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23-week fetus dies at Lake Forest hospital after woman left injured following two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90
Authorities say a 23-week-old fetus died at a Lake Forest hospital days after a woman in her 20s was left injured in a vehicle crash that occurred on Interstate 90. The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded around 11:30 a.m. Saturday to Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital for a death investigation. The labor and delivery team […]
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Man accidentally shoots himself in the hand while trying to clean gun in Highland Park
A man was transported to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the hand as he prepared to clean his gun inside his home in Highland Park. The Highland Park Fire Department and Highland Park Police Department responded around 9:12 a.m. on December 28 to the 600 block of Kincaid Street in Highland Park […]
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Driver runs red light during high-speed pursuit, car later goes airborne before chase ends in Lake in the Hills
A 22-year-old man allegedly led police on a pursuit where he shut his lights off and ran a red light on Randall Road in Lake in the Hills before his car later went airborne and he was arrested. Edwin Garcia, 22, of Lake in the Hills, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing to […]
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Owner of shuttered Trump and Truth Store in Huntley announces she will open new store in Crystal Lake
The owner of the Trump Truth Store in Huntley, which was closed down in July following an eviction case, announced she will be opening a new retail store in Crystal Lake this month. The Trump Truth Store is expected to “pre-open” on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend on January 17. The business will sell apparel, […]
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Officials say Mundelein man believed to have died by accident after trying to get off moving Metra train in Libertyville
Investigators say a 30-year-old Mundelein man appeared to have died by accident when he leaped from a moving Metra train before later being found on the tracks in Libertyville. The Libertyville Police Department, Libertyville Fire Department and Metra Police Department responded around 5:30 p.m. Friday to the area of Ellis Avenue and Winchester Road for […]