An alderman says two public works employees who were hospitalized after being electrocuted by a power line in Waukegan are both conscious and “doing well.” The Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11:30 a.m. Thursday to the area of Pershing Road and Greenwood Avenue. Waukegan Fire Marshal Todd Zupec said fire crews arrived to find two […]
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Convicted sex offender charged with soliciting explicit photos, videos online from child in Lake in the Hills
A Chicago man, who is a convicted sex offender, allegedly solicited sexually explicit material from a child in Lake in the Hills while grooming the girl through Snapchat. Christopher S. Griffith, 32, of Chicago, was charged with four counts of child pornography, child sex offender communicating through internet, indecent solicitation of a child and grooming. […]
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Several chickens die after fire engulfs large chicken coop behind Beach Park home
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 […]