Police arrested one suspect on Thursday after a group physically attacked and injured a child while robbing him of $20 in cash and breaking his phone in Crystal Lake. Camden F. Schmidt, 18, of Crystal Lake, was charged with robbery, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, mob action, criminal damage to property and theft. A […]
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1 hospitalized as firefighters battle house fire in subzero temps that left residents displaced near Marengo
A resident was hospitalized and firefighters battled a fire in subzero temperatures that left residents displaced from a house near Marengo Saturday evening. The Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 6:37 p.m. Saturday to the 900 block of Echo Trail in unincorporated Marengo for a report of a structure fire. Harvard Fire Protection District Public […]
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‘Deeply saddened’: School district mourns death of former teacher at Round Lake elementary school
A Grayslake school district said it is mourning the death of a former teacher who taught at a school in Round Lake and was “deeply committed” to supporting his students. Grayslake-based Community Consolidated School District 46 said this week that the District 46 family was “deeply saddened” to report that former math teacher Dan Frey […]
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Police say 32-year-old man traveled to Fox Lake to sexually assault child, also accused of cyberstalking
Police announced charges against a 32-year-old man who they say traveled to Lake County to sexually assault a child in Fox Lake following a search warrant conducted at his home Thursday. Fox Lake Police Department Sgt. Rick Howell said the police department detained a person of interest in connection with an investigation involving child pornography […]
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Buffalo Grove attorney accused of working with ‘criminal network’ in theft of over $2.3 million in government funds
Police say a Buffalo Grove attorney was arrested for participating in the theft of over $2.3 million in government funds from a city in Florida on behalf of a “criminal network.” The Tallahassee, Florida, Police Department announced Friday an arrest in connection with a 2024 fraud investigation that involved stolen City of Tallahassee funds. The […]
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‘Serial fraudster’ from Crystal Lake convicted in $8M Ponzi scheme gets delay in separate trial for alleged theft from McHenry veterans group
A Crystal Lake man and “serial fraudster” has been given a trial delay for allegedly stealing from a McHenry veterans group, just weeks ahead of him reporting to federal prison for an $8 million Ponzi scheme. Alan J. Hanke, 61, of Crystal Lake, was charged in McHenry County Circuit Court in September 2024 with theft by […]
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Firefighters battle fire that left house fully engulfed, burnt to ground in -30° wind chills near McHenry
Firefighters battled a fire for hours that left a house fully engulfed in flames and burnt to the ground overnight near McHenry while wind chills were at -30 degrees. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:11 a.m. Saturday to the 3300 block of North Bayview Lane in unincorporated McHenry in Lake County for […]
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Pickup truck pulling trailer crashes into electrical pole, snapping it in half, partially closing Route 173 near Harvard
Fire officials say a pickup truck pulling a trailer crashed into an electrical pole, snapping it in half and causing Route 173 to be partially shut down near Harvard Thursday afternoon. The Harvard Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:40 p.m. Thursday to Route 173 and Crowley Road in unincorporated Harvard […]
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U.S. Marshals Service arrests Waukegan man wanted for attempted murder after allegedly stabbing man
The U.S. Marshals Service and police converged on an apartment complex in Waukegan on Tuesday to arrest a Waukegan man wanted for attempted murder in the stabbing of a victim in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday that they had arrested Durrell Robertson, 40, of Waukegan. Robertson was wanted on charges of attempted first-degree […]