Two separate brush fires in Lake in the Hills and Marengo fueled by high winds burned nearly 35 acres of land and damaged a house just over an hour apart Monday afternoon, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 1:14 p.m. Monday to the 400 block of Steeplechase Way in Lake in […]
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Man dies after being critically injured, rescued by firefighters from fire that left condo uninhabitable in Fox Lake
Authorities say a 52-year-old man has died after he was critically injured and rescued from a fire that caused significant damage to a condominium in Fox Lake Monday morning. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Police Department responded around 7:12 a.m. Monday to the 0-100 block of St. Thomas Colony Street in […]
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‘Deep sadness’: Wauconda Police Department announces sudden death of police officer
The Wauconda Police Department announced that one of its police officers unexpectedly died on Monday as they ask the community for its thoughts and prayers. The Wauconda Police Department said Monday evening that it was with “deep sadness” to announce the death of Officer Christian Pascente. Pascente died earlier in the day on Monday and […]
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Teen dies after high-speed crash that left car engine ripped from vehicle in Deer Park
A 17-year-old boy is dead after the sheriff says he crashed his BMW at high speed into a tree, which caused the engine to completely detach from the vehicle, in Deer Park Monday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:45 a.m. Monday to the area of Ela […]
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Man rescued by firefighters in critical condition from fire that left condominium building uninhabitable in Fox Lake
A man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after he was rescued by firefighters from a fire that left residents of six condominium units displaced in Fox Lake Monday morning. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 7:12 a.m. Monday to the 0-100 block of St. Thomas Colony Street in Fox Lake […]
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Jury convicts Grayslake man of murder after stabbing victim over 40 times in ‘heinous, unprovoked’ attack in Round Lake Beach
A Grayslake man faces life in prison after a jury convicted him of stabbing a victim over 40 times in a “heinous, unprovoked” attack where he tried staging the crime scene in Round Lake Beach. Jesus I. Vargas, 33, of Grayslake, was convicted of first-degree murder following a trial that concluded on Friday. The jury […]
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‘You’re not a loved child’: Couple arrested, child rescued after suffering years-long horrific torture and abuse in Fox Lake
A couple was arrested after authorities say a child suffered years of horrific torture and abuse in Fox Lake, including being repeatedly punched, struck by objects and told by his mother she would kill him and dump his body. The Fox Lake Police Department responded around 9:30 a.m. Friday to a local business for a […]
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State police say semi-truck driver was at fault, cited after causing crash that killed 21-year-old woman on I-90 near Huntley
State police say a semi-truck driver was at fault and cited for crashing into a sedan from behind, killing a 21-year-old woman and leaving a second person critically injured, on I-90 in Huntley last month. An autopsy performed Tuesday showed that Dasiree Cunningham, 21, of Rockford, died as a result of injuries to her brain […]
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Waukegan man wanted for sex assault of child arrested after police pursuit in Round Lake Beach
A man wanted for sexual assault of a child led police officers on a pursuit where he ran multiple stop signs in Round Lake Beach before later being taken into custody. Rigoberto Tapia, 41, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, driving on a revoked license, speeding, failure to stop at an intersection, […]