Construction workers alerted a homeowner and helped contain a fire that broke out in the garage of a home in Huntley before firefighters arrived Saturday afternoon, fire officials said. The Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 12:03 p.m. Saturday to the 12100 block of Ehorn Road in Huntley for a reported structure fire. Firefighters arrived […]
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Investigation underway after staff member shares personal information of 3,000 Waukegan students
School officials and police are investigating after a staff member shared the personal information of 3,000 Waukegan Public Schools students with a “third party.” Waukegan Public Schools Associate Superintendent of Information Josue Cuevas said in a message to parents that a spreadsheet containing information on approximately 3,000 students at Waukegan High School and AOEC was […]
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Victim spots own stolen car being driven around, suspect leads police on reckless chase in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a victim spotted his own vehicle driving around in Waukegan after it had been stolen, which resulted in police pursuing the car and it nearly striking a squad car. Tyree D. Smith, 27, of Waukegan, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated fleeing to elude and driving on a suspended license. […]
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Businessman from Riverwoods sentenced to 3 years in prison on federal charges of stealing millions
A Riverwoods businessman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for stealing $3 million through mortgage and vehicle loans obtained using stolen identities. Yale Schiff, 50, of Riverwoods, pleaded guilty in 2023 to a federal bank fraud charge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. U.S. District Judge […]
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Charges filed after suspect leads police on pursuit, crashes into squad car and flees, leaving 3 officers injured in Mundelein
Charges have been filed against a suspect who led police on a vehicle pursuit through Mundelein before crashing into a squad car and fleeing on foot, leaving three officers injured. Mundelein Police Chief Jason Seeley said his department received a 911 call for a report of a person who was bleeding and possibly shot in […]
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Family files lawsuit, says Vista lied to them after woman found on rooftop of Waukegan hospital dies
A family has filed a lawsuit against Vista and said that the Waukegan hospital lied to them after a woman was found unresponsive on the hospital’s rooftop and died from cold exposure. Civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago. Crump, who is representing the family […]
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Judge sentences convicted felon to 14 years in prison for possessing loaded gun, drugs in home with children in McHenry
A judge sentenced a convicted felon, who rejected a plea deal for 8 years in prison, to 14 years in prison for possessing a loaded gun and drugs inside his McHenry home where children were living. Kenneth Price, 32, of McHenry, was charged in December 2023 with two counts of manufacture or delivery of a […]
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Coroner identifies 61-year-old man killed in head-on crash that left woman injured near Spring Grove
The coroner has released the identity of a 61-year-old man who died after he was left unresponsive and trapped in a head-on crash that also left a woman trapped and injured near Spring Grove. An autopsy performed showed Michael De Brock, 61, of Spring Grove, died as a result of blunt force trauma from a […]
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Lockdown issued, police response sent after student activates police alarm at Gurnee elementary school
A lockdown was issued and police responded after a student pulled an alarm indicating a threat at an elementary school in Gurnee Friday morning. The Gurnee Police Department responded around 11:13 a.m. Friday to Woodland Elementary School, 7000 West Washington Street in Gurnee, for an alarm activation. Gurnee Police Department Public Information Officer Shawn Gaylor […]