A 25-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly strangled his girlfriend, who then stabbed him in apparent self-defense during an incident in Harvard, prosecutors said. The Harvard Police Department responded at 1:24 a.m. on January 1 to the 200 block of South Jefferson Street in Harvard for a 911 hang-up call. Harvard Deputy Police […]
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Authorities identify man killed after SUV ran red light, crashed into his vehicle in Waukegan
Authorities have released the identity of a 55-year-old man who was killed after another vehicle ran a red light and hit his car in Waukegan Saturday afternoon. An autopsy showed Jorge Rivas, 55, of Waukegan, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. […]
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Grand jury indicts Lake Villa man after he allegedly used hidden device to record nude children, adults
A Lake Villa man has been indicted by a grand jury on more than a dozen serious charges alleging he used a hidden device to record nude children and adults in homes in Lake County. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office was notified in August after a victim reported they had been unlawfully video recorded at […]
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Lake County Sheriff K-9 Dax locates missing suicidal man in forest preserve in Antioch
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Canine Dax helped locate an armed suicidal man who went missing in Antioch early Tuesday morning, officials said. Dax and his canine handler Deputy John Forlenza were requested around 2 a.m. Tuesday to assist another agency, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli. The two responded to a […]
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Sketches released of suspects who beat employee, carjacked him at gunpoint at assisted living facility near Libertyville
Police have released renderings of two suspects who beat and carjacked an employee at gunpoint as he was arriving for work at Green Oaks Senior Living near Libertyville in November. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 6:10 a.m. November 27 to Green Oaks Senior Living, 14595 West Rockland Road in Green Oaks for a […]
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Fox Lake woman charged with drug-induced homicide for Spring Grove man’s fentanyl overdose death
A Fox Lake woman was taken into custody on charges that she sold fentanyl-laced heroin to a Spring Grove man, causing his death. Tina L. Meltzer, 50, of the 0-100 block of Aspen Colony in Fox Lake, was charged with three counts of drug-induced homicide, a Class X felony. A criminal complaint filed in McHenry […]
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60 days in jail for Huntley man who pleaded guilty to seriously injuring 6-week-old baby
A Huntley man has been sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading guilty to causing great bodily harm to a six-week-old baby who was hospitalized with serious injuries. Shawn P. Fontaine, 30, of the 11400 block of Beacon Avenue in Huntley, was charged in January 2020 with aggravated battery to a child under the […]
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Driver arrested after crashing into police squad car in Lake Forest
Officials say a driver was arrested after crashing into a police squad car in Lake Forest early Sunday morning, leaving the officer with minor injuries. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Sunday at Westleigh Road and Valley Road, according to Lake Forest Deputy Police Chief Rob Copeland. Copeland told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that […]
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Prosecutors say felon in Harvard was drug trafficking after he was found with $50,000 worth of drugs
Prosecutors say a Harvard man, who is a convicted felon, has been part of “ongoing drug trafficking” after being found with over $50,000 in drugs. Nicholas M. Stegg, 31, of the 300 block of Marengo Road in Harvard, was charged with felony unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession […]