A 23-year-old Waukegan man died after apparently being stabbed in the chest in the middle of the street in Zion Monday morning. The Zion Police Department responded around 5:01 a.m. Monday to the 2600 block of Gilboa Avenue in Zion for a report of a man down and not breathing. Responding officers located a 23-year […]

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Baby found unresponsive in Harvard home, later pronounced dead
A 4-month-old infant found unresponsive in a Harvard home early Friday morning later died at the hospital, police said. The Harvard Police Department and Harvard Fire Protection District responded around 4:59 a.m. Friday to a residence in the 300 block of Finney Street for a report of an unresponsive infant. Officers arrived first and found […]
Mobile testing sites coming to Mundelein, Round Lake, Lake Zurich high schools
Mobile testing sites are coming to several high schools in Lake County, including Mundelein, Lake Zurich, and Round Lake, after a recent COVID-19 outbreak in the Lake Zurich area, officials said. The drive-thru testing sites will be managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and are free to everyone. “We ask anyone who has […]
Several businesses evacuated due to gas leak in downtown Crystal Lake
A vehicle struck a gas meter Saturday morning, prompting a hazmat response and numerous businesses to be evacuated in downtown Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 8:55 a.m. Saturday to The Olive Tap, 68 North Williams Street, for a report of a natural gas leak. Crystal Lake Fire Battalion Chief Bill […]
12-year-old girl, woman on tube struck by boat on Fox River
A woman was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after she was struck by a boat on the Fox River while on a tube with a 12-year-old girl. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 6:30 p.m. Thursday to Picnic Grove Park, 598 Birch Lane in Fox […]
3 juveniles injured after 4-vehicle crash near Wadsworth
A juvenile was seriously injured and two others were also hurt after a four-vehicle crash involving a work van, SUV and two sedans in Wadsworth Friday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Winthrop Harbor Fire Department responded around 3:40 p.m. Friday to Route 173 and Green Bay Road in Wadsworth for a vehicle crash […]
‘We are disappointed in the ruling,’ family of AJ Freund says in statement after Cunningham sentenced
AJ Freund’s family said that they are “disappointed and saddened” that a judge sentenced JoAnn Cunningham to only 35 years in prison for murdering the young boy. “We, the family of our beloved Andrew (AJ), are disappointed and saddened by the ruling of the Judge,” AJ Freund’s family, besides his parents, said in a statement […]
Highwood man charged with producing child porn, having sex with a dog
A Highwood man has been charged with producing and possessing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography, prosecutors said. He is also accused of having sex with a dog. Thomas W. Keller, 40, of the 300 block of Grove Avenue in Highwood, was charged with five counts of child pornography, possession of methamphetamine, sexual […]
JoAnn Cunningham sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering her son
A judge has sentenced JoAnn Cunningham to 35 years in prison for the first-degree murder of her son, AJ Freund. McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt handed down the sentence around 1:50 p.m. Friday. Cunningham, 37, of Crystal Lake, will be required to serve 100% of the sentence and will have to serve three years of […]