McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks has declared a state of emergency on Wednesday for McHenry County in response to the county’s first case of coronavirus. The declaration activates the emergency operations plans of the McHenry County Department of Health and the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency, and requests state and federal funding and resources […]
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Deerfield man, who is mentally and physically disabled, reported missing
A 45-year-old Deerfield man with mental and physical disabilities was reported missing and police believe he got lost on his way to Chicago Monday evening. Teodoro “Ted” R. Ordonez, 45, of the 1000 block of Waukegan Road in Deerfield, was last seen leaving his residence, where lives with his mother, around 12 p.m. Sunday. His […]
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McHenry County’s first coronavirus case is being treated at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington
A 19-year-old McHenry County man is being treated at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington after testing positive for COVID-19, sources said. The man arrived at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital on Thursday and tested positive for coronavirus, sources told Lake and McHenry County Scanner. The man is being kept in isolation in a negative pressure […]
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McHenry County teen diagnosed with coronavirus
State officials have announced eight new cases of coronavirus in Illinois, including McHenry County’s first case, who is a teenager with no known link to others with the illness. Governor J.B. Pritzker said at a press conference Tuesday that the total number of COVID-19 cases is now at 19. Officials said at the press conference […]
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Convicted felon charged with possessing cocaine, gun near middle school in McHenry
A McHenry man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested after police found him in possession of a gun and say he intended to sell cocaine near Parkland Middle School in McHenry. Carnell L. Lattimore, 36, of the 5500 block of Brittany Drive in McHenry, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a […]
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McHenry County sheriff files lawsuit against state over immigration law
McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim and three other Illinois sheriffs filed a federal lawsuit to block the Illinois Trust Act, which says they are not allowed to detain someone based on immigration status. Prim, along with Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle, Stephenson County Sheriff David Snyders and Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey, filed the joint […]
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2 injured, 5 displaced after overnight fire at Gages Lake apartment building
An early morning fire at an apartment building in Gages Lake left two people injured and five people displaced, fire officials said. The Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 1:22 a.m. Monday to the 33600 block of Evergreen Drive in Gages Lake for a report of a structure fire. Grayslake Fire Protection District Battalion Chief […]
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33-year-old man uncooperative with investigators after being shot in Zion
Police are investigating after gunshots rang out Sunday morning in the Horizon Village apartment complex in Zion — leaving a 33-year-old man injured. The Zion Police Department responded around 8:30 a.m. Sunday to the 4200 block of Barberry Lane for multiple reports of gunshots in the area. “Callers reported hearing four gunshots, people running and […]
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3 charged after woman beaten, robbed in Long Grove
Three people have been charged with beating and robbing an 18-year-old woman in Long Grove after they offered the woman a ride home from a party, police said. Jovanni Mora, 21, Neslye Y. Palacios-Flores, 23, and Juan A. Colon, 24, all of the 400 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Waukegan, were […]