A 34-year-old man has been charged after he drove his pickup truck into the Harley-Davidson dealership in Woodstock earlier this month and had to be restrained by bystanders. The Woodstock Police Department and Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded around 4:45 p.m. on February 8 to Woodstock Harley-Davidson, 2235 South Eastwood Drive, for a report of a […]
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Child on life support after allegedly being beaten by mother’s boyfriend in Round Lake Beach
A 6-year-old child is in critical condition on life support after prosecutors say the child was seriously beaten by its mother’s boyfriend in Round Lake Beach. Round Lake Beach Deputy Police Chief Wayne Wilde said his department was contacted by medical staff at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville around 4 p.m. Monday. A 6-year-old […]
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‘Illinoisans have done the hard work’: Gov. Pritzker confirms state’s indoor mask mandate will end Monday
Governor JB Pritzker, citing the continued decrease in COVID cases, confirmed that Illinois’ indoor mask requirement, which has been in effect since August, will end on Monday. The requirement will end at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, according to the governor’s office. Masks will still be required where federally mandated and in places such as health […]
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21-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries after causing three-vehicle crash in Mettawa
A Highland Park man is in critical condition and two others were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash in Mettawa Friday morning that was possibly caused by snowy road conditions. The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, Libertyville Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:45 a.m. Friday to the area of Route 60 and St. […]
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Police officer recognized for helping injured driver following head-on rollover crash in Antioch
An Antioch police officer received an award Wednesday for his actions in helping a driver who was injured and trapped in her vehicle following a head-on rollover crash in Antioch. Antioch Police Officer Ray Galioto is the first recipient of the department’s Commendation Award. The award stemmed from Galioto’s actions on November 18 at a […]
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No injuries after former Ramada Inn hotel in Waukegan catches on fire
The vacant Ramada Inn hotel in Waukegan caught fire Wednesday evening and firefighters were able to quickly stop the fire from spreading. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday to 200 North Green Bay Road in Waukegan. Waukegan Fire Marshal Todd Zupec told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that […]
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Police arrest man who allegedly broke into Lake Zurich home, strangled and attacked woman
Police say they arrested a Carpentersville man who broke into a residence in Lake Zurich Tuesday and strangled and battered a woman. The Lake Zurich Police Department responded around 7:01 p.m. Tuesday to the 600 block of Surryse Road in Lake Zurich for a domestic incident in progress. Officers located a female victim at a […]
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Waukegan police chief issues apology to 15-year-old wrongly charged, says department ‘must do better’
The interim Waukegan police chief publicly apologized Thursday to 15-year-old Martell Williams, who was wrongly charged with attempted murder, and said his department “must do better.” Williams, 15, of Waukegan, was arrested on February 16 and wrongly charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection to a shooting at Dollar General, 2613 Grand Avenue […]
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Coroner IDs 71-year-old man who died after being rescued from house fire in Lake Forest
The coroner’s office has released the identity of a 71-year-old man who died after firefighters rescued him from a house fire in Lake Forest on Friday. A preliminary autopsy showed the death of Denis Specketer, 71, of Lake Forest, was consistent with a fire-related death, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. The Lake Forest […]