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Former movie theater in Round Lake Beach found extensively damaged after break-in, police say

Police officers and firefighters responding to a fire alarm at the former Regal Cinema in Round Lake Beach early Sunday morning discovered the building was broken into and extensively damaged. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded at 2 a.m. Sunday to 550 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach for a fire alarm. […]

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Hebron firefighters and paramedics kept busy after responding to 3 fires, delivering baby boy

Hebron firefighters and paramedics were kept busy last week after they responded to three fires and helped deliver a baby boy in the span of three days. The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District responded to a total of 14 calls last week between Sunday, March 17, and Saturday, March 23. At around 4:30 p.m. last Tuesday, […]

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Man arrested after allegedly communicating with undercover officer posing as 12-year-old child, traveling to meet for sex in Lake Forest

A Wisconsin man was arrested Thursday evening after he allegedly traveled to a Lake Forest park to meet and have sex with a 12-year-old girl, who was actually an undercover officer. Brian Ivy, 51, of Racine, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of indecent solicitation of a child and one count of traveling to meet […]

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No injuries after firefighters battle ‘burdensome’ machinery fire at Woodstock scrap yard

Firefighters used foam and 2,000 gallons of water to extinguish a “burdensome” machinery fire at a metal recycling center in Woodstock Saturday afternoon. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded at 12:15 p.m. Saturday to Behr Iron & Metal, 13914 Washington Street in Woodstock, for a report of a crane on fire. Firefighters arrived at the metal […]

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Lake Zurich paves way for over $150 million project that switches water source to Lake Michigan

Lake Zurich village officials approved new measures last week for a $154 million project that will transition the town’s water source to Lake Michigan, but it comes at a price for its residents. The project will be the most expensive infrastructure project in the village’s history. Lake Zurich currently gets its water from deep underground […]

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McHenry, Lake counties see highest snowfall out of Chicago area with 7 inches reported

Parts of McHenry and Lake counties reported seeing 7 inches of snowfall on Friday, the highest in the Chicagoland area. Bull Valley, which is near Woodstock, saw the most snowfall in the Chicago metropolitan area at 7.2 inches, according to National Weather Service (NWS) snowfall reports. Around 5 inches of snow was reported in Harvard, […]

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‘Total loss’: Firefighters battle extra-alarm fire that destroyed garage, house in Lake Villa

No one was injured after a three-alarm fire destroyed a garage and a house in unincorporated Lake Villa Tuesday afternoon. The Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday to the 39300 block of North Cedar Crest Drive in unincorporated Lake Villa for a structure fire. Firefighters arrived […]