Lake County’s newest and largest consolidated emergency dispatch center – LakeComm – experienced an outage that impacted 911 lines for about an hour on Thursday afternoon, causing delays in emergency response. The Lake Consolidated Emergency Communications Center (LakeComm), located in Libertyville, began experiencing a 911 outage at around 3:40 p.m. on Thursday. All 911 calls […]
Woo-Sung Shim
Woo-Sung Shim is a news reporter and photographer for Lake and McHenry County Scanner based in Lake County, Illinois. His focus is reporting on local news covering crime, government, traffic and more around Lake County, Illinois and McHenry County, Illinois. Woo-Sung joined Lake and McHenry County Scanner in July 2019. His reporting has garnered coverage by major national outlets. You can get in touch with Woo-Sung by emailing [email protected].
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Shooting, burglary suspect arrested following hours-long standoff that prompted major SWAT response in Lake Zurich
A suspect who fired a gun and burglarized a gas station in Lake Zurich was taken into custody following an hours-long standoff that prompted a major SWAT response in Lake Zurich Saturday. The Lake Zurich Police Department received a burglary alarm around 2:17 a.m. Saturday at the Casey’s convenience store, 650 South Rand Road in […]
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‘Swatting’ hoax call of murder at Beach Park home prompts heavy police response
Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a hoax call of a murder at a Beach Park home – called “swatting” – that prompted a heavy police response overnight on Friday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Beach Park Fire Department responded around 12:50 a.m. Friday to the 38100 block of North Loyola Avenue in Beach Park. A […]
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Gurnee firefighters rescue 2 cats, quickly extinguish fire in basement of Gages Lake home
Gurnee firefighters rescued two cats and quickly extinguished a fire in a basement before it could further spread within a home in Gages Lake Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Gurnee Fire Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded around 10:40 p.m. Sunday to the 33900 block of North Shawnee Avenue in Gages Lake […]
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Hundreds gather in Gurnee to see Canadian Pacific holiday train, support food banks
Hundreds of people gathered to see the Canadian Pacific’s annual holiday train make its only stop in Illinois in Gurnee on Tuesday evening, an annual tradition that spreads holiday joy and supports food banks. The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) 2025 holiday train arrived in Gurnee along Depot Road just north of Old Grand Avenue […]
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Driver, patrons uninjured after SUV crashes through side of Jimmy John’s restaurant in Volo
A driver, patrons and employees were uninjured after a driver crashed her SUV through a Jimmy John’s in Volo, breaking the front glass windows Friday afternoon. The Fox Lake Fire Protection District and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:37 p.m. Friday to Jimmy John’s, 2745 West Hartigan Road in Volo, for a report of […]
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Small Thanksgiving Day fire at Round Lake Beach restaurant quickly extinguished; business remains open
Round Lake area firefighters quickly stopped a fire from spreading at a Round Lake Beach restaurant on Thanksgiving Day, allowing the business to remain open and operating. Battalion Chief Charley Mitchell of the Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District said firefighters were called to Lomeli’s Rosticeria, 1316 North Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach, […]
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3 hospitalized in critical condition after rollover crash that shut down Route 45 in Libertyville
Three people were hospitalized in critical condition after a two-vehicle crash that left one car rolled over and one of the victims trapped, shutting down Route 45 in Libertyville Monday morning. The Libertyville Police Department and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 10:20 a.m. Monday to Route 45 and Winchester Road in Libertyville for a vehicle […]
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Multiple electrical poles, live power lines down cause full closure of Rollins Road in Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Beach
Multiple electrical poles and live power lines fell down, causing a complete shutdown of a stretch of Rollins Road in Round Lake Heights and Round Lake Beach, Tuesday afternoon. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District and Round Lake Heights Police Department responded around 12:36 p.m. Tuesday to the area of Rollins Road and Fairfield […]