The Meijer in Round Lake Beach was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a malfunctioning rooftop HVAC unit caused smoke conditions and a burning smell in the store’s break room. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Round Lake Beach Police Department and mutual aid fire departments responded around 3:10 p.m. Tuesday to Meijer, 750 East Rollins […]
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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Firefighters rescue 2 occupants trapped in partially submerged car that drove into culvert in Mundelein
Two people were quickly rescued by firefighters after their sedan drove into a drainage culvert and stream, becoming partially submerged, at a park in Mundelein Sunday afternoon. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 12:57 p.m. Sunday to the area of the Courtland Commons Park, 400 East Courtland Street in Mundelein, for […]
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Man in his 30s dies after crashing motorcycle into building in downtown Fox Lake
A man in his 30s died at the hospital after he crashed his motorcycle into a building and was thrown from the vehicle in downtown Fox Lake early Sunday morning. The Fox Lake Police Department and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:55 a.m. Sunday to East Grand Avenue and Keystone Avenue in downtown […]
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1 dead, 2nd person hospitalized after leaping from 2nd floor during house fire in Lake Forest
One person was found dead after being trapped inside a house fire in Lake Forest and a second person was hospitalized after jumping from the second floor to safety at midnight on Sunday. The Lake Forest Fire Department and Lake Forest Police Department responded around 12:02 a.m. Sunday to the 1200 block of Griffith Road […]
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Man on parole allegedly flees police in North Chicago, resists officers who were seizing his car at Gurnee Mills
A man on parole allegedly fled from police in North Chicago and went to Gurnee Mills, where he resisted arrest and caused an officer to injure their wrist while they were seizing his car last month, prosecutors said. Toddellion Yarbrough, 33, of Waukegan, was charged with resisting a peace officer causing injury, obstructing a peace […]
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Potentially severe storms to sweep through the region later this weekend through mid-next week
Weather officials are warning of the threat of periodic thunderstorms, some potentially severe, from Sunday morning through Wednesday for Lake and McHenry counties and the rest of the region. “An active weather pattern will begin tomorrow, with multiple opportunities for thunderstorms in the region through Wednesday evening,” National Weather Service (NWS) Chicago said Saturday afternoon. […]
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‘One of the largest investments’: Six Flags Great America unveils new outdoor-themed area and attractions for 2027
Six Flags Great America announced that Camp Timber Trail, a new outdoor-themed area, will open next year with nine attractions and the tallest suspended family coaster in the Midwest. Camp Timber Trail will open in 2027 and will be inspired by woodland trails, campfire traditions and the great outdoors. The new area will feature nine […]
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5 injured after SUV slams into 3 cars stopped at busy intersection in Wadsworth
Five people were taken to the hospital after a man said he fell asleep or had a medical episode before slamming his SUV into the back of three other cars stopped at a busy intersection in Wadsworth Monday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Township Fire Protection District responded around 5:05 p.m. Monday […]
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SWAT teams arrest man barricaded in Waukegan home after attacking another person with weapon
A man who reportedly attacked another person with a weapon was arrested by a SWAT team at a Waukegan home Friday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was requested Friday afternoon to assist the Waukegan Police Department at a home in the 600 block of Mill Court in Waukegan, which is near Powell […]