No one was injured after a bedroom on the second floor of an apartment building in Grayslake caught on fire, causing heavy traffic delays on Route 120 during Friday morning’s commute. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded at 7:27 a.m. Friday to the 200 block of Westerfield Place in Grayslake for […]
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 quickly extinguish garage fire that sparked behind Lindenhurst home
No one was injured after firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in a detached garage located behind a Lindenhurst home Thursday evening. The Lindenhurst Police Department and Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 5 p.m. Thursday to the 1900 block of Hazelwood Drive in Lindenhurst for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived to […]
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Trailer fire on I-94 near Lake Forest Oasis sends massive plume of smoke into sky
Firefighters spent an hour battling a trailer fire on I-94 near the Lake Forest Oasis that caused a massive plume of black smoke in the sky on Tuesday morning. The Illinois State Police, Libertyville Fire Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 11:25 a.m. Tuesday to the Lake Forest Oasis on-ramp from I-94 eastbound […]
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Woman recorded herself bragging about escaping police after allegedly hitting 2 random people with car outside Gurnee Mills moments before knife attack; attempted murder charges filed
A Wisconsin woman recorded herself bragging about escaping Gurnee police after allegedly hitting and injuring two people with her car at a Gurnee Mills parking lot, before attacking a random man with a knife on Monday. Katelyn A. Harmon, 25, of Waukesha, Wisc., was charged Tuesday with multiple counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery […]
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Driver cited, said he was reaching into back seat before crashing into stopped school bus unloading student on Route 59 in Fox Lake Hills
Sheriff’s deputies cited the driver of a pickup truck who said he was reaching into his back seat for an item and wasn’t able to stop in time before rear-ending a Gavin School District 37 bus that was unloading a student on Route 59 in Fox Lake Hills last Thursday. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, […]
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‘Turning blight into opportunity’: North Chicago City Council unanimously approves $10 million project for large travel center along Route 41
The North Chicago City Council unanimously approved on Monday a $10 million project for an 11,365 square foot Compass Travel Center along Route 41, with construction expected to be complete by the end of this year. The redevelopment agreement is a $10 million investment and will transform a 7.7-acre site at 3100 Skokie Highway, which […]
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‘Random acts of violence’: Woman arrested after hitting 2 people with car in Gurnee Mills parking lot, fleeing scene, and injuring man nearby while armed with knife
A woman was arrested after she allegedly hit two people with her car outside of Gurnee Mills, fled to a nearby parking lot, and engaged in an altercation with a man while armed with a butcher knife Monday morning in what police are calling “random acts of violence.” The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire […]
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Investigation underway after man shot in front of Grayslake home
Police are actively investigating after a man was shot at least twice in front of a residence in Grayslake Friday evening. The Grayslake Police Department and Grayslake Fire Protection District responded at around 6:20 p.m. Friday to the 500 block of Lincoln Avenue in Grayslake for a report of a shooting. A man in his […]
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Pickup truck driver hospitalized after rear-ending school bus on Route 59 in Fox Lake Hills
A pickup truck driver sustained minor injuries after crashing into the back of a Gavin School District 37 bus on Route 59 in Fox Lake Hills Thursday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Villa Fire Protection District and Fox Lake Fire Protection District responded at 2:44 p.m. Thursday to Route 59 north of Knolls […]