No one was injured and a Gurnee home is uninhabitable after a fire broke out Tuesday evening, fire officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department responded around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Pine Grove Avenue for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke and fire coming from the […]
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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 wshim@lakemchenryscanner.com.
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Volkswagen offers tracking service for free after refusing to provide Lake County deputies with location of carjacked vehicle with child inside
Volkswagen is offering five years of its tracking service for free to most owners of newer models after they required police to pay to obtain the location of a carjacked vehicle, which had a two-year-old Libertyville boy inside. Starting in June, Volkswagen 2020 to 2023 models equipped with Car-Net will be eligible for a free […]
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Deputies, firefighters and nearly 200 Jeeps put ‘big smile’ on boy’s face at Make-A-Wish event near Gurnee
Nearly 200 Jeeps, with the help of auxiliary deputies and firefighters, granted a wish near Gurnee on Sunday for a boy who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Make-A-Wish event coordinators contacted the Lake County Sheriff’s Office to help grant a wish for Parker, Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said. Parker was […]
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2nd man charged with murder in home invasion that left 1 dead, 2 others shot in Zion
A second man has been arrested for murder in a 2018 home invasion and fatal shooting in Zion that was reportedly motivated by one of the victims posting online about winning a large settlement. The Zion Police Department responded to the 2800 block of Edina Boulevard in Zion on February 16, 2018, for a report […]
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Wauconda Police Department hires former Chicago police officer who was suspended, charged for allegedly threatening man with gun magazine in off-duty fight
A former Chicago police officer, who was suspended after he allegedly threatened another man with a firearm magazine while drunk and off-duty at a Milwaukee bar, was hired by the Wauconda Police Department in September. Chicago Police Officer Robert Pet was off-duty and traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he had dinner on December 16, 2018, […]
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Attorney general sues 3M, other chemical companies alleging they contaminated water in Lake County, rest of Illinois
The Illinois attorney general has filed a lawsuit against 3M and 13 other large chemical companies that make “forever chemicals,” alleging they contaminated water and other parts of the environment in Lake County and the rest of the state. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Tuesday against […]
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Judge rules wrongful death lawsuit against former Antioch resident Kyle Rittenhouse can proceed
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by the father of one of the men killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during the 2020 Kenosha civil unrest, will be allowed to proceed. John Huber, the father of Anthony Huber, filed a complaint in August 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the […]
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6 students arrested after ‘disturbing’ fight at Warren Township High School O’Plaine Campus in Gurnee
Six students were arrested after what school officials called a “disturbing” fight that broke out Thursday afternoon at Warren Township High School O’Plaine Campus in Gurnee. A Gurnee police school resource officer reported a fight in progress shortly after dismissal around 3:15 p.m. Thursday at Warren Township High School O’Plaine Campus, 500 North O’Plaine Road […]
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Dozens of firefighters battle 5th alarm fire at large house near Gurnee
Dozens of firefighters were called to help extinguish a fifth-alarm fire that heavily damaged a large home near Gurnee on Sunday, fire officials said. The Gurnee Fire Department responded around 10:25 a.m. Sunday to the 36700 block of North Kimberwick Lane in unincorporated Wadsworth for a report of a structure fire. Crews arrived and found […]