A Lake Zurich police officer has been awarded for providing CPR and reviving a 70-year-old woman who was not breathing earlier this month. On August 2, Officer Greg Kingery responded to a report of an unconscious person at a home in Lake Zurich, according to a statement released by the Lake Zurich Police Department. A […]
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 wshim@lakemchenryscanner.com.
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Drunk driver charged with causing multi-vehicle crash that killed innocent man in Fox Lake
A Plainfield man has been charged after he allegedly drove drunk and caused a five-vehicle crash that left an innocent 72-year-old man dead and another person injured in Fox Lake in June. John M. Buckley, 57, of the 24000 block of Thornberry Drive in Plainfield, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the […]
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Former Lake County correctional officer arrested for having sexual contact with an inmate
A former Lake County correctional officer was arrested and charged after an investigation showed she had sexual contact with an inmate in December, officials said. Elizabeth A. Blomstrand, 40, of the 100 block of Knobb Hill Lane in Gurnee, was charged with two counts of custodial sexual misconduct and two counts of official misconduct. In […]
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Police release sketch of pregnant woman found dead in Lake Michigan near Waukegan
Police have released a sketch and are seeking the public’s help in identifying a pregnant woman who was found dead in Lake Michigan near Waukegan earlier this week. A fisherman on Lake Michigan spotted a body floating in the water around 3 p.m. Sunday three miles southeast of the Waukegan Harbor, according to Lake County […]
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Gages Lake man arrested after stealing again from church in Third Lake
A Gages Lake man was arrested on Thursday after detectives witnessed him break into a church in Third Lake where he allegedly stole from a donation box. David Uzelac, 27, of the 33600 block of North Evergreen Drive in Gages Lake, was charged with burglary, violation of bail bond, theft, criminal trespass to a building […]
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Lake and McHenry County police departments attend funeral for slain Chicago police officer Ella French
Many law enforcement agencies from Lake and McHenry counties attended the funeral Thursday for Chicago police officer Ella French, who was shot and killed in the line of duty. A funeral procession for French, badge number 15013, gathered first responders from multiple states. On August 7, French and her partner, Officer Carlos Yanez Jr., along […]
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90-year-old woman flown to hospital in serious condition after crash near Hebron
An elderly woman was flown to the hospital in serious condition after she failed to yield at a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle near Hebron Thursday afternoon, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District, Wonder Lake Fire Protection District, Richmond Township Fire Protection District, and Mercy MD-1 responded around […]
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Detectives seek to identify two adult bodies found in Lake Michigan
Lake County sheriff’s detectives are investigating after two adult bodies were recovered from Lake Michigan on Sunday afternoon. A fisherman on Lake Michigan spotted a body floating in the water around 3 p.m. Sunday three miles southeast of the Waukegan Harbor, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Lt. Christopher Covelli. The United States Coast […]