Police recovered over $100,000 worth of cocaine after overhearing a Grayslake man, who had been arrested, make a call to his girlfriend from the Waukegan police station telling her to hide his drugs that were in his home. The Waukegan Police Department detectives were on patrol around 4 p.m. on April 27 traveling eastbound on […]
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Trees fall onto houses, vehicles get stuck in flooding as severe thunderstorms again sweep through Lake and McHenry counties
Severe thunderstorms caused widespread flooding, downed power lines, trees falling onto houses and vehicles getting stuck in water across Lake and McHenry counties Thursday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch for all of the Chicagoland area on Thursday evening. Lake and McHenry counties were both under the […]
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Barrington Hills man arrested for allegedly posting video threatening to kill police, judge and others at courthouse
A Barrington Hills man was arrested after he allegedly posted a YouTube video threatening to kill police officers, prosecutors, public defenders and a judge while awaiting trial in a similar case for threatening officers last year. Joel A. Koskinen, 36, of Barrington Hills, was charged with threatening a public official, a Class 3 felony, and […]
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Prosecutors say alleged drugged driver never braked before slamming into broken down car, killing elderly man in Deer Park
Prosecutors say a driver, who had cocaine in his system, never braked before his SUV slammed at 56 mph into a broken-down car, killing an elderly man who was working on the vehicle, in Deer Park. Ryan P. Rinda, 30, of Cary, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs […]
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Funeral services set for ‘beloved’ Grayslake father of 5 who died after fleeing from police, crashing truck in Round Lake Beach
Funeral services are set for a Grayslake man, who was a “beloved” father of five, who died after fleeing from police in Round Lake Beach before slamming his truck into a pole Saturday. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Hector Guzman, 39, of Grayslake, died as a result of complications of blunt force injuries as […]
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Family demands ‘immediate’ firing, suspension of officers involved in fatal shooting of armed woman in Mundelein
Family members are calling for the firing of a police officer and suspension of other officers, while saying officials publicly lied, after police fatally shot an armed 37-year-old woman experiencing a depression episode in Mundelein. Chicago-based O’Connor Law Firm told Lake and McHenry County Scanner in a statement that they are representing the family of […]
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Firefighters rescue adult, child trapped in truck that drove off I-94, rolled over into water near Wadsworth
Firefighters rescued an adult and a child who were trapped inside a truck that drove off Interstate 94 near Wadsworth and rolled over into the water, authorities said. The Newport Township Fire Protection District, Gurnee Fire Department and Illinois State Police responded around 12:15 a.m. Saturday to Interstate 94 near the 5.75-mile marker in Wadsworth […]
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Police, DCFS investigating after 8-year-old boy dies after being found unresponsive in Crystal Lake
Police and DCFS are investigating after an 8-year-old boy was found unresponsive at a Crystal Lake home and rushed to the hospital where he died Saturday morning. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:50 a.m. Saturday to the 500 block of McHenry Avenue in Crystal Lake for a […]
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‘Strong threat’ of tornadoes Thursday after Wednesday weather knocks down power lines and trees across Lake and McHenry counties
Forecasters are warning of a serious threat for EF-2+ tornadoes in Lake and McHenry counties Thursday after additional thunderstorms knocked down power lines and trees across the area, causing power outages Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) said a strong storm system will bring a threat for two or more rounds of severe weather on […]