Hawthorn Woods Police Chief Jennifer Paulus was placed on paid leave this month before her retirement next year, at which point she will not be able to work for the village again, documents show. According to a voluntary separation agreement obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, Paulus […]
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Parents sue Pritzker, 16 school districts in Lake and McHenry counties over mask mandate, COVID rules
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Gov. J.B. Pritzker, ISBE and 16 school districts in Lake and McHenry counties over the state’s school mask mandate and other COVID rules. The case was filed in Macoupin County by attorney Thomas DeVore seeks declaratory judgment and injunctions against the schools, saying it’s unlawful to exclude students […]
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Government offices in Waukegan closing early Thursday in anticipation for protest in Marcellis Stinnette case
Government offices in Waukegan are closing early Thursday as demonstrators are expected to gather to call for charges against the officer who shot and killed Marcellis Stinnette. The Lake County Communications Division said in a statement that the county’s government offices in its Waukegan complex at 18 North County Street in Waukegan will be closing […]
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McHenry County’s second marijuana dispensary coming to Crystal Lake
The Crystal Lake City Council approved a marijuana dispensary in the building of a former Culver’s restaurant. It will be the second dispensary in McHenry County. The petitioner for the dispensary is CL Dispensary LLC, which is looking to open a dispensary at 501 Pingree Road in Crystal Lake. The building was a Culver’s restaurant […]
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Police searching for driver who sprayed ‘unknown aerosol spray’ at another motorist near Spring Grove
Authorities are trying to identify a driver who sprayed another motorist with an “unknown aerosol spray” during a road rage incident near Spring Grove. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 5:15 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Route 12 and Wilmot Road in unincorporated Spring Grove. McHenry County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Emily Matusek said […]
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‘We miss her’: Family say 23-year-old shot and killed in Zion was mother of 2 young kids
The community has raised over $30,000 after a 23-year-old mother of two children died after she was shot by a stray bullet while inside her Zion home. Melanie Yates, 23, of Zion, died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Yates was found shot after […]
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Lakemoor woman accused of punching security officer, kicking him in groin at hospital in Woodstock
A Lakemoor woman wanted for punching a security guard and kicking him in the groin at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in Woodstock was arrested on Friday. Shawn J. Smith, 48, of the 400 block of Maplewood Drive in Lakemoor, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, a Class 2 felony. A […]
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Mother of 19-year-old shot and killed by Waukegan officer says ongoing investigation ‘is a cover-up’
The investigation into the fatal Waukegan police shooting of Marcellis Stinnette is still being investigated by the state’s attorney a year after it happened. The victim’s mother says the state’s attorney is covering up her son’s death. Stinnette, 19, of Waukegan, was shot and killed on October 20, 2020, by Waukegan police officer Dante Salinas […]
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90 days in jail for Rockford man convicted of sexually abusing child in Woodstock
A Rockford man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail — served periodically — after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child in Woodstock. Jeremiah T. Phipps, 48, of the 2600 block Bibury Drive in Rockford, was indicted in January 2020 on three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a juvenile, indecent solicitation […]