Students have been evacuated and sent home while police investigate two bomb threats that were made toward Barrington High School Monday afternoon. The Barrington Police Department and Barrington Fire Department responded to the school, located at 616 West Main Street, around 1 p.m. Monday for a report of a bomb threat. Students and staff at […]
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Crews begin initial work as part of year-long project to reconstruct land bridge on Route 132 in Lake Villa
Crews are beginning work on a year-long project to reconstruct the land bridge on Route 132 in Lake Villa and officials say motorists should expect traffic congestion. The Village of Lake Villa said the objective of the project is to reconstruct the dry land bridge that is located on Grand Avenue east of Cedar Lake […]
Man charged with falsely reporting he was robbed at gunpoint after meet-up with woman at Zion motel
Prosecutors say a man falsely reported he had been robbed at gunpoint after he reportedly gave money to a woman ahead of a “meet-up” with her at a motel in Zion. Julian I. Davis, 30, of Zion, was charged with false report of offense, a Class 4 felony. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Emma Smoler […]
Fire department remembers Lincolnshire firefighter who died 3 years ago in off-duty accident in Fox Lake
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District said they are remembering a veteran firefighter and father who died in an off-duty accident in Fox Lake three years ago today. Mark Amore, 46, of McHenry, died on April 16, 2020, while working at his side job as a heavy equipment operator for Pirtano Construction. Amore was operating a […]
Registered sex offender charged with sexually abusing teenage girl, resisting arrest in Zion
A registered sex offender has been charged with sexually abusing a teenage girl in Zion on multiple occasions and resisting when police tried to arrest him. Cortez M. Campbell, 22, of Zion, was charged with five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. A criminal complaint filed in Lake County Circuit Court alleges Campbell committed several […]
Investigation underway after train crew spots deceased man along railroad tracks in Wadsworth
Traffic was blocked at multiple railroad crossings after a freight train stopped after coming upon a deceased man along the train tracks in Wadsworth Saturday afternoon. A spokesperson for Union Pacific told Lake and McHenry County Scanner the incident happened around 12:15 p.m. Saturday. A Union Pacific train stopped after an incident involving a pedestrian […]
Buffalo Grove man killed, woman injured in motorcycle crash in Kenosha County
A Buffalo Grove man died and a woman was injured after the two were riding on a motorcycle and crashed into a ditch in Kenosha County Saturday afternoon. The Kenosha County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Department said they responded along with firefighters and paramedics to a serious vehicle crash around 3:37 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block […]
Man on probation for gun case arrested after allegedly recklessly fleeing during police chase in Waukegan
A Waukegan man, who is on probation, ran multiple red lights and drove into oncoming traffic while leading police on a chase in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Anthony Gallegos, 21, of Waukegan, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, reckless driving, three counts of disregarding a traffic control device and driving without a license. Lake County […]
Woman on parole for high-value jewelry store robberies caught with gun in Zion
A woman who is on federal parole for jewelry store armed robberies was arrested after officers found her in possession of a gun in Zion, prosecutors said. Felice A. Desilvia, 39, of Chicago, was charged with two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Eduardo Zermeno said officers conducted […]